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Meta is reportedly building an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg
Picture this: You're a senior Meta employee looking for feedback from the CEO. But, instead of hearing from the real Mark Zuckerberg, you get a response from a Zuckerberg AI character. As absurd as...
The Strait of Hormuz blockade is causing a slow-moving food crisis
A view of the vessels passing through Strait of Hormuz following the two-week temporary ceasefire reached between the United States and Iran, seen in Oman on April 8, 2026. | Shady Alassar/Anadolu...
Roblox introduces mandatory age-gated account tiers
Roblox is preparing to roll out its biggest change since starting age verification late last year. While that program was initially focused on chat access, today’s news is about age-segregating the...
Roblox will need age verification to make sure you’re at least 9 years old
Roblox is about to make a big change to how you can access games on its platform: If you want to play any game that's intended for users nine or older, you will have to complete an age verification...
Roblox has games again
Roblox is making a subtle but notable change. After swapping the word "game" for "experience" all over its website and mobile apps in 2021 while the Epic Games v. Apple trial was taking place,...
How do you self-exclude from prediction markets? Kalshi joins SelfExclude network
A new scheme aimed at protecting consumers in the US has opened up amid the fast-growing world of prediction markets. Kalshi has become the first platform to fully plug into a shared self-exclusion...
Did Neuralink make the wrong bet?
Elon Musk promised Neuralink would bring superhuman abilities and minds merged with AI. Then he fueled a runaway hype train for his brain implant technology, which ended up with a grisly record for...
Did Neuralink make the wrong bet?
Elon Musk promised Neuralink would bring superhuman abilities and minds merged with AI. Then he fueled a runaway hype train for his brain implant technology, which ended up with a grisly record for...
OpenAI is pivoting to…socialism?
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the BlackRock Infrastructure Summit on March 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images OpenAI wants to raise taxes on the rich, expand the...
Spanberger veto blocks Fairfax casino vote amid clash over local control
Abigail Spanberger has stepped into a growing fight over gambling policy in Virginia, rejecting a bill that would have pushed Fairfax County toward a public vote on a proposed casino. The...