UBTech’s U1 humanoid robot is a companion that ‘won’t tell you that you’re annoying’
Chinese robot manufacturer UBTech has created a new range of realistic humanoid ‘companion’ robots, with the company’s CEO saying the firm didn’t…
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Dating appdates (June ’26): family vetoes, paid meetups and gold stars for texting back
From an app that puts your relatives in charge of your love life to a private investigator's warning about the iPhone Notes…
‘Siri is not up for that’: Apple wants Siri AI to get things done, not get you off
Craig Federighi went on a podcast to explain that Siri AI won't play romantic partner or handle explicit requests. Given Apple's years-long…
Two men charged under Take It Down Act as US deepfake law finally bites
The Take It Down Act has its first defendants, but the same critics who warned about over-removal are watching to see whether…
Dating appdates (May ‘26): ‘Pixel twins’, Tinder’s iris scans, and a gay hook-up gold rush
While the broader dating app market sheds Millennial users, gay hook-up apps are pulling in serious money. Match Group just put $100…
EU bans AI nudify apps under amended AI Act, with December deadline
Most countries targeting deepfake non-consensual content go after individual images or videos. The EU's AI Act amendment goes after the apps themselves,…
Radiant Mobile wants to build a phone network ‘void of porn, LGBT, trans’
Radiant Mobile is pitching itself as the first US carrier to use non-bypassable network-level porn filtering. It's also blocking LGBT content by…
Multiple cameras, virtual orgies, and AI: one VR porn CEO’s roadmap for what’s next
Steven Grooby, CEO of trans-focused VR platform GroobyVR, told XBiz that multi-angle shooting stitched by AI represents the biggest opportunity in VR…
Apple and Google app stores ‘elevate and promote’ AI nudify apps, new report finds
The Tech Transparency Project found 31 AI nudify apps rated suitable for minors, apps with 483 million combined downloads, and both stores…
Ex-OnlyFans CEO launches Vylit, a ‘topless-only’ adult content subscription platform
Founded by former OnlyFans CEO Amrapali Gan, Vylit pitches itself as a unified promotion-and-monetization space for adult creators, but it stopping at…
Razer AVA is a gaming AI companion in a jar, and yes, people will fall in love with it
Razer says the AVA is a gaming assistant. It has an anime character in a short skirt, an always-on camera and mic,…
MyLovely.ai data breach allegedly leaks 70,000 explicit user prompts, company says nothing ‘critical’ was exposed
Over 106,000 MyLovely.ai users may have had their email addresses, account details, and explicit chat prompts exposed in an alleged data breach,…
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37 votesA new AI chatbot platform allowing you to have explicit and erotic conversations with real porn creators has launched, following a slew…
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Sex robots 101: myths, realities, and the gap between the hype and the hardware
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AI sex robot heads are getting cheaper: meet Jiggly Joy’s Aura
RentAHuman.ai is already being used to hire dates and wingmen
Lovense wants OpenClaw AI to sync your vibrator to your flight speed, and make its app your everyday assistant
Dating appdates (Feb ’26): Grindr locks down the Olympic Village, Tinder owes $60M, and Hinge founder bails
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Apple and Google ignored own policies while nudify apps hit 700 million downloads
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Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
AI teddy bear toy pulled from sale after giving advice on bondage and sex positions
Lovense launches AI chatbots that learn your preferences and control your sex toys
Controversial ring that was supposed to catch cheaters has been quietly shelved
Pornhub says uploaded content isn’t used for training generative AI, despite terms seemingly allowing it
Miss AI competition becomes AI Woman of the Year… then gets ditched
‘We measure arousal’: AI vibrator learns your body in real-time, adapts using haptics and soundwaves
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Character.AI bans open-ended chats for under-18s as tech giants split on erotic AI
Dating Appdates (Oct ‘25): A ‘no chat’ dating app, ‘vanilla’ Feeld users fuel profits, and Meta’s AI wingman
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