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UK Peppa Pig toy firm says trading ‘uncertain’ as US-China shipments on hold

London-listed Character Group paused shipping Chinese-made goods in April due to Donald Trump tariffs

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

Peppa Pig toy maker pauses US-China shipments over Trump’s tariffs

The manufacturer of Peppa Pig and Fireman Sam toys pulled its financial targets for the year last month

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

Toy firm Character Group says US-China shipments on pause over tariffs

It added that sales globally have also been knocked by caution among customers as a result of tariff uncertainty.

Evening Standard · May 16, 2025

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A mother suing Google and an AI chatbot site over her son’s suicide says she found AI versions of him on the site

A mother who is suing both Google and Character.ai over her 14-year-old son's death has discovered AI chatbots based on her late son are being hosted on the platform.

Fortune · Mar 20, 2025

Character.AI won't let its chatbots get romantic with teenagers anymore

Character.AI adds new safety features for AI chatbots.

TechRadar · Dec 14, 2024

Parents File Lawsuit Against Character.AI After Bot Encourages 17-Year-Old Autistic Teen To Self-Harm

Character.AI is facing lawsuits from parents who claim it exposed their children to harmful content, including sexual themes and self-harm.

International Business Times UK · Dec 11, 2024

Mom sues after AI told autistic son to kill parents for restricting screen time

The chat bot allegedly said his parents were ‘s***** people’ who didn’t ‘deserve to have kids’

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2024

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Why your favorite fictional AI friends are vanishing from Character.AI

Character.AI removes many copyrighted characters from its platform.

TechRadar · Dec 4, 2024

How to delete a character from Character AI

How to delete Character AI characters.

TechRadar · Nov 9, 2024

Digital Clones Of Deceased Teenagers Molly Russell And Brianna Ghey Appear On Character.AI

Chatbots mimicking deceased teenagers Molly Russell and Brianna Ghey have been found on Character.ai, a platform that allows users to create digital personas.

International Business Times UK · Nov 5, 2024

Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as ‘high-risk’ AI

Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website.

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2024

Mother sues Google-owned Character.AI over son’s suicide, calling him “collateral damage” in a “big experiment”

Sewell Setzer III killed himself after Google-owned AI chatbot allegedly encouraged him to

Digital Camera World · Oct 26, 2024

A 14-year-old's suicide was prompted by an AI chatbot, lawsuit alleges. Here's how parents can keep kids safe.

Kids are drawn to AI companions for an array of reasons, from non-judgmental listening to emotional support, but there are risks. Here's how to spot red flags.

Fortune · Oct 26, 2024

Character.AI institutes new safety measures for AI chatbot conversations

Character.AI adds new safety features to AI chatbot platform

TechRadar · Oct 25, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life

Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says

International Business Times · Oct 24, 2024

Teen Boy Killed Himself After Falling in Love with AI 'Game of Thrones' Bot: Lawsuit

A mother whose teen son died of suicide after he fell in love with an AI chatbot filed a lawsuit against the company that created it, alleging her son was "groomed."

Bored Panda · Oct 24, 2024

14-Year-Old Boy’s Tragic Passing Sparks Concern Over AI Chat Dangers

Sewell had been using Character.AI, a role-playing app that allows users to create their own AI characters or chat with characters created by others. The post 14-Year-Old Boy’s Tragic Passing Sparks Concern Over AI Chat Dangers first appeared on Bored Panda.

Al Jazeera · Oct 24, 2024

US mother says in lawsuit that AI chatbot encouraged son’s suicide

Florida mother sues Character.AI and Google after 14-year-old son allegedly became obsessed with AI chatbot.

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Latin Times · Oct 23, 2024

Teen Boy Killed Himself After Falling in Love with AI 'Game of Thrones' Bot That Put Him in 'Sexually Compromising' Situations: Lawsuit

A mother whose teen son died of suicide after he fell in love with an AI chatbot filed a lawsuit against the company that created it, alleging her son was "groomed."

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024

Teenager took his own life after falling in love with AI chatbot. Now his devastated mom is suing the creators

Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil lawsuit

The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2024

Mother says AI chatbot led her son to kill himself in lawsuit against its maker

Megan Garcia said Sewell, 14, used Character.ai obsessively before his death and alleges negligence and wrongful death

Fortune · Oct 3, 2024

Big AI thins out the competition as startups quit the race to build large language models

Character.AI said it’s abandoning its efforts to build LLMs because it’s gotten “insanely expensive” to compete with the big guys.

International Business Times · Sep 28, 2024

Google Spends $2.7 Billion To Rehire Star AI Engineer

Noam Shazeer left the company in 2021 after it refused to release a chatbot he developed

Tech&Learning · Sep 16, 2024

Character.AI: What Teachers Need To Know

The character-driven generative AI is likely a hit with many of your students. Here’s what Character.AI does and its potential and limitations for teaching.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 17, 2024

Hedra lets you give AI characters a voice — this new model is a huge step up

Hedra is an AI video tool that makes it easy to generate speaking AI images, including accurate lip-synching and head movement.

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