How humming generators became Ukraine's blackout soundtrack

The hum of power generators running during rolling blackouts in Ukrainian cities is ever-present. One resident said they're ...

Russia Moves Closer To A Full Block of Google Services In Tightening Internet Rules

The Russian government is reportedly considering a full ban on Google services, as it accuses the tech giant of poor data ...
Kotaku

Fire Max 11 Tablet Now Costs Pocket Change, Amazon Goes Zero Profit on Its Own Tablet

This article is part of Kotaku Deals, produced separately from the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Amazon uses Black Friday to aggressively push its ...
Wired

He Hunted Alleged Groomers on Roblox. Then the Company Banned Him

Last month, Kentucky attorney general Russell Coleman announced the details of yet another lawsuit against Roblox over suspected pedophiles lurking on the hugely popular gaming platform. While doing ...
WGAL

Harrisburg fire investigates two connected house fires as arson

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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 ...
The New York Times

We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? By Kevin ...
CBS News

Roblox announces measures to strengthen protections for minors

Roblox, the popular online gaming platform that hosts millions of user-created games, said Tuesday it is strengthening protections for minors. Roblox said it will soon require players to use ...
NBC Chicago

Chicago block engulfed in smoke from fire, video shows

Smoke rising from a fire engulfed a block of Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, video posted to social media showed. Around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday, fire officials were fighting a fire ...
UPI

Roblox to block adult stranger chats with minors

Nov. 18 (UPI) --Minors on Roblox no longer will be permitted to chat with adult strangers on the online children's gaming site part of a wider safety measure expansion. Roblox users now will be ...
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 ...