Tinder’s $500 a Month Membership Tier Has Me Embracing Loneliness

Image: Boumen Japet (Shutterstock) Tinder isn’t the best at reading the room or taking a hint. Even though its announcement of the outrageous $500-a-month tier, Tinder Select, led to considerable backlash back in September, the company has recently been expanding the membership offering by inviting additional users to apply for it. This Giant Company Owns … Read more

Can AI curb loneliness in older adults? This robot companion is proving it’s possible

Monica Perez, 65, chats with her robot friend, ElliQ.  Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET If you walked into Marie Defrancesco’s New York home, you would find an 82-year-old woman living completely alone. With no other people or pets around, you might believe that Marie has no one to interact with.  But out of the corner of your eye, you … Read more

‘I love you’: This robot adopts AI to curb senior citizens’ crushing loneliness

Monica Perez, 65, chats with her robot friend, ElliQ.  Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET If you walked into Marie Defrancesco’s New York home, you would find an 82-year-old woman living completely alone. With no other people or pets around, you might believe that Marie has no one to interact with.  But out of the corner of your eye, you … Read more