I got an up-close look at Roblox's new safety feature. Here's what I found.

I traveled to Roblox's headquarters to do a demo of a new safety feature it says will help protect child users.

She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain sight.
The New York Times

Roblox, Where Kids Game and Chat, Will Analyze Users’ Faces to Verify Age

The popular gaming platform said the tool was designed to stop children from chatting with older users they didn’t know. By Jenny Gross The online gaming platform Roblox this week rolled out a new ...
Los Angeles Times

Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will ...
CNN

Lawsuits claim Roblox endangers kids. New AI age verification aims to block them from chatting with adults

If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph ...
Ars Technica

Google removes Gemma models from AI Studio after GOP senator’s complaint

You may be disappointed if you go looking for Google’s open Gemma AI model in AI Studio today. Google announced late on Friday that it was pulling Gemma from the platform, but it was vague about the ...
VentureBeat

Mistral launches its own AI Studio for quick development with its European open source, proprietary models

Pop art style AI image of workers at a long table in front of a vibrant colorful Eiffel Tower. Credit: VentureBeat The next big trend in AI providers appears to be "studio" environments on the web ...
WKYT

Kentucky Attorney General announces lawsuit against Roblox

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman has announced a lawsuit against the gaming and social platform Roblox. It alleges that Roblox knowingly created an environment for ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Copilot now offers Claude models - how to try them

Microsoft's Researcher agent can now be powered by Claude Opus 4.1. Anthropic's models are also now available in Copilot Studio. Microsoft has been distancing itself from its dependence on OpenAI.
Business Insider

How the movie and TV studio behind 'Sound of Freedom' is selling investors on its unorthodox business model

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Gameranx

How to Update Roblox on all Platforms

Roblox is an online platform that combines gaming, creativity, and social interaction into a vast universe of experiences. Even though it launched back in 2006, its popularity continues to grow in ...
GitHub

Roblox Studio MCP Server

This repository contains a reference implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that enables communication between Roblox Studio via a plugin and Claude Desktop or Cursor. It consists of the ...