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- Roblox Settles With Alabama Over Child Safety Concerns—But Still Faces State Lawsuits
Roblox reached a $12 million settlement with Alabama Thursday, but it still faces a half dozen lawsuits from states accusing it of failing to protect young users from child predators.
- Blackpink Star Lisa Returns With Another Bestseller Without Her Band
Anyma reaches new career heights as "Bad Angel," his team-up with Blackpink's Lisa, debuts on multiple sales charts in the U.K. this week.
- Section 127 Plans: A Tax-Smart Way To Pay For Education Or Student Loans
Employer-provided educational assistance plans under section 127 of the tax code can offer up to $5,250 in tax-free benefits for employees. Here’s what you need to know.
- D.C. Climate Week 2026: Climate Policy Meets Clean Energy Innovation
D.C. Climate Week is underway for the second time, with more than 250 low-cost or free events across Washington. Join and explore what it has to offer.
- Billionaire Michael Dell Announces $750 Million Donation For Hospital, Research Center In Austin
The donation will fund a new hospital and medical research campus.
Technology
- Microsoft removes Call of Duty from Game Pass, lowers subscription pricing
New Xbox CEO says subscription "has become too expensive for too many players."
- Framework Laptop 13 Pro is a major overhaul for the modular, upgradeable laptop
Laptop includes Core Ultra Series 3 CPUs, a bigger battery, and a touchscreen.
- Framework Laptop 16 upgrades make it look less like an unfinished prototype
A lower-end Ryzen AI 340 CPU option will also bring the price down, for now.
- Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, lawsuit says
“It’s working!“: Amazon emails with vendors show pattern of disappearing deals.
- Building agent-first governance and security
As AI agents increasingly work alongside humans across organizations, companies could be inadvertently opening a new attack surface. Insecure agents can be manipulated to access sensitive systems and proprietary data, increasing enterprise risk. In some modern enterprises, non-human identities (NHI) are outpacing human identities, and that trend will explode with agentic AI. Solid governance and…
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