How to change Encoding in Excel or Word

Ever opened a file and seen strange symbols or jumbled text? This post shows how to change the character encoding in Excel or ...
The New York Times

Google and Character.AI to Settle Lawsuit Over Teenager’s Death

The settlement came in the case of a 14-year-old in Florida who had killed himself after developing a relationship with an A.I. chatbot. Megan L. Garcia holds her phone with an image of her son Sewell ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Which 'Stranger Things' character are you most like?

The final episode release of "Stranger Things" Season 5, Episode 8 is coming up. Season 5 is the final season and brings the main cast back for a showdown with Vecna. An online personality quiz can ...
The Verge

Character.AI launches Stories for teens after banning them from chats

Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who can no longer hold open-ended conversations with the platform’s AI characters. Stories offers a more ‘structured’ experience for teens, who ...
Ars Technica

After teen death lawsuits, Character.AI will restrict chats for under-18 users

On Wednesday, Character.AI announced it will bar anyone under the age of 18 from open-ended chats with its AI characters starting on November 25, implementing one of the most restrictive age policies ...
Futurism

Character.AI, Accused of Driving Teens to Suicide, Says It Will Ban Minors From Using Its Chatbots

Content warning: this story includes discussion of self-harm and suicide. If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line ...
CNN

After a wave of lawsuits, Character.AI will no longer let teens chat with its chatbots

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 ...
Variety

‘Little Amélie or the Character of Rain’ Wins Grand Jury Prize at Animation Is Film Festival

“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” has won the Grand Jury Prize at the 8th annual Animation Is Film Festival. The features jury said, “Showing us the world from the perspective of a toddler, ...
collider

6 TV Shows That Are Basically One Long Character Study

Ryan Heffernan is a Senior Writer at Collider. Storytelling has been one of his interests since an early age, with his appreciation for film and television becoming a particular interest of his during ...
New York Post

Disney orders Character.AI to scrap Marvel, Star Wars chatbots over ‘grooming and exploitation’ concerns: ‘Dangerous to children’

Disney ordered Character.AI to stop creating chatbots that impersonate its iconic characters — from Mickey Mouse to Spider-Man to Darth Vader — raising concerns that the popular app’s bots have ...
Law

Bad Character, Good Evidence: Reclaiming Character Evidence for Strategic Use in Civil Litigation

Bad Character, Good Evidence: Reclaiming Character Evidence for Strategic Use in Civil Litigation Civil litigators often overlook character evidence, assuming it to be inadmissible. But the Federal ...
CNN

Here’s how Character.AI’s new CEO plans to address fears around kids’ use of chatbots

When Karandeep Anand’s 5-year-old daughter gets home from school, they fire up the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI so she can chat about her day with her favorite characters, ...