Once upon a time, a text message had one job. A quick way to say “On my way” or “In a meeting, talk later.” But now, there’s a constant stream of emojis, GIFs, and hilarious memes on our phones. It’s like a whole new language. At the same time ...

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Allison Goldberg admits there are a lot of dating podcasts out there, “but there’s not so many about breaking up, and that’s a major thing we all go through.” The Venice-based millennial aims to change that with Break Up By Text, her new Audible ...

April Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1st every year, is a time-honored tradition for playing lighthearted pranks and practical jokes on friends, family, and coworkers. In today’s digital age, text messaging has become a popular medium for pulling off ...

What’s worse: a future in which the robots turn against us or a future filled with robot stand-up comedians? Regular stand-up comedians are bad enough; I don’t need a robot asking me to go to their standup show all the time. Luckily, today, robotic ...

Lydia Chilton, an associate professor of computer science at Columbia University in New York, thinks creating different AI personas is one step towards making chatbots more amusing, since it gives them a stance.

You know that sinking feeling when you accidentally hit “reply all” to an email message? DoSomething.org felt that in spades when it mistakenly sent a text message meant for a group of 4,000 members to its entire list of 2.1-million young people.