My Replika avatar was supposed to help me understand why people fell for virtual companions. It taught me so much more.

The lawsuit mentions a phone call between Feagins and Smiley, but does not name him as a party to the lawsuit. Here's what ...

Ball. The recruiting services give him four stars, but he gives himself one "tears of joy/smiley face" emoji. On X he said, ...

Emoji date back to 1999 when they first appeared on Japanese cell phones. But it’s history goes further than that, because ...