In a survey of 404 regular users of AI companionship apps, researchers at MIT Media Lab found that 12 percent of respondents initially sought out these systems to cope with loneliness, and 14 percent used them to discuss personal or mental-health issues.
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Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the investigation.
While the spending blueprint has been hotly debated because of its effects on household pocketbooks at various income levels, its impact on the overall economy is also a point of contention.
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Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Senate leaders from both parties continue to debate possible amendments and the broader implications for U.S. spending and free expression.
First came a relatively calm session of Indian progress interrupted on the stroke of the lunch interval by a brilliant piece of fielding from Stokes that had dangerman Rishabh Pant run out with a direct hit while trying to hurry his partner KL Rahul to a century.
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Paul Newman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
But she’s interrupted by a fire alarm: Charlie turned up the heat on a saucepan on the stove, starting a fire and alerting the authorities!
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