I changed 12 settings on my Android phone to significantly extend its battery life

How to: Go to Settings > Display on your Android phone. There, you'll find the option to switch between a light and dark theme and to have dark mode turn on automatically at a certain time of day. I ...

It’s Not Just You—Movies Are Darker. Here’s How to Adjust Your TV to Fix That.

Whether you’ve just brought home a new TV for Black Friday or you’ve never poked around your TV’s settings, its picture mode ...

As states sue Roblox, kids online safety advocate calls on more lawmakers to act

Roblox, the blockbuster gaming and social platform with more than 110 million daily users, is facing mounting legal challenges across the United States that accuse it of not ...
WLRN

Roblox bets on facial scanning to keep its youngest users safe

The wildly popular online gaming platform Roblox has started rolling out facial age verification to enhance its security measures. The move follows a string of lawsuits alleging the platform has ...
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 ...
The Conversation

Roblox set to start checking people’s ages. But it will need to do more to keep kids safe

Lisa M. Given receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and the Association for Information Science and Technology.
PCGamesN

Roblox is rolling out face ID age checks to stop older players from chatting to kids, but will it actually work?

As various countries continue to crack down on online safety, Roblox has confirmed that it's rolling out a new age verification system for players who want to use the in-game chat feature. The system ...
Digital Trends

Roblox is updating chat rules with a simple age check keeps you playing

Why Is This Important: Honestly, this is a huge deal because no other major platform has tried to enforce something this strict at this scale. What’s Next: This is just phase one. In early 2026, ...
The Conversation

Why is it so hard to take a good photo of the Moon with my phone?

Michael J. I. Brown receives research funding from the Australian Research Council and Monash University. It’s a beautiful clear night. The stars are out and the Moon looks breathtaking against the ...
GamesIndustry

Roblox has already paid out a billion dollars to creators in 2025

Alongside its earnings report, Roblox has announced that it has paid out a billion dollars to game creators using its Developer Exchange program, already surpassing the $923M total of 2024. The ...
Fox Business

Roblox CEO says child safety is industry-wide issue, plans tools to keep bad actors off platform

This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Efforts to safeguard children from ...