Discord age checks push privacy wary gamers toward rival chat platforms

Discord’s upcoming age verification rollout is triggering privacy concerns and a measurable spike in searches for rival chat platforms among gamers. Community discussions highlight frustration with identity checks, perceived product decline, and aggressive monetization.

The security challenge of building trustworthy artificial intelligence assistants

New tools like OpenClaw show the appeal of always-on artificial intelligence assistants with deep access to personal data, but they also spotlight unresolved security risks, especially prompt injection attacks. Researchers are racing to design guardrails that protect users without stripping these agents of their usefulness.