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Kinderschutz: Roblox führt altersbasierte Konten für jüngere Nutzer ein
Roblox reagiert auf Kritik und führt zwei neue Kontotypen für Kinder und Jugendliche ein, die Inhalte und Kommunikation je nach Alter beschränken.

Roblox says developers will need Roblox Plus, a new $4.99-per-month subscription offering benefits like discounts, to publish games for Kids and Select accounts (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/13/robl

Roblox introduces 'Kids' and 'Select' accounts for age-appropriate access to games and chat | TechCrunch
Users aged five to nine will be assigned to a "Roblox Kids" account, and users aged nine to 15 to will be put in a "Roblox Select" account.

"For decades, we have watched technologists claim that algorithms can replace editors, platforms replace communities, markets replace politics, and code can replace governance. The result has been a mess. Now the same pattern is repeating with AI."
#GenAI
AI didn’t break the web. The dotcons did – AI just turned up the volume –

New research reveals repeated flooding is altering Florida freshwater resources #florida

New research reveals repeated flooding is altering Florida freshwater resources
Heavy rains causing repeated river flood intrusions into Florida's freshwater springs are changing the function of the clear natural resource. Findings from University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) researchers Paul Donsky and Matt Cohen reveal that these intrusions can cause flow reversal, worsening already present problems.

Google plans to replace Dynamic Search Ads with AI Max for Search, an AI tool that uses advertiser context, landing pages, and keywords, for all advertisers (Laurie Sullivan/MediaPost)
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/4…

Google Replacing Dynamic Search Ads With 'AI Max'
Google announced Wednesday that it will phase out Dynamic Search Ads (DSA), and upgrade all advertisers to AI Max for Search powered by artificial intelligence.

Ex-Lions center Frank Ragnow reflects on abrupt retirement, failed comeback: 'Everything happens for a reason' https://www.nfl.com/news/ex-lions-center-frank-ragnow-reflects-on-abrupt-retirement-failed-come…

'Everyone is Replaceable': Death Rattles Oregon Amazon Facility (Ryan Haas/The Western Edge)
https://www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-is-replaceable-death-rattles
http://www.memeorandum.com/260413/p132#a260413p132

Roblox unveils Kids accounts for users aged 5-8 and Select accounts for ages 9-15, with age verification, rolling out in June; games for both must pass a review (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/games/910218/roblox-age-verification…

Roblox will need age verification to make sure you’re at least 9 years old
Roblox is rolling out new Roblox Kids and Roblox Select accounts, and if you want to play any Roblox game that’s intended for users nine or older, you will have to complete an age check.

Genetic study reveals extinction risk for unique mangrove-adapted pampas cat https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/genetic-study-reveals-extinction-risk-for-unique-mangrove-adapted-pampas-cat/

Genetic study reveals extinction risk for unique mangrove-adapted pampas cat
More than a decade ago, conservationists began working to preserve a unique population of desert pampas cats that has adapted to the mangroves of Peru’s northern coast. This small, isolated population roams the San Pedro de Vice dry mangroves, a Ramsar Site and South America’s southernmost mangrove ecosystem. “This is a very unique population, because […]

Microsoft raises prices for Surface PCs, with Laptop 7 and Pro 11 now $500 more expensive than at their 2024 launch, citing higher memory and component costs (Zac Bowden/Windows Central)
https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/s…

Microsoft reveals major price increases for all Surface PCs as RAM crisis continues: Flagships now $500 more expensive than at launch
Microsoft is raising prices on all its current Surface PC offerings, with the midrange devices now starting at above $1,000, and flagships starting at $1,500.