A New Age-Verification Bill Could Make You Show ID To Use a Computer or Smartphone

If some lawmakers get their way, Americans could have to show IDs or submit facial scans to so much as open a laptop or power ...

PlayStation Begins UK and Ireland Age Verification Checks

Sony Interactive Entertainment is writing to all UK and Ireland users to request they verify their age as part of the company ...

Europe’s Online Age Verification App Is Here

Available for free to any company that wants to use it, the “completely anonymous” app puts the pressure on porn sites and ...
Lexington Herald Leader

KY lawmakers OK raising sports betting age, legalizing more forms of gambling

Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill to raise the sports betting age to 21 years old. The bill bans election betting and bars some prop bets on athletes from Kentucky schools. Additionally, the bill ...
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Michelin chefs are using charcoal, salt blocks, and dry age tricks to reinvent steak

A deep dive into seven elite kitchens reveals that some of the world’s best chefs are treating steak as far more than a simple piece of meat. From cooking directly over hot coals to using salt blocks, ...
Yahoo

Missouri lawmakers eye age verification measures for minors using social media, chatbots

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The log-in page of Instagram’s website (Alexander Castro/Rhode Island Current). For Quinton Hayes Jr. and his classmates, social ...
TheWrap

‘Brian’ Review: Underdog Coming-of-Age Story Is a Hilarious, Tender Home Run

In the storied history of coming-of-age cringe dramedies, “Brian” is a warm, well-earned hug. Like “Didi,” or “The Edge of Seventeen,” the perpetual suck of awkward adolescence is front and center in ...
Reuters

Australians reach for VPNs, find porn sites blocked as online age restrictions take effect

SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australians have been downloading virtual private networks (VPNs) in droves, while one of the world's largest porn distributors said it was blocking users ‌from its ...
Harvard Business Review

When Using AI Leads to “Brain Fry”

A new study finds that certain patterns of AI use are driving cognitive fatigue, while others can help reduce burnout. by Julie Bedard, Matthew Kropp, Megan Hsu, Olivia T. Karaman, Jason Hawes and ...
pcguide

Discord says it will use a mixture of “AI validation and human review” to determine age-restricted content

Discord users worldwide were hit with some bad news (depending on how to look at it) last week when the company announced a global rollout for face scans and ID checks, forcing users to prove they are ...
PC Gamer

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel

Operating Systems Resistance to operating system age checks coming from *checks notes* open source calculator and an OS that may just exclude Californians altogether Operating Systems A new California ...
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 ...