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Roblox adds features for teens to talk less restrictedly to real-life friends

Roblox, the popular online gaming and social platform among kids and teens, is introducing new chat features for users ages 13 and up, allowing them to connect more directly with trusted real-life friends.

Previously, Roblox categorized all connections equally. Now, the platform is adding a new classification called “trusted connections,” intended

Slack expands AI features with enterprise search, translation, and smart summaries

A new set of AI tools is coming to Slack, designed to help users quickly find and utilize information from their chats—and even from data stored in connected business apps.

“It serves as the hub, or your work operating system, to be able to get work done, to make things more

Cambodia’s latest crackdown on cybercrime generates 1,000 arrests

Cambodia on Wednesday said that an order by Prime Minister Hun Manet for government bodies to crackdown on criminal cybercrime operations being run in the country had resulted in the arrest of more than 1,000 suspects so far this week.

Hun Manet issued t

I asked the top AI models what they really think about each other, and boy, did they tell me

Sam Altman recently observed how different generations are interfacing with AI: “Older people use ChatGPT like Google. People in their 20s and 30s use it as a life advisor. [College students] use it like an operating system.” 

What we share across ages i

YouTube Shorts algorithm steers users away from political content, study finds

YouTube Shorts, the shortform platform from Google-owned video giant YouTube, has seen massive success since its launch in September 2020. Today, an estimated 1% of all waking human hours are spent watching Shorts, with videos amassing around 200 billion views daily.

But what users watch is ultimately shaped by YouTube’s algorithm—and a new study published in the Cornell U

Europol-led operation hits pro-Russian cybercrime network

A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial of service attacks targeting Ukraine and its allies, the European Union’s police agency Europol announced Wednesday.

Codenamed Eastwood, the operation targeted the so-called 

4 tips to end unwanted subscriptions now that ‘Click-to-cancel’ is over

A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into effect. But there are ways to end those subscriptions a

Inside ‘Elvis Evolution’: AI and immersive tech bring the King’s life to the stage in London

Stage fright is not a term you’d associate with Elvis Presley, but in 1968 he was all shook up—with nerves. Ahead of his make-or-break “comeback special” after years floundering in Hollywood, the King had cold feet. He told the special’s director, Steve Binder, he was “terrified,” adding, “I don’t know if I can

Gmail’s new ‘Manage Subscriptions’ tool could change email marketing forever

Inbox fatigue is real. According to one analysis, the average person receives more than 120 emails a day, with some office-based staff receiving even more due to their work environment. From Substack newsletters to marketing emails from local stores (alongside standard business updates), it can be

This beloved retro gaming computer is making a comeback—and it’ll cost you $299

Tech nostalgia runs strong among Gen Z. The retro movement has made long-outdated devices desirable once more. When it comes to personal computer nostalgia, you’d be hard-pressed to find a PC more fondly remembered than the Commodore 64.

Now, the machine that served as the starter computer for many old-school gamers is


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