A few days ago I talked to Ava, an Indiana fifth-grader, on the phone. I mean the phone phone — Ava’s dad recently installed a landline for her, and she chatted with me using the handset, sitting in ...

There’s a new AI companion hitting the U.S. market, and this one comes in an irresistibly cute package.

Picture this: a 10-year-old racing across the living room to answer a ringing phone, twirling the cord around her finger while chatting with a friend. For today’s kids, that moment is both novel and ...