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Discord will decide which servers to age-gate 'with a combination of automated detection with AI validation and human review'
By Jody Macgregor published
News What could possibly go wrong?

Five new Steam games you probably missed (February 16, 2026)
By Shaun Prescott published
New on Steam Sorting through every new game on Steam so you don't have to.

The EU declares TikTok's 'infinite scroll' and 'highly personalised recommender system' are 'addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act'
By Justin Wagner published
News The European Commission has taken a stance against some of social media's deleterious rhythms.

Oh, good: Discord's age verification rollout has ties to Palantir co-founder and panopticon architect Peter Thiel
By Lincoln Carpenter published
News Discord is "experimenting" with an age authentication vendor whose major investors include Thiel's Founders Fund.

Microsoft AI CEO curiously omits 'Microsoft AI CEO' from list of white collar jobs that will be replaceable by AI in next 18 months
By Wes Fenlon published
News I'm sure there's a good reason for the omission.

Microsoft lawyers had to consult with representatives of The Fonz to get a Weezer music video on the Windows 95 install CD
By Jess Kinghorn published
News AYYY!

Following Discord's suit, OpenAI will also predict your age based on your usage to know if it should ID you at the digital door
By James Bentley published
News How much does ChatGPT know about you?

Thanks to Microsoft adding all those extra features to Notepad, it now unfortunately sports one more: An exploitation vulnerability with a high security rating
By Nick Evanson published
News At least it's easy enough to avoid, until Notepad gets patched to fix the problem.
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