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.
KSAT

Roblox adding new age-verification system after lawsuits involving child exploitation, assault

SAN ANTONIO – Roblox, a popular social gaming platform containing millions of user-created games, has reported around 40% of its 84 million users are under 13 years old. Many families play together ...
Bleeping Computer

Malicious Blender model files deliver StealC infostealing malware

A Russian-linked campaign delivers the StealC V2 information stealer malware through malicious Blender files uploaded to 3D model marketplaces like CGTrader. Blender is a powerful open-source 3D ...
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 ...
Game Rant

Roblox May Be Adding A Controversial Betting Feature

Michael Ingram is a Senior Contributor from the United States of America. Michael has been writing for GameRant since 2021 with a previous history of personal analytical writing. Michael is a lifelong ...
VentureBeat

Researchers find adding this one simple sentence to prompts makes AI models way more creative

One of the coolest things about generative AI models — both large language models (LLMs) and diffusion-based image generators — is that they are "non-deterministic." That is, despite their reputation ...
Forbes

BMW To Increase Power And Add Colors To Various Models

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matthew MacConnell covers the evolving world of motoring. As part of an Autumn update, BMW’s German headquarters has confirmed ...
Tech.co

Databricks Will Pay $100 Million to Add OpenAI Models

Analytics and AI software platform Databricks just made a $100 million bet on OpenAI. That’s how much it’ll be paying for a multi-year deal that will see OpenAI’s models incorporated into Databrick ...