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.
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I Used Runway's New AI to Make These Crazy VFX (No After Effects) #aivideo @RunwayML

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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 ...
Los Angeles Times

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

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CNN

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

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Texas Sues Roblox, Alleging It 'Flagrantly Ignores Safety Laws' And 'Deceives Parents About the Dangers of Its Platform'

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Ars Technica

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

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Morningstar

Roblox Earnings: Exceptional User Growth Continues, but Monetization and Margin Expansion a Concern

Roblox’s RBLX daily active users continued to grow at an exceptional rate in the third quarter, and revenue of $1.4 billion and $45 million in adjusted EBITDA were well above management guidance.
VentureBeat

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

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ZDNet

Microsoft Copilot now offers Claude models - how to try them

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