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Simple ways to reduce screen time
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (188+ words) From silencing notifications and setting app limits to using tools that add friction to scrolling, experts say the key is replacing screen time with activities you actually enjoy As more people recognize the extensive time spent on their phones, a…...
State releases new Three-Year Statewide Broadband Plan
1+ week, 1+ day ago (176+ words) New Mexico's broadband office unveils its 2026-2028 statewide plan The Office of Broadband Access and Expansion has released its Three-Year Statewide Broadband Plan, outlining the agency's strategies, goals, and priorities for expanding high-speed internet access across New Mexico from 2026 through 2028. The…...
This is ‘brain rot,’ a slang term with something to it
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1110+ words) The mechanisms that keep you mindlessly scrolling may be similar to those behind addictions such as drug and alcohol use or gambling You grab your phone and in that first swipe, you see someone traveling the world. Why aren't you…...
Viral video raises $1.7 million to allow 88-year-old veteran to retire
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (436+ words) Internet sensations can turn up just about anywhere and can happen to just about anyone. One such sensation has led to a flood of donations for an 88-year-old veteran in Michigan. "It came out of the clear blue " I really…...
Rossen Reports: Don't click this 'refund' text, it's a scam
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (113+ words) A new scam spreading across the country is not demanding payment; it's dangling a refund. Rossen Reports has confirmed that cybercriminals are blasting out texts posing as official messages from ... What makes this scam especially dangerous is the twist: Instead…...
Secret Service thwarts massive telecom threat near UN General Assembly
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (278+ words) The Secret Service thwarted a massive telecom threat near the United Nations that could have disrupted New York City's communications. The Secret Service stopped a massive telecom threat near the United Nations headquarters in New York City on Tuesday, just…...
Russia suspected of jamming radar of EU leader’s plane above Bulgaria, official says
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (437+ words) A plane carrying European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was hit by GPS jamming over Bulgaria in a suspected Russian operation, a spokesperson said Monday. The plane landed safely at Plovdiv airport in central Bulgaria and von der Leyen…...
YouTube to begin testing a new AI-powered age verification system in the US
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (366+ words) YouTube on Wednesday will begin testing a new age-verification system in the U.S. that relies on artificial intelligence to differentiate between adults and minors, based on the kinds of videos that they have been watching. If the system flags a logged-in…...
The end of an era: AOL to discontinue dial-up internet after 30 years
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (243+ words) AOL, an internet pioneer that brought millions of Americans online for the first time, is discontinuing its dial-up service next month. The company that brought the internet to the masses in the 1990s and early 2000s recently posted a notice on its…...
FTC issues alert on fake Amazon texts
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (176+ words) The FTC is warning people about a new phishing scam where scammers pose as Amazon, sending fake refund texts to steal personal information Scammers are once again pretending to be Amazon, prompting a new warning from the Federal Trade Commission....