Steam has announced a slew of new updates to its chat and social features, all currently part of an opt-in beta program. The beta update allows Steam users to group their friends into a “favorites” ...

Just weeks after Apple introduced Group FaceTime, Instagram is now rolling out a Video Chat feature that makes it so easy to catch up with your friends. Prepare to take your crew's group thread to the ...

Just started playing Fornite Mobile, but want to chat with your party at the same time? Find out how to talk and play with friends in the new mobile Battle Royale game, here. Fortnite Mobile went live ...

If you ever wanted to video chat with 16 of your closest friends and family all at once, you can now do that and more thanks to a new Snapchat feature announced on Tuesday, April 3. In today’s ...

Interactive AI has made remarkable progress in recent years, and services that allow users to enjoy simulated friendships and romantic relationships with interactive AI have already appeared.

Life is far from normal, right? Fortunately, there’s one form of technology that’s been holding together the bonds of friendship and the functionality of the economy since the coronavirus outbreak ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Houseparty is a video chatting app designed for spontaneous communication — less for setting up ...