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Roblox plans to require all users to undergo an age estimation process to access chat features, starting January 2026, in an effort to enhance child safety (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/822718/roblox-age-estimation-verification-chat…

Roblox will require age estimation to chat starting next year
After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change.

Roblox plans to require all users to undergo an age estimation process to access chat features, starting January 2026, in an effort to enhance child safety (Jay Peters/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/822718/roblox-age-estimation-verification-chat…

Roblox will require age estimation to chat starting next year
After scrutiny over its ability to protect children on the platform, Roblox is making a big change.

Massive turtle bust in Mexico reveals ‘Wild West’ of wildlife trafficking https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/massive-turtle-bust-in-mexico-reveals-wild-west-of-wildlife-trafficking/

Massive turtle bust in Mexico reveals ‘Wild West’ of wildlife trafficking
In undercover raids carried out in late September, Mexican authorities discovered 2,339 wild-caught turtles crammed into bins in five locations in Jalisco and Baja California states. Along with the live reptiles, they found a massive stash of other illegal wildlife products that are coveted as delicacies in East Asia: 1,569 kilograms (3,459 pounds) of sea […]

Strong winds topple Brazil's
Statue of Liberty replica
https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-12-16/Strong-winds-topple-Statue-of-Liberty-replica-in-Brazil--1J9N9EgK8ve/p.html

Strong winds topple Statue of Liberty replica in Brazil
A replica of the Statue of Liberty collapsed during a powerful storm in Guaiba, Brazil, on Monday. The replica, nearly 24 meters tall, was installed in 2020 as a promotional symbol for a Brazilian retail store chain called Havan. No injuries were reported,

DeMarvion Overshown reflects on season debut, praises Cowboys newcomer https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/news/demarvion-overshown-reflects-season-debut-praises-dallas-cowboys-newcomer

#RoteListe: Für #Raubfliegen-Arten feucht-kühler Lebensräume wird es schwerer
Fast die Hälfte aller Raubfliegenarten Deutschlands, nämlich 40 von 83 in Deutschland etablierten Arten, sind bestandsgefährdet oder bereits ausgestorben. Das zeigt die neue Rote Liste der Raubfliegen, die das Bundesamt …

Rote Liste: Für Raubfliegen-Arten feucht-kühler Lebensräume wird es schwerer - Rote-Liste-Zentrum Rote-Liste-Zentrum
Fast die Hälfte aller Raubfliegenarten Deutschlands, nämlich 40 von 83 in Deutschland etablierten Arten, sind bestandsgefährdet oder bereits ausgestorben. Das zeigt die neue Rote Liste der Raubfliegen, die das Bundesamt für Naturschutz und das Rote-Liste-Zentrum jetzt veröffentlicht haben. Citizen Science hat zu einer umfangreicheren Datengrundlage beigetragen.

2025 Week 3 NFL score predictions, odds, top picks today: Expert reveals exact scores for all 16 games

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2025-we

Drone sampling of whale breath reveals first evidence of potentially deadly virus in Arctic
https://phys.org/news/2025-12-drone-sampling-whale-reveals-evidence.html

UK AI Security Institute report: AI models are rapidly improving at potentially dangerous biological and chemical tasks, and show fast jumps in self-replication (Shakeel Hashim/Transformer)
https://www.transformernews.ai/p/aisi-ai-s

AI is making dangerous lab work accessible to novices, UK’s AISI finds
UK AISI’s first Frontier AI Trends Report finds that AI models are getting better at self-replication, too

Sources: Disney has been hesitant to license its IP to Roblox because it doesn't consider it a safe platform, bucking the trend followed by Netflix and others (Jennifer Maas/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/gaming/news/roblox-fortnite-hollywood-…

Roblox and Fortnite Team With Hollywood: Brand Collabs, Safety Issues
How Roblox and Fortnite are being utilized by Hollywood studios to spread brand awareness, even as safety proves to be an issue.