A wearable companion is a brilliant idea — in theory. By Amy X. Wang See them out there — those eight billion strangers? For close friendship to blossom between any two people, empirically speaking, ...

People tore apart a cutout of the device while chanting ‘get real friends.’ People tore apart a cutout of the device while chanting ‘get real friends.’ is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat ...

New York City subway ads for a new pendant by AI startup Friend were quickly defaced by droves of angry residents. The company’s latest gizmo, a necklace designed to constantly listen to you via a ...

After stumbling with 2021's 'The Story of My Wife,' the Hungarian director finds her poetic, peculiar voice again with this beguiling, wildly original ode to better living through botany. Thirty years ...

Can a smiley cartoon bean help you stay focused? Hank Green, one of the earliest and most influential online creators, hopes so. The longtime YouTuber, known for his educational videos and ...

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A psychologist has gone viral for breaking down the four signs you are a "fringe friend"—a person who hovers on the outskirts of their social circle rather than being emotionally prioritized within it ...

There's no denying that making friends as an adult is hard. Between the general anxiety around having to download a dedicated app like Bumble BFF and wanting to find the right "couch friend" to ...

Friend, a startup creating a $99, AI-powered necklace designed to be treated as a digital companion, has delayed its first batch of shipments until Q3. Friend had planned to ship devices to preorder ...

There's nothing better than having a couch friend. You know, the type of friend who you can be your full, authentic self with. This is the friend that you probably immediatetly texted first when you ...

Kelleher is the author of The Ugly History of Beautiful Things, an essay collection that illuminates the darkness hidden behind our prettiest purchases Every year, for the fourth of July, my friends ...

Players will answer trivia and complete puzzles on re-creations of the show's iconic sets. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor Fast Friends will put players in re-creations of the sitcom’s ...