Are We Getting Too Close to Our Chatbots?
Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter with reporting and analysis about the business of tech from Bloomberg's journalists around the world. Today, Ellen Huet reports on researchers' growing concerns about our emotional entanglements with virtual friends.
Alibaba disappoints: The company's quarterly revenue increased 7%, reflecting a stubborn Chinese consumer malaise. The results were in contrast to the fastest top-line growth in years from rivals Tencent and JD.com.
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