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 ...
ZDNet

Google's AI is now snooping on your emails - here's how to opt out

A new change allows Google to use your private emails and data to train its AIs. The change is rolling out without the permission or knowledge of users. A lawsuit has been filed charging Google with ...
AppleInsider

Google wants to use your emails to train its AI — here's how to turn that off

While Google disagrees, the company may have decided again that your data is its toy. Here's how to try to stop Gmail from training its AI on your email. There's no shortage of big tech companies that ...
Snopes.com

Google AI can access some content from Gmail and chats. Here's how to opt out

In November 2025, a rumor circulated that Google's latest update had automatically opted in all users to allow its generative artificial intelligence (AI) program to train on private communications ...
ZDNet

Google just rolled out Gemini 3 to Search - here's what it can do and how to try it

Gemini 3 has landed. Google embedded the new model into Search. The new Search is available to Google AI and Ultra subscribers. Google just made the biggest change to its search engine since the ...
CNET

Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...
PCGamesN

Roblox CEO thinks adding gambling is "a brilliant idea" and calls its predator problem "an opportunity"

As a journalist, you know if an interview is going well or not. I've had stinkers - usually the ones where you're asking awkward questions that the interviewee would prefer not to answer, prompting ...
PC Gamer

All Build a Zoo codes and how to redeem them

Redeeming Build a Zoo codes is the fastest way to get pet eggs in the game without having to spend any money. More often than not, the eggs you get from redeeming these codes are also a lot rarer than ...
Bleeping Computer

Russia blocks Roblox over distribution of LGBT "propaganda"

Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, has blocked access to the Roblox online gaming platform for failing to stop the distribution of what it described as LGBT propaganda and extremist ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
Deadline.com

Google AI, Ashton Kutcher-Backed Animation Studio Spiridellis Bros. Partners With ‘Raining Tacos’ Creator Parry Gripp & Roblox On Parryverse

EXCLUSIVE: AI-powered animation studio Spiridellis Bros. Studios has announced an exclusive partnership with songwriter and music artist Parry Gripp, whose songs for children have drawn hundreds of ...
The Verge

Aluminium OS will be Google’s take on Android for PC

A job listing reveals the first details of Google’s fusion of Android and ChromeOS. A job listing reveals the first details of Google’s fusion of Android and ChromeOS. is a news editor with over a ...