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Roblox Closes Video Chat Service; AI Movies Gain Popularity
Roblox is discontinuing its video chat feature. Simultaneously, artificial intelligence-generated movies are becoming a new trend in the entertainment industry.
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The Verge
This weekend, cinephiles across the world will march to their local theaters to feast their eyes on Christopher Nolan's new adaptation of The Odyssey. It's on track to rake in anywhere between $80-$100 million in just a few days. People are clearly excited to see how Nolan uses cutting-edge filmmaki
2026-07-15 20:00 UTC
The Verge
Roblox will be shutting down Roblox Connect, its video calling service introduced in 2023. Roblox Connect let you video chat with other people using your Roblox avatar, which would be able to mimic the movements you were making in real life. You could also run around with people on the call in a sha
2026-07-15 20:02 UTC