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Part of the explanation for why so few users will need to verify their age is that Discord already uses an internal “age determination” system that looks at “how long your account has existed, whether you have a payment method on file, what types of servers you’re in, and general patterns of account activity.”

The spillover from a ransomware attack on one of the largest government contractors in the United States keeps getting bigger: More than 25 million people have now had personal data stolen in the hack. Conduent provides printing, mailroom services, and document and payment processing services for state government benefit operations, such as food assistance, as…

On Tuesday, Anthropic unveiled its new enterprise agents program, its most aggressive push yet to integrate agentic AI into everyday workplaces. In an official briefing, Anthropic’s head of Americas, Kate Jensen, told reporters that the new system would finally deliver on the promise of agentic AI. “2025 was meant to be the year agents transformed…

Waymo is opening its robotaxi services to the public in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando, as the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company quickens its pace of expansion. Waymo’s rollout will mimic its public launches in previous cities. Select riders who have downloaded the Waymo app will receive an invitation to take their first rides, starting…