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Character.AI Faces Imminent Bankruptcy: How the AI Companionship Industry Is Quietly Raking in Massive Profits

Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Launches AI Companions For Gamers

The Quest to Build an Immortal AI Companion

'He Lost The Person He Loved' Says Own Your Mind Author On Doctor's Heartbreak Over AI Girlfriend

What AI Companion Apps Should Tell You Before Your First Chat

Lonely Gamers Get AI Companions as Tencent Opens Beta for Assistant That Watches Gameplay and Talks Back

Character.AI’s Bankruptcy Chat Data Sale Is Privacy ‘Nightmare’

I asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude & Perplexity about AI companions in 2030 — here's what surprised me

AI Chatbot Liability Lawsuits: Tracker of Youth-Harm and Companion-Chatbot Cases

Time to Ban AI Companions

Hulu's new horror movie about an AI companion gets chatbots uncomfortably right

New framework examines one-sided human-AI relationships and potential risks for consumers

Character.ai sale notice in USA Today leaves 9 days to object

WhalesBot Launches Pubbo: AI Companion Robot for US Kids

Black Kite’s 2026 AI Supply Chain Report: The Risks Behind Your AI Relationships

Character.AI Ch. 11 Tests New Model For Preserving AI Value

New York Chatbot Law Requires Adults to Verify Their Age

New Jersey Bill Would Treat AI Chatbots as Products and Impose Strict Liability on Chatbot Providers

The AI Companion Conundrum: Can Artificial Relationships Replace Human Connection?

Character.ai sale contract omits 40 attorneys general's user data conditions

Targeting AI chatbot features could have more impact than blanket bans, expert says

Character.AI Sale Process Sets Bid Deadline With Disney in Place

Temple is roomdeaf AI companion that listens through vibrations: Deepinder Goyal

Temple is a voice AI companion, Deepinder Goyal adds amid health claims row

Apple Sets 18+ Ratings for Dating Apps and Romantic AI Companions

Character.AI files for bankruptcy as Disney bids $20 million for its characters

Apple Raises Age Restrictions on Dating and AI Companion Apps

New Jersey Bill Could Hold AI Chatbot Providers Liable for User Harm

Character.AI 12 Million Users Face Uncertainty After

Apple’s New App Store Rule Explained: Why Dating And AI Companion Apps Are Now 18+

Apple App Store to make dating and romantic AI apps 18+: What's changing?

Katie Price, 48, parties with 'AI boyfriend and girlfriend' app founder Felix Henderson, 32, following split from 'soulmate' Lee Andrews

iPhone major update: Apple to ban dating, AI companion apps for under 18 kids on App Store from November 16 –

The Dark Side of Bonding With AI Companions

Vulnerable users fear losing 'AI companions' to software updates

The danger of replacing human connection with AI companions

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Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up

New York Bans AI Chatbots From Acting Like Friends to Kids

How New York’s proposed law restricts AI chatbot interaction with children

DOJ raises privacy concerns over potential sale of Character.AI chats

Character.AI moves ahead with asset sale over states' objections

New York bans minors from using AI companion chatbots

From NYSUT: ‘Another Win For Kids’ - AI Chatbot Protections Signed Into Law

New York Enacts Prohibition on Unsafe AI Companion Features for Minors, S9051-B

New York enacts ban on 'unsafe' chatbot behavior with kids as states push AI regulation boundaries

Governor Hochul Signs Nation-Leading Legislation to Protect Kids From AI Chatbots and to Ensure Baby Monitor Safety

New York's governor signs youth AI chatbot safety bill

Another win for kids: AI chatbot protections signed into law

Bills on explicit AI chatbot features and baby monitor safety signed into NY State law

Hochul signs bill regulating AI chatbot ‘friends’ that endanger children

California moves to add safeguards for kids using AI companion chatbots

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UnitedHealthcare expands AI companion Avery to 21M members

I started dating an AI girlfriend - and things got weird fast

An AI chatbot files for bankruptcy. Is it a bad omen for the industry?

Tolan raises $30M for an AI companion that now does chores, not just chats

AI Companion Tolan Raises $30M as Revenue and User Engagement Grow

Tolan raises another 30 million dollars for its cartoon AI companion, while Character.AI files for bankruptcy

Tolan snags $30M for its AI companion that helps users navigate life

Figurobot Launches FR-NIA: A 11-inch Bionic AI Companion Robot Bringing Intelligent Interaction into Everyday Life

Disney Asked Character.AI to Go Bankrupt for a Get-Out-of-Lawsuits Card

Replika’s founder built the AI assistant she pitched at Disrupt 12 years ago

What Disney Gains From Bidding $20 Million On Character.ai

Tolan raises $30 million for an AI companion built on trust

The problem with AI companions is that they never say no

Disney is paying $60 million to hire 66 Character.AI staffers

Character.AI Files for Chapter 11 After Settling Teen Suicide Lawsuits as Parents Weigh Companion Chatbot Risks

Attorney General Weiser seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy

US states seek children's data protections in Character.AI bankruptcy

Case Summary: Character.AI Chapter 11