Platform-level inference optimization enables higher throughput, lower latency, and improved cost efficiency by 50% for Character.ai DigitalOcean (NYSE: DOCN) today announced that its Inference Cloud ...

The Commonwealth of Kentucky sued Character Technologies Inc., and its founders Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas on Jan. 8 in Kentucky Circuit Court for Franklin County for allegedly dangerous AI ...

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Ritual Games' 2022 2D platformer, One Gun Guy, is currently available for free on Steam as a part of publisher GrabTheGames' holiday sale. Not to be confused with One-Punch Man, One Gun Guy is ...

Unity Partners is set to announce later Tuesday morning the formation of a Midwest-based landscaping platform called Yardmaster, PE Hub can reveal. With Yardmaster, Unity is combining four businesses ...

On the Friday, November 14, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: A grieving mother says an AI chatbot manipulated her 14-year-old son — and she’s now suing the company behind it, Character AI. USA ...

Artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI announced on Oct. 29 that it will move to ban children under 18 from engaging in open-ended chats with its character-based chatbots. The move ...

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Popular artificial intelligence ...

In response to growing public concern, Character.ai is banning users under 18 from open-ended chatbot conversations. The company will add age verification and create an AI Safety Lab as well. The move ...

Character.AI plans to ban children from talking with its AI chatbots starting next month amid growing scrutiny over how young users are interacting with the technology. The company, known for its vast ...

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains discussion of suicide. Help is available if you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters. In the US: Call or text 988, the ...