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Following a spate of lawsuits and investigations over its child safety systems, Roblox is going to implement mandatory facial verification for all users who want to access communication features, starting in January. The platform is also introducing age-based chat, meaning users can only communicate with others in a similar age group. Starting Tuesday, users can voluntarily verify their age to secure their access to communication features. In the first week of December, Roblox will begin enforcing the age-check requirement in select markets, including Australia, the Netherlands and New Zealand. From January, all users around the world will be required to…

        | Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 18:25 [IST] iQOO is all set to launch the iQOO 15 in India on November 26. The company has been gradually revealing the specs of the next-gen phone, and even the price has been tipped online. But we have now exclusively brought you the confirmed pricing of the iQOO 15 ahead of the launch. Here’s how much it would cost.iQOO 15 Price Range in India ConfirmediQOO CEO Nipun Marya confirmed that the iQOO 15 would fall in the ₹65,000 to ₹70,000 range, marking a price hike compared to its predecessor,…

Data intelligence company Databricks is reportedly already in talks to raise fresh capital, just a few months after its last fundraise. Databricks is holding conversations to raise a funding round that values the company at a minimum of $130 billion, according to reporting from The Information. The company hasn’t signed a term sheet yet, the report added. That would prove a valuation bump of at least 30% over the $100 billion price tag Databricks achieved in its $1 billion Series J funding round in August. At the time, Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi told TechCrunch that the company raised…

        | Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 13:02 [IST] ASUS has added a new machine to its ProArt creator lineup in India called the ProArt P16, aimed at users who work with visual content, heavier media projects, and AI-enabled creative tools. The device focuses on performance hardware, display accuracy, and workflow features for people who spend long hours inside production or editing software rather than general-purpose use.Hardware Built Around AI and GPU WorkloadsThe ProArt P16 is equipped with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, which includes a built-in NPU for on-device AI tasks, along with…

Drunken Poet is one of the offensive Mystic Skills in Where Winds Meet. It’s a hand-to-hand combat technique that deals good damage over a five-hit combo, and it looks pretty stylish too. Like the majority of other Mystic Skills in this game, getting Drunken Poet is simple, though not immediately obvious. Drunken Poet is a secret skill in Where Winds Meet (albeit not a well-kept one), and to get it, you’ll need to source some alcohol and get absolutely smashed. Here’s what you need to do to unlock this ability. How to Unlock Drunken Poet in Where Winds Meet Where…

        | Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 13:27 [IST] The OPPO Find X9 and Find X9 Pro have officially made their debut in India. The launch of the Find X9 series in India comes less than a week after the OnePlus 15 made its debut in the country.The OPPO Find X9 series arrives with the powerful MediaTek Dimensity 9500 SoC and Hasselblad cameras. Apart from the chip and cameras, the OPPO Find X9 series also runs Android 16-based ColorOS 16.OPPO Find X9 Series Pricing, Offers, Availability in IndiaThe OPPO Find X9 price in India starts from Rs…

Mastodon’s creator, Eugen Rochko, is stepping down as CEO of the open source, decentralized social network and X rival, as part of the organization’s transition to a non-profit structure, announced at the beginning of the year. The change is Mastodon’s most significant leadership overhaul to date, and one designed to ensure Mastodon’s longevity. As part of the organization’s restructuring, Mastodon will be governed by a board of directors, which today includes Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, Karien Bezuidenhout, Esra’a Al Shafei, Mastodon Community Director Hannah Aubry (who will be stepping down), and Felix Hlatky, who will be taking the role of…

As a multiplayer PvPvE game first and foremost, it doesn’t seem like ARC Raiders would have much of a story. On its surface, the story of ARC Raiders seems to serve more as a backdrop for why players are hunting for ARC and fighting other raiders. However, the depth of ARC Raiders’ lore shows that it has a much more impactful narrative than what meets the eye upon first entering Speranza. Community is a major theme of ARC Raiders, both in its story and its gameplay initiative, as players can team up in parties of friends or with other solo…

With consumers increasingly asking questions of ChatGPT — not Google — product discovery is changing. And the promise to give brands visibility and control over this fast-growing search channel has made Peec AI one of Europe’s hottest startups. Just four months after its Seed round led by 20VC, the Berlin-based startup has raised a $21 million Series A led by European VC firm Singular. CEO Marius Meiners declined to disclose the valuation, but said it had tripled and was now above $100 million.  This comes after Peec AI grew its annual recurring revenue to more than $4 million in only…

        | Published: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 8:45 [IST] The OPPO Find X9 series is set to make its debut in India today. The line-up will include the OPPO Find X9 and Find X9 Pro. To recall, the OPPO Find X9 series is already released in Globally and China.The Find X9 series will also be the first to incorporate the flagship MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chip in India. Apart from the new chip, the Find X9 series also continues OPPO’s partnership with Hasselblad for the cameras, despite its omission from the OnePlus 15.OPPO Find X9 Series India LaunchThe…