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Utah wants parents in the loop. Big Tech says that’s unconstitutional
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (1083+ words) One of the largest industry associations in the country sued Utah on Thursday over the state's second attempt at requiring age verification for tech companies when dealing with users who are minors. The Computer & Communication Industry Association, representing members like…...
Arizona's data center dilemma comes to a blow
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (1038+ words) The No Desert Data Center Coalition filed a lawsuit last week against Pima County in southern Arizona for approving a land sale and rezoning request from a data center developer " just the latest move in the battle over data centers…...
Bill prohibiting ‘bell-to-bell’ cellphone use in Utah’s K-12 schools clears first hurdle
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (703+ words) Senate Bill 69 may be the one piece of proposed legislation in 2026 that any Utah kid old enough to own a cellphone likely holds an opinion about. So perhaps it's apt that SB69 is being tackled during the opening days of the…...
The compulsive routine: Checking, refreshing and the rise of addictive smartphone use
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1571+ words) The story of a day now lives, quietly, inside a phone log. From the moment alarms go off on nightstands across the country, screens blink awake. More than 80% of Americans check a phone within the first 10 minutes of waking up,…...
Wish you could doomscroll with your family? Instagram has the solution
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (305+ words) If you've ever looked up from your phone and thought, "I'm not watching nearly enough reels today," Instagram has a new solution: Bring the Reels feed to your TV. Meta is rolling out a pilot "Instagram for TV" app " starting…...
ChatGPT tops Apple’s 2025 download list as families juggle AI, social media and screen time
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (428+ words) Apple's year-end App Store charts say a lot about how Americans used their phones in 2025 " and this year, artificial intelligence, not shopping or social media, sat at the top of the screen. According to Apple's U.S. App Store rankings, the most…...
Australia’s social media ban for under-16s takes effect. Kids are split — and so are adults
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (685+ words) Australia's new nationwide ban on social media accounts for children under 16 has officially kicked in, cutting millions of teens and preteens off from platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat and Facebook and instantly turning the country into a test case…...
‘Life in color again’: Why some young adults are switching their smartphones for flip phones
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1907+ words) When a buzzing smartphone started to feel like a weight she couldn't put down, Grace Freeman bought a flip phone on a dare. Freeman, a full-time seminary teacher, had joked with her students about trading in her iPhone. They laughed…...
‘Do it for the Vine’ — again. New Divine app brings back 6-second videos and promises no AI-generated content
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (711+ words) Road work ahead? I sure hope it does." Look at all those chickens." Ah, I could've dropped my croissant." Those three lines can pull a millennial or Gen Z adult straight back to the nostalgia of at-home sketches, chaotic impressions…...
Creekstone Energy closes funding round to advance world’s largest data center campus in Utah
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (519+ words) The push for Millard County to house the world's largest data center campus took another step forward last week when Creekstone Energy announced the closure of its Series B funding round to advance its potential data center campus. Salt Lake…...