Lowe's CEO says its AI assistant is fixing some major headaches

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A worker helps to stock merchandise at a Lowe's home improvement store on February 26, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
Handheld AI companions are helping Lowe's store workers get up to speed more quickly, says CEO Marvin Ellison.

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14 'Second Wave' startups aiming to take the AI era beyond cost cutting

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Kylan Gibbs, CEO and cofounder of Inworld
Kylan Gibbs, CEO and cofounder of Inworld

Inworld

Mocktails, potato balls, and 10 bots: My cringe Valentine's date at the AI companion wine bar

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A bot at the EVA AI event

EVA AI

Valentine's Day is an awkward time to start dating someone new, especially when that someone is a series of AI characters sitting across from you at a restaurant, each of whom seems to be in love with you at first sight.

You can pay $20 to reserve a hologram AI companion in a jar

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Razer's Project AVA is pictured.
Razer's Project AVA is heating up the AI companion market.

Razer

Perplexity's CEO says he's worried about AI companionship apps: 'Your mind is manipulable very easily'

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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas i
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says AI companionship apps are "dangerous," warning that they can lead people to prefer the synthetic world over real life.

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Relationship guru Esther Perel is starting a Substack newsletter in an age of AI chatbots and ghosting

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Esther Perel
Esther Perel, author of "Mating in Captivity," will write columns for a new Substack.

Zenith Richards

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