DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Ellie, a British-Iranian living in the United Kingdom, tried to call her mother in Tehran, a robotic female voice answered instead. “Alo? Alo?” the voice said, ...

We befriend, hire and fall in love with people who remind us of ourselves. And apparently we decide whether or not to remain on hold with the automated bank teller for the same reason. New research ...

Lupita Nyong'o plays Roz, a robot adapting to life on an isolated island full of wild animals. Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, and Mark Hamill round out the star-studded voice cast. But everything ...