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 ...
New Atlas

Star Catcher breaks DARPA's record for beaming power wirelessly

Star Catcher Industries has set a new record for beaming power at a distance. Its Star Catcher Network technology beamed 1.1 kW of power at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida using off-the-shelf ...
techtimes

Best 'Roblox' Games: Expert 'Roblox' Game Suggestions and Recommendations for Every Playstyle

Explore how to discover the best Roblox games tailored to your unique playstyle with expert suggestions and personalized recommendations. INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images Finding the best "Roblox" ...
CNET

Roblox Rolls Out Age-Verification Requirement for Chat Amid Child Safety Criticism

Roblox, the online gaming platform that has been under fire due to child safety concerns, has introduced age-verification software that uses facial scanning to estimate the age of players. The system ...
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

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
9to5Mac

Roblox is requiring 9yo kids to submit a video selfie for age verification

Roblox, one of the most popular kids’ apps in the world, is now requiring children as young as nine years old to submit a video selfie for age verification. While the developer is doing this for good ...
Variety

Roblox to Require All Users to Verify Age With Facial Estimation Tech to Access Chat Features Beginning in December

Roblox will launch facial age checks as a requirement for all users who want to access communication features beginning next month. The gaming platform has also implemented age-based chats to limit ...
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 ...
NBC Bay Area

Former Laney College football coach John Beam dies after being shot on Oakland campus

Former Laney College football coach and current athletic director John Beam died Friday a day after being shot on the school's Oakland campus, police said. He was 66. Beam, a beloved Oakland football ...
New York Post

John Beam, legendary coach from Netflix’s ‘Last Chance U,’ dead at 66 after being shot in head

John Beam, the athletic director and former head football coach at Laney College in Oakland, Calif., who was featured on Netflix’s “Last Chance U” show in 2020, died Friday after being shot in the ...
PBS

John Beam, college football coach in ‘Last Chance U,’ has died after being shot, police say

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — College football coach John Beam, who was featured in the Netflix series “Last Chance U,” has died after being shot on campus, the Oakland Police Department said Friday, and a ...