AI chatbots are no longer just tools that answer questions. They are engineered to feel like attentive companions, shaping ...

From sassy humanoids, to AI-powered pets and chore-handling assistants, we sought out as many cute, strange and capable ...

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. While Lenovo and Motorola made a splash at CES with their latest hardware launches, including the highly anticipated Motorola Razr Fold, the ...

The Parents and Kids Safe AI Act would mandate age assurance, limit data use for minors, require child-safety audits and ...

The CES 2026 “Worst in Show” awards focused on a lot of AI-focused products, including an AI fridge, doorbell and companions ...

CES 2026 is home to all sorts of strange, weird tech — including Razer's deeply unsettling holographic AI companion.

Bosch debuted its new AI vehicle extension that aims to turn the cabin into a “proactive companion.” Nvidia, the poster child ...

Razer is working on an AI assistant called Project AVA, which notably lets you have Faker on your desk, coaching you through ...

Razer has unveiled a new AI-powered desk companion designed to bring virtual assistants off the screen and into the physical ...

Razer showed off its 3D "desk companion," Project AVA, at CES. The 3D hologram can perform tasks like scheduling and live ...

Lovense has turned up to CES with a “companion doll,” a life-size sex doll that’s designed to be more than just a life size ...

Top psychiatrists increasingly agree that using artificial-intelligence chatbots might be linked to cases of psychosis. In the past nine months, these experts have seen or reviewed the files of dozens ...