Tech Xplore

Age verification online can be done safely and privately. Here's how

Online chat service Discord has announced it will begin testing age verification for some users, joining a growing list of ...
The Next Web

Europe’s social media age shift: Will tougher rules change how teens use the internet?

It is just the beginning of 2026, and things are happening even faster than last year. Not only in technology, but also in regulations, laws, and in how we deal with all the information around us. As ...
Railway Age

Let’s Not Get Too Cartoonish, OK?

FROM THE EDITOR, RAILWAY AGE FEBRUARY 2026 ISSUE: Cartoons are supposed to give a fast, easy-to-understand message, without requiring much contemplation, right? Take the classic Peanuts scene, for ...
The Verge

ChatGPT is using age prediction to restrict what minors see

New safeguards for underage users aim to reduce exposure to sensitive content. New safeguards for underage users aim to reduce exposure to sensitive content. is a news writer focused on creative ...
The New York Times

Why Is My Alcohol Tolerance Declining With Age?

Worse hangovers, more headaches — you’re not just imagining it. An aging body handles alcohol differently. Ask Well Worse hangovers, more headaches — you’re not just imagining it. An aging body ...
Mashable

Roblox rolls out mandatory age checks for all users

Roblox, the global youth gaming platform currently under fire for widespread child safety concerns, is rolling out mandatory age checks for all users who want to chat on the platform. Roblox's ...
Forbes

Are Biological Age Tests Worth It? Here’s What The Research Says

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. Biological age tests are one of the most talked-about tools in ...
Rolling Stone

Here’s How Spotify Wrapped Calculated Your Listening Age — And Here’s Rolling Stone’s

“Age is just a number. So don’t take this personally,” the Spotify slide warns, before revealing each user’s calculated listening age. How exactly did Spotify land on that number, though? Marc Hazan, ...
The Hill

Roblox steps up age checks, will group younger users into age-based chats

Roblox is stepping up its age verification system for users who want to privately message other players and implementing age-based chats so kids, teens and adults will only be able to message people ...
KXAN

Damian Kulash talks creativity, human connection in the age of AI ahead of OK Go Austin show

AUSTIN (KXAN) — OK Go and Austin, Texas, have something in common: creative resilience in the wake of a society that’s ever shifting more and more toward reliance on artificial intelligence. In this ...
Palm Beach Daily News

Palm Beach gives initial OK to age and ID requirements for e-bikes, other electric devices

The Town Council gave first approval to a trio of measures extending limits on electric mobility devices and setting rider requirements. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in July expanding local ...