US TikToker Claims Boyfriend Dumped Her After Falling for AI Girl Created for Facebook Marketplace

TikToker claims she got dumped over AI girl that she actually created

A woman from Atlanta has been going viral on TikTok after revealing that her boyfriend dumped her over an AI girl that she’d made to try and sell a table on Facebook Marketplace.

QQQ: The AI Business Model Is Likely Collapsing

QQQ: The AI Business Model Is Likely Collapsing

Apple removes Russian social network VK, Odnoklassniki, and Mail.ru from App Store

Several apps belonging to the VK holding company vanished from the App Store, the Russian business news outlet RBC reported on June 25. The affected apps include Dzen, VK Video, VK Messenger, VK Music, and VK Dating.

TikTok settles with US teen plaintiff ahead of trial

TikTok has settled with a ​15-year-old US boy who is suing multiple tech companies over social media's alleged role in ‌the youth ​mental health crisis.

She Had a Feeling Her Boyfriend’s Summer Stories Weren’t Adding Up — So She Searched Social Media and Found Out She Was Right

It might be a good idea for these two to break up before things get even uglier... The post She Had a Feeling Her Boyfriend’s Summer Stories Weren’t Adding Up — So She Searched Social Media and Found Out She Was Right appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Famous “Pick Up Artist” Reduced to Hitting on AI Girlfriend

The longer we talked, the less she felt like code. The post Famous “Pick Up Artist” Reduced to Hitting on AI Girlfriend appeared first on Futurism.

Apple’s Removal of VK Apps Sparks Claims of Fear Over Russian Technology

Apple's decision to remove VK applications from the App Store has triggered a new wave of criticism in Russia, with public officials and technology experts offering competing explanations for the move. Members of Russia's Public Chamber and representatives of the digital industry argue that the removal reflects growing pressure on Russian technology companies and raises concerns about the future of domestic services on foreign platforms. Several VK applications disappeared from the App Store on June 25, including VK Music, VK Messenger and VK Video. Later, Apple's marketplace also removed the main VK application.

Grindr Is the Latest Dating App to Hook Up With AI

Maybe breaking up would be better.

A Woman Said She Keeps Ending Up With the Wrong People — Her Brother Said She Keeps Rejecting the Right Ones — the Video Has X Talking

An X account @AntiFeminismAU has posted a video of a woman who admitted that she struggles with partners she considers “clingy.” The video prompted discussion in the comments about attachment styles and the line between healthy affection and emotional unavailability. The woman said she repeatedly attracted partners she called “douchebags,” and many came in with Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post A Woman Said She Keeps Ending Up With the Wrong People — Her Brother Said She Keeps Rejecting the Right Ones — the Video Has X Talking appeared first on The Daily Dot.

This Is How Much Your Boyfriend Is Spending on AI Girlfriends

Romantic AI companion apps have brought in nearly half a billion dollars as users pay for virtual partners, flirting, and digital intimacy.

Is the Era of Swiping Officially Over? Once Worth $7 Billion, Bumble Explores a Sale Amid User Slump

As paying users fall and engagement weakens, the dating app is reportedly working with Morgan Stanley on a potential sale.

‘You're just one piece’: Indian-origin techie on quitting Google to co-found podcast

Aashna Doshi has left Google to build Bounty, an AI startup with her podcast co-founder. The move underlines her choice to trade corporate security for ownership despite early financial uncertainty.

Has the AI Rally Gone Too Far, Too Fast?

Fiona Yang, Invesco Fund Manager for Asia ex-Japan Equities, says the AI trade isn't over but parts of the market have become stretched. She discussed the market dynamics around the tech trade with Bloomberg's Haslinda Amin and Avril Hong on Insight. (Source: Bloomberg)

ByteDance and Alibaba are disabling AI companion features ahead of new China rules

Beijing's rules on humanlike AI interaction services take effect July 15, targeting emotional dependence and content harmful to minors

Love in the age of AI: Should chatbots help write your dating messages?

Love in the age of AI: Should chatbots help write your dating messages?

YouTube settles ahead of California’s second social-media addiction trial

A month before a Los Angeles jury was due to hear a Florida teenager’s case, Google quietly stepped out of it, leaving Meta, Snap and TikTok to argue the rest. Google’s YouTube has settled with a teenage plaintiff weeks before he was due to face the company in court, removing itself from the second bellwether [] This story continues at The Next Web

DEAR ABBY: Mother disappointed in son’s choice of girlfriend

The first meeting with his girlfriend wasn't a good one

Giant ‘splits from OnlyFans girlfriend’ 2 months after relationship cost him Gladiators job

Giant left Gladiators in April.

'Mormon Wives' star soft launches new girlfriend after coming out as bisexual

One week after coming out as bisexual on a podcast, Layla Taylor is teasing a new relationship with another woman with a video post on Instagram.

TikTok finalizing settlement of addiction lawsuit to avoid trial

TikTok is finalizing a settlement related to a lawsuit claiming that the world’s largest social media platforms are addictive to minors, according to people familiar with the matter, avoiding a jury trial scheduled for July in Los Angeles. The ...

AI is changing modern dating, but experts warn it's making people 'relationally stupid'

Relationship experts warn that using ChatGPT for dating profiles and texting is making people relationally stupid and unable to show up authentically.

YouTube Exits Teen Addiction Lawsuit as Meta, TikTok, Snapchat Head to Trial

Google settled YouTube claims brought by a Florida teen, leaving Meta, TikTok, and Snap to face a July trial over social media addiction. The post YouTube Exits Teen Addiction Lawsuit as Meta, TikTok, Snapchat Head to Trial appeared first on TechRepublic.

Business.gov.lv becomes a unified digital contact point for entrepreneurs

Translated using ChatGPT service. From 19 February, entrepreneurs have access to the new version of the business support platform Business.gov.lv, which

I left my job as a software engineer to be a baker. I joke that I threw my master’s down the drain, but my choice has paid off.

Sabrina Lim says her biggest challenge has been figuring out new ways to market her products. Sabrina Lim Sabrina Lim quit her software development job to become a baker with no experience. Lim used AI to learn how to bake salt bread and documented her baking journey on social media. She reached her goal of []

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TikTok to settle with teen plaintiff before California social media trial, law firm says

TikTok has ‌agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a teenager who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, a spokesperson for the plaintiff's law firm said Tuesday.