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Olympic marketing deal hopes to meet young fans where they are - on Roblox

The Olympics’ ever-expanding quest to draw in young fans is meeting them where they are — on Roblox

The Independent UK

Is Roblox down? Chat not working on popular gaming service

The platform is currently investigating an issue with text filtering on the service that has left users unable to communicate with each other

Evening Standard

What is Minecraft and why is it so popular? An explainer for kids (and their parents)

Here's why Minecraft has millions of fans worldwide

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‘Advergames’: how games platform Roblox became a corporate marketing playground

Advertising to children is strictly regulated – but household brands are flooding the gaming platform Roblox with interactive marketing. Is this a danger to young users?

The Guardian - UK

Roblox reveals data breach that may have affected some of its biggest fans

Thousands of emails, belonging to Roblox conference attendees, leaked on the dark web

TechRadar

The growing influence of virtual gaming platforms like Roblox on how we interact online

Roblox is an online platform that allows users to create games and play those designed by others. A self-described “ultimate virtual universe,” it is hard to pinpoint exactly what Roblox is: Is it a game? Is it social media? Is it a place to create content or consume media? Is…

The Conversation

Looks like Roblox is going to be the first to build the Holodeck — here's why

Roblox is building tools that will allow creators to generate entire worlds that are both 3D and interactive.

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Ikea will pay humans $17 an hour to work virtual jobs in its video game store

The gaming platform has become a testing ground for brands looking to experiment in the virtual marketplace.

Fortune

Ikea is paying real people $16.80 an hour to work at its virtual Roblox game

Ikea is launching a game inside Roblox, where virtual employees will be paid a real hourly wage

The Independent UK

Ikea is hiring workers for its online Roblox store for £13.15 per hour, and you can even serve virtual meatballs

Limited edition job.

PC Gamer

Gamers Spent 16.7B Hours On Roblox In 3 Months: This Guy Makes 6-Figures Creating Games On It

Roblox surges with 16.7 billion hours played in 3 months. Dev (Madsen) shares tips for aspiring game designers on the platform.

International Business Times UK

Roblox Stock Plunges On Firm's Weak Outlook. Investors Say 'Game Over.'

Video game platform Roblox beat estimates for the first quarter but guided below views for the current quarter and full year. Roblox stock plummeted on the news.

Investors Business Daily

Dow Jones Falls After Jobless Claims Jump; Airbnb, Arm, Roblox Plunge On Earnings

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones fell Thursday after weekly jobless claims. Arm stock and Roblox plunged after posting earnings.

Investors Business Daily

Stocks Slip Before the Open as Bond Yields March Higher, BoE Decision in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.15%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.26% this morning as U.S. Treasury yields marched higher, while investors continued to digest corporate earnings reports and evaluate the trajectory of Federal Reserve monetary policy.

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Stocks Slip Before the Open on Higher Bond Yields and Weak Earnings, BoE Decision in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM24) are down -0.27%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM24) are down -0.38% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session mixed as investors digested the latest batch of corporate earnings reports and continued to evaluate the trajectory of Federal…

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Roblox Reports First Quarter Earnings This Thursday

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These two growth stocks have enormous long-term opportunities.

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3 Cathie Wood Stocks Analysts Like Better Than Tesla

While Ark Invest scoops up Tesla, these three Cathie Wood picks have higher analyst ratings than the struggling EV leader.

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An AI company has been generating porn with gamers' idle GPU time in exchange for Fortnite skins and Roblox gift cards

And now I feel like I need to take a shower. Ugh.

PC Gamer

Fortnite executive says its user creation monetisation is strictly '18-plus' but 'in regions where it is permissible, yes we should lower that age'

"There's a lot of Lego creators that want to still express themselves, [who] can't right now because of how these rules work".

Barchart

6 Under-the-Radar AI Stocks That Analysts Expect to Rally

Morgan Stanley is betting on these stocks to benefit from the AI megatrend.

International Business Times

How AI Changes The Gaming Industry

AI advancements won't just modify the gaming experience; they will rewrite the creation, play, and engagement rules, boosting the industry's revenue and earnings growth, according to experts.

International Business Times

10 Best Roblox Games For 2024: Explore The Exciting Adventures That Await You

If there is one thing a Roblox game is good at, it is to make sure that you will not have any dull moment. Just install them and you're all set for a fun day.

Evening Standard

The 10 best Roblox games of 2024 for children and teenagers

Anime superheroes, Bratz dolls, and killer pigs can be found on the gaming platform’s biggest hits

PC Gamer

Roblox executive acknowledges 'you can say, okay, we are exploiting child labour,' but would prefer you saw them as job creators

What a year, eh?

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