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Character.ai Bankruptcy Exposes the High Cost of AI Companionship

Character.ai Bankruptcy Exposes the High Cost of AI Companionship
Character.ai Bankruptcy Exposes the High Cost of AI Companionship
October 19, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Character.ai, an artificial intelligence (AI) companion platform that lets users chat with AI versions of their favorite characters, filed for Chapter 11 on Oct. 12....

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AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses
AI Power Users Spend Like Small Businesses
October 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a mainstream consumer technology. But paying for it remains a much narrower habit. The consumers who do spend heavily on...

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Oura’s IPO Puts AI-Powered Healthcare on the Ticker
Oura’s IPO Puts AI-Powered Healthcare on the Ticker
September 25, 2026  |  Healthcare

Oura is preparing to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq next week with a pitch that reaches past the smart ring it is...

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Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
Instacart’s AI Assistant Turns Chitchat Into Cha-Ching
August 24, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Instacart’s advertising business is already one of the largest in retail media. The company generated more than $1 billion in ads and other revenue in...

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AI Labs Stop Competing on Smarts and Start Competing on Price
AI Labs Stop Competing on Smarts and Start Competing on Price
August 17, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

The cost of querying an artificial intelligence (AI) model performing at GPT-3.5’s level fell from $20 per million tokens in November 2022 to $0.07 per...

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Anthropic Launches Mobile Access for Claude Cowork
Anthropic Launches Mobile Access for Claude Cowork
July 07, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic has begun making its agentic experience, Claude Cowork, available on mobile and web in beta for members of its Max plan and expects to expand that access to...

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Human-Like AI Services Face Greater Restrictions in China
Human-Like AI Services Face Greater Restrictions in China
July 06, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

China reportedly plans to crack down on artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots that can simulate human emotions. With these new regulations pending, Chinese tech giants ByteDance...

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ChatGPT Reaches 1 Billion Users as the AI Economy Takes Shape
ChatGPT Reaches 1 Billion Users as the AI Economy Takes Shape
June 12, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT reached 1 billion global monthly active app users in May, CNBC reported on Friday (June 12), making it the fastest application in history to reach...

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