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UW study reveals effects of long-term smartphone use on teens
9+ hour, 47+ min ago (355+ words) SEATTLE " The University of Washington released a study on smartphone and social media use in teens. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). In the study, researchers looked at the smartphone habits of teens…...
YouTube rolls out Recap, a review of your viewing habits
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (139+ words) If you ever wondered how much you watch on YouTube or what exactly you view when you go down the rabbit hole, the video platform will now tell you. YouTube has introduced YouTube Recap. The company said it "uniquely highlights…...
USPS announces price increase for shipping
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (223+ words) It will cost more to ship packages through the U.S. Postal Service next year. The USPS filed a notice to raise its rates with the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC), which oversees the Postal Service. The price increases will begin on Jan....
USPS, UPS, FedEx set holiday shipping deadlines
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (247+ words) The holiday season is in full swing and the post office, UPS and FedEx have set the deadlines to make sure your cards and packages to their destinations in time for the celebrations. The USPS said that Dec. 17 is the…...
Amazon Prime membership settlement: How to get your portion
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (272+ words) The allegation against Amazon came after a Business Insider investigation that showed that executives at Amazon knew that it was complicated to cancel a subscription, but did nothing to make it easier. While the settlement was a total of $2.5 billion,…...
What caused AWS outage?
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (310+ words) After a day of glitches and frustrations, officials know what caused the massive Amazon Web Services outage on Monday. Monday's computer problems were the third time in five years that the AWS US-EAST-1 system went down, impacting global business, Reuters…...
Discord says third-party customer service system breached, 70K users’ government IDs exposed
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (197+ words) Discord has informed users that a data breach occurred at a third-party vendor that has resulted in the exposure of about 70,000 users" government identifications. Discord said that its system was not breached, but instead was at a vendor it uses…...
5 phone scams that are catching people off guard
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (467+ words) Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it's a call, text, or voicemail, one wrong move could put…...
Instagram unsafe for teens because of ‘deliberate design choices,’ whistleblower says
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (202+ words) A new report from a whistleblower and four nonprofit groups claims Instagram is dangerous for teens and that changes that Meta has made have not gone far enough to protect young users. Meta, however, has fired back, saying that the…...
Return to sender: How to avoid the USPS scam text
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (492+ words) Scammers stick with the USPS scam text racket because it's effective. But the good news is, once you know what to look for, you'll be onto that scam like a dog on a postman. Spokeo explains how the scam works…...