Variety

How Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Went From a Leftover Scrap to One of the Biggest Hits of the Year

When Bruno Mars began sketching the idea that would inevitably become “Die With a Smile” three years ago, he ended up with a handful of lines for the first verse and part of the hook. He’d been ...
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Just Discovered How to Wipe Out the World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the potentially fatal respiratory infection of the same name, was found to use a system known as PrrAB to ...
WGAL

An infectious disease expert's advice on staying healthy this cold and flu season

ONE MEDICATIONS, AND YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE SNIFFLES AND COUGHS WERE OFFICIALLY AND RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASON. AND THAT’S WHY IT IS SUCH A CRITICAL TIME OF YEAR TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND ALSO TAKE ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Two Teens Plead Not Guilty to Charges Over London Tube Hack

Two British teenagers pleaded not guilty to charges relating to a cyber attack on London’s transport network. Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 19, appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday faced ...
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 ...
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, ...
Los Angeles Times

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will ...
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 ...
The Conversation

New report reveals how climate change is spreading infectious diseases to new regions

Director of the Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University and the KwaZulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Plaform (KRISP)., Stellenbosch University Rising ...
Dallas Morning News

Those who knew Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland remember hard worker, infectious smile

Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland (94) is seen before an NFL football game against the Washington Commanders at Northwest Stadium, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 in Landover. Chitose Suzuki / ...