President Prabowo Subianto has suggested scrapping the direct election of governors, mayors and regents in Indonesia, citing high costs. Critics say it will not address corruption and bribery risks.

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Megan Garcia stands next to a picture of her late son, Sewell Setzer III. The 14-year-old had fallen in love with a 'Game of Thrones' -inspired chatbot from Character ...

Startup Character.AI announced Wednesday it would eliminate chat capabilities for users under 18, a policy shift that follows the suicide of a 14-year-old who had become emotionally attached to one of ...

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Character.AI received a cease-and-desist letter from Disney, urging the chatbot company to remove Disney characters from among the millions of AI companions on its platform, Variety reports. The ...

Jack Peachey is a features writer who's worked at Dualshockers and Game Rant. An animation nerd, his favourite games don't have a genre in common as much as they all have pretty pictures. When not ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Katie Holmes is set to write, direct and star in Happy Hours, a new feature film trilogy where she’ll reunited with her Dawson’s Creek co-star Joshua Jackson, Deadline has learned. Others ...