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
"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
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…
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…
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/
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…