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Roblox vows to make changes after Australian regulator found yet more child safety lapses
Roblox has agreed to a court-enforceable undertaking with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner to introduce further child safety measures, after the regulator’s own testing found the platform was still allowing adults to contact children without parental consent. The finding is notable because it comes despite two years of engagement between eSafety and Roblox and a series of…
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South Yorkshire Police reassure non-emergency 101 callers after AI software launch
“Everyone who does need to speak to the police will be put through to a human call handler”
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Semafor Taps Ashley Gold For Key Role Covering Technology
Semafor has hired Ashley Gold as its new senior technology correspondent, giving her a key role covering technology, artificial intelligence and global politics for the news outlet. The appointment strengthens Semafor’s Washington-based technology team, which has grown significantly since the outlet’s launch and is already known for breaking stories on major AI investments and government-tech…
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Slack is launching collaborative vibe-coding channels
Slack has launched “Slack Code,” a feature that gives teams dedicated channels for collaborative “vibe-coding” with AI agents, aiming to keep the whole process within Slack rather than requiring users to switch between separate tools and conversations. When a task such as building a feature, updating a page or fixing a bug arises, users tag…
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LG’s new OLED manufacturing tech can make panels bigger and brighter
LG has unveiled a new OLED manufacturing process called FLiPP (FMM-less Innovative Pixel Patterning), which removes the need for the fine metal masks traditionally used to stencil pixels onto panels. These masks are costly to produce and prone to misalignment on larger screens, so eliminating them could allow LG to build brighter, sharper and more…
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‘The Aggressives’ Director Daniel Peddle To Adapt Southern Crime Thriller ‘Cold Moon Rising’
Daniel Peddle, the documentary filmmaker known for The Aggressives, is set to adapt the Southern crime thriller Cold Moon Rising for the screen. The project marks a notable pivot for Peddle from acclaimed non-fiction work into scripted crime drama, and sees him collaborating closely with the book’s debut author, North Carolina writer Michael Sledge, on…
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OpenAI glitch locks out vetted cyber researchers – and some can’t get back in
OpenAI has confirmed that a technical fault ejected some vetted security researchers from its Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) programme, and its recovery process is now rejecting attempts by some of them to regain the access they had already been approved for. Participants found their previously verified status had disappeared, with the verification page inviting…
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Founder of China’s Evergrande jailed for life after pleading guilty to fraud
Hui Ka Yan, the founder of Chinese property giant Evergrande, has been sentenced to life in prison and stripped of all his personal property after pleading guilty to fraud. Once ranked by Forbes as China’s richest person, with a net worth of $42.5bn in 2017, Hui’s conviction marks the culmination of a debt crisis at…
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Poolease X1 Pool Robot Review: How Bad Can It Be?
WIRED’s review examines the Poolease X1, a budget robotic pool cleaner priced at around $110-$170, aimed at those unwilling to spend thousands on premium models. The reviewer, Christopher Null, awarded it a middling 5/10, finding it cheap and lightweight but let down by weak cleaning performance, particularly in larger pools, and a series of design…
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Is this ‘lust-free’ Christian gym the final battlefield for the gender wars?
A men-only Christian gym in Oklahoma City, called Proverbs 27:17, has drawn national attention for its mission to strip out what its owner calls “temptation” from the workout environment, aiming to create a “lust-free” space that helps members resist pornography and related habits. Owner Jeff Hambrecht has framed the facility as a faith-based response to…