In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

In a lonely world, widespread AI chatbots and ‘companions’ pose unique psychological risks

Sydney: Within two days of launching its AI companions last month, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan. Companion chatbots are more powerful and seductive than ever. Users can have real-time voice or text conversations with the characters. Many have onscreen digital avatars complete with facial expressions, body language … Read more

‘Bharatiyata’ only solution to all problems world facing today: RSS chief Bhagwat

‘Bharatiyata’ only solution to all problems world facing today: RSS chief Bhagwat

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat addresses the 10th Anuvrat Nyas Nidhi Vyakhyan on the theme of “Issues of the World and Bharatiyata”, at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday (July 22, 2025) exhorted people to imbibe ‘Indianness’ … Read more

Price wars grip China as deflation deepens, $30 for a luxury Coach bag?

Price wars grip China as deflation deepens,  for a luxury Coach bag?

Chinese energy sector worker Mandy Li likes to treat herself to a luxury brand handbag once in a while. But since her state-owned employer cut her wage by 10% and the properties her family owns lost half their value, she only buys second-hand ones. “I’m cutting down on large expenditures,” said 28-year-old Li, while browsing … Read more

‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

Fi Lamdin & Emma Petrie BBC News Caters Photographic Luke Melling, right, meets Alastair Hawken three years after a life-saving stem cell donation A man with a rare form of blood cancer has travelled 10,000 miles to meet the stranger who saved his life. Luke Melling, 31, from Melbourne, Australia, says he was “staring death … Read more

World needs to mindful of how Pakistan harbouring terrorism: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee in South Korea

World needs to mindful of how Pakistan harbouring terrorism: TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee in South Korea

All-Party Delegation member Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee interacts with members of the Indian diaspora during Operation Sindoor global outreach. File. | Photo Credit: ANI Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is part of an all-party parliamentary delegation visiting South Korea, on Monday (May 26, 2025) warned that the world needs to be very careful and … Read more