Microsoft starts age verification for Xbox in UK
Xbox is rolling age verification For users in the UK To follow the Online Security Act. Microsoft has partnered with Yoti to be its reliable age verification service. To verify users that they are at least 18 years old, users will require users to provide a government ID, or a selfie, or their mobile number, or credit card check. The Redmond Company says that the data presented for verification will be encrypted and removed after use.
Microsoft states that age verification does not affect the Xbox game libraries. The Xbox will also allow unacceptable users to communicate with their friends using lessons, voice, party functionality and game invitation, and user -generated materials like activity feed. However, the users will lose access to some social characteristics if they do not verify their age until the beginning of 2026. You can be excluded from discords, custom clubs, groups and access to twitch broadcasting.
The European Union is working on an age verification system, which is Criticism From privacy experts.
To identify whether users are low to use YouTube AI
Xbox is not the only service rolling old sanctions, also doing YouTube. However, instead of using an identity service, Google has opted to use AI to analyze user accounts. This age guess model uses machine learning to check accounts based on their use and longevity to determine whether the user is less than 18.
If an account is identified as an underass, then youtube will be Apply some restrictions automatically Disable individual advertisements, enabling digital good equipment, add safety measures to recommendations, limit some material repeated ideas, etc.
YouTube says that users who have been under the age of 18 will need to verify their age using ID cards, selfies or credit cards. Unlike Xbox, who is rolling his age gating in the UK, YouTube will start rolling its age ban for some users in the US from August 13. This news has increased the concerns of privacy between users.
Adguard to remember Windows
Signal and brave browser are not the only ones that will miss Windows. Adguard has announced that its desktop app will also help users Block the controversial facilityThe recall app of Microsoft is designed to capture the content of the screen once every few seconds, and use information to create a searching database, making it easier to find what you were doing. However, it pose a serious privacy risk about personal identity, financial and other sensitive data.
Unlike the signal and brave, AdGUARD default does not block Windows recall by default, users will have to enable a setting to remember manually. However, unlike the other two apps, which only recall from capturing the screenshot of their own apps, recalling the edged block systemwide. This is very useful as it will completely disable the feature.
Firefox’s new add-on store layout is terrible
Is mosila Designed layout again Its ad-on store, and it is a trays. The new design moves different elements to the main part of the page from the sidebar, and since it is tall, it reaches a lot of scrolls. So to find out that an app was updated, you have to scroll 3 or 4 times contrary to the same look on the sidebar before this change. The overall design of Mozilla’s AMO has some type of strange tablet appearance, and many elements do not fit for a PC-first approach.
This is certainly a step in the quality of the design, Mozilla needs to improve it.
Google Photo and YouTube shorts now let you make videos from AI with AI
Google is carrying forward its AI game by adding new features to Google Photo and YouTube shorts. you can now Make videos from your photosApps use Gemini’s VO2 model for photo-to-video feature.
Just choose an image in Google photos and tab on “subtle movements” or “I’m lucky”, and the app will create a video clip that is 6 seconds long. The Google Photo App will soon get a new tab called Create, under which users may get tools like photos, remixes, collages. Remix is a new feature that will allow users to convert any photos into anime, comic, sketch or 3D animation. Photo-to-video in Google Photo is rolling for Android and iOS users in America
YouTube shorts have slightly more options in photo-to-video feature, and users have the facility to use generic effects. The feature will soon be rolled out for users from the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Brazilian antitrust officials openly investigated against Microsoft
Brazilian Cad Antitrest officials have opened an investigation against Microsoft based on the complaint of opera browser. Accused of complaint Microsoft is misusing its operating system to push its operating system aggressively. Windows 11 comes with the edge as the default web browser, and it tries to prevent users from switching to other browsers when a user runs on bing. Windows 11 also indicates users by recommending users to switch to the age, and it is rapid, safe, etc. These are seen as an antagomatative practices by many browser manufacturers.
Opera says that by forcing users to edge, other browser are out of significant preinstalance opportunities. It also criticized the design strategy and dark pattern of the Redmond Company to remove from competitive products. Following a complaint to Opera, CAD has opened an initial investigation in Microsoft. Microsoft has to respond to the allegations by August 15, 2025.
Google Loses Antitance Appeal against Executive Games
Google is Lost your appeal In the antitrust trial against the epic sports. The Mountain View Company was found guilty of making an illegal app store monopoly on Android in 2023. Following an appeal in 2024, Judge James Donato ordered Google to allow third party payment methods on the Play Store. He also asked Google to open the Play Store to allow third -party app markets. Google appealed to be against allowing access to the rival app store.
The ninth circuit court of appeals upheld the verdict by the lower court, and denied stay motion. Google is to allow third-party app marketplace. Epic Games Store is soon coming to Google Play soon. Google says that the decision can damage the safety of users, limit the choice and reduce its innovation. It is planning to appeal again.
