FYI they're sending the data to K-ID, a Malaysian AI company to "detect" the age.
Readit Newsajdude commented on Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month theverge.com/tech/875309/... · Posted by u/x01
> all users globally will be required to submit age verification via a face scan or submitted ID, or be given teen-level access restrictions.
Who seriously thinks a face scan can distinguish a 19-yr-old from a 20-yr old.
Or a 12-yr-old from a 13-yr-old.
Hang on. Does Discord know what a teen is?
Discord is announcing enhanced teen safety features rolling out globally that reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13.
They're using "k-id", a Malaysian AI company to detect it: https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/30326565624343...
ajdude commented on Waymo robotaxi hits a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica techcrunch.com/2026/01/29... · Posted by u/voxadam
From the Waymo blog...
> the pedestrian suddenly entered the roadway from behind a tall SUV, moving directly into our vehicle's path. Our technology immediately detected the individual as soon as they began to emerge from behind the stopped vehicle. The Waymo Driver braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made.
> Following contact, the pedestrian stood up immediately, walked to the sidewalk, and we called 911. The vehicle remained stopped, moved to the side of the road, and stayed there until law enforcement cleared the vehicle to leave the scene.
> Following the event, we voluntarily contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that same day.
I honestly cannot imagine a better outcome or handling of the situation.
> reducing speed from approximately 17 mph
Isn't the speed limit normally 15 mph or less in a school zone? Was the robotaxi speeding?
The other direction is just get a wallet that supports a real airtag. Because my wallet is so important to me, the name brand airtag, with UWB-enhanced findability, is worth swapping out my wallet rather than getting a sub-par credit-card find my compatible device. nb, I came to this conclusion after getting an aftermarket credit card device and found it lacking.
I have almost an identical wallet; I really considered using the card form factor but I would miss the precision find too much.
The challenge is how you prevent such features being abused by like stalkers
It would be nice if this could tie in to actively altering enforcement when it's turned on, maybe even require sharing with authorities for it to be enabled: the stalker would have to collaborate with police in order to stalk the victim.
I use netnewswire as my client and I'm self hosting freshrss, so my subscriptions can be synced between my phone and computer.
All of my YouTube and nebula channels I follow via RSS and I think that's kind of giving me the most bang for my buck. I can just get focused on the videos that I want to subscribe to without having to even go to YouTube and get pulled into the algorithm, as well as a few sub Reddits, hacker news front page (it's how I found this post), Lobste.rs, 404 Media, some local blogs (my food co-op, biking website, other community things), some web comics, one news group, and a couple forums.
I've also contemplated Podcasts, but I still have a dedicated player for that.
> this means only Safari will display the image, as far as I know.
Works fine for me in Orion on both desktop and mobile ( https://orionbrowser.com ).
Does anyone else use the phrase "I'm going to google XYZ" while referring to actually searching it up on Kagi, DDG, or another search engine?
The intro alone is worth the watch- this is incredible.