Some seniors in New York are successfully combating their loneliness with an AI-powered companion robot named ElliQ—while others called the "proactive" device a nag and joked about taking an ax to it.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22 (UPI) --Companion, in theaters Jan. 31, is a clever new take on artificial intelligence and robot stories. It reflects not only modern technology, but also recent debates about AI ...

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Sophie Thatcher plays a young woman whose meet-cute isn’t as cute as it seems in Drew Hancock’s genre hybrid. Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Valentine’s Day approaches — and with it, poison heart ...

SPOILER ALERT: The following review contains mild spoilers. Iris, the title character in writer-director Drew Hancock’s deranged date movie “Companion,” isn’t like your typical Hollywood love interest ...

Early in “Companion,” lovely Iris and her nerdy-nice boyfriend Josh are driving to a secluded lake house for a stay with friends. Iris wakes from a nap and lovingly tells Josh she was dreaming about ...