YDR

York’s Factory Whistle Concert returns for Christmas Day 2025

An annual Christmas Day tradition featuring holiday songs played on an old factory whistle in York returns in 2025. The York Factory Whistle Concert will start at 12:10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 25 at ...
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 ...
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

The feature will be rolled out globally by January 2026. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Add us as a preferred source on Google ...
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 ...
TechCrunch

Roblox will require all users to perform age checks to access chat starting in January

Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, ...
Mashable

Want to chat on Roblox? You'll need to verify your age.

Roblox chat will only be available to users whose age is estimated. Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; Dima Berlin / iStock / Getty / Roblox The gaming platform Roblox will begin using age ...
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SCP IKEA 3008—How to Survive After Store Hours

GamingWithKev shows how to survive after store hours in the SCP IKEA 3008 game. Democrats Concede Shutdown Fight Without Health Care Win in Hand Cleaning woman shot and killed after arriving at wrong ...
ABC News

Judge rules against online platform Roblox, keeping alleged abuse case in the public eye

A lawsuit alleges the platform helped facilitate child sexual exploitation. A father's lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox will remain in the public eye after a California judge denied ...
Twinfinite

How to Play Roblox on School Chromebooks

Starting with the easiest, but most unlikely solution is simply downloading Roblox from the Google Play Store. It’s a hit-or-miss (but mostly a miss) option because nine times out of 10 the Google ...
WBEZ

To stand up to ICE agents, some Chicagoans are arming themselves with whistles

The plastic whistles have become a way to loudly resist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and warn those who may be in danger. Across the city, the Trump administration’s “Midway Blitz” ...
Chicago Sun-Times

To stand up to ICE agents, some Chicagoans are arming themselves with whistles

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