Mayor Brandon Johnson’s bid to revive Chicago’s corporate head tax is dead. The resounding 25-10 City Council Finance Committee vote Monday against the mayor’s revenue proposals should have made that ...

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...

Character.AI said Tuesday that it has removed Disney characters from its chatbot platform after the studio asked the developer to stop using its copyrighted characters without authorization. Subscribe ...

John Cleese wants you to know he's not dead yet. He appeared in multiple James Bond, Harry Potter and Shrek films and co-wrote and co-starred in the hit 1988 heist comedy “A Fish Called Wanda.” But he ...

Where can you find the friendliest neighbors, sunniest skies and sweetest air? “Sesame Street,” of course! The Emmy-award winning educational television show, produced by the non-profit organization ...

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 ...

Main character syndrome is the perception that your life is a story or a movie where you’re the central character. A term that was born on social media, it’s not a true syndrome or mental disorder.

After school, Karandeep Anand often finds his 6-year-old daughter deep in conversation with an AI chatbot as she eats snacks at their kitchen counter. She’s too young to type—let alone have her own ...