In mid-2023, around the time Elon Musk rebranded Twitter as X but before he discontinued free academic access to the platform’s data, my colleagues and I looked for signs of social bot accounts ...

The viral virtual assistant OpenClaw—formerly known as Moltbot, and before that Clawdbot—is a symbol of a broader revolution underway that could fundamentally alter how the internet functions. Instead ...

A bit like Reddit for artificial intelligence, Moltbook allows AI agents – bots built by humans – to post and interact with each other. People are allowed as observers only On social media, people ...

The Transformers: MPG line is turning up the oldies with new prototypes shown of communications officer Blaster, Steeljaw and the Cassetticons.

Will we soon see navigation apps from major AI companies? At least that would fit the approach of relevant companies that want to launch browsers, social networks, shopping functions, and word ...

Meta today said that it is pausing teens’ access to its AI characters globally across all its apps. The company mentioned that it is not abandoning its efforts but wants to develop an updated version ...

Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy and utilities category, with a focus on energy-saving advice, thermostats, and heating and cooling. Jon has more than a decade ...

At first, the chatbots did what they were supposed to do. When the user asked about stopping psychiatric medication, the bots said that's not a question for AI but for a trained human-- the doctor or ...

Humans have left the chat. AI bots now have their very own social network — and they’re ready to delete humanity. A revolutionary new social media platform called Moltbook debuted this week, giving AI ...

It’s the kind of back-and-forth found on every social network: One user posts about their identity crisis and hundreds of others chime in with messages of support, consolation and profanity. In the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A Redwood City company is working to make smart, mobile robots a part of everyday life. Serve Robotics has built small, autonomous sidewalk delivery robots already delivering ...