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An app’s blunt life check adds another layer to the loneliness crisis in China
4+ hour, 16+ min ago (705+ words) It's called, simply, "Are You Dead?" It's simple and straightforward " essentially a 21st-century Chinese digital version of those American pendants with an alert button on them for senior citizens that gave birth to the famed TV commercial: "I've fallen, and…...
Data center ‘gold rush’ pits local officials’ hunt for new revenue against residents’ concerns
1+ week, 4+ day ago (17+ words) Data center "gold rush" pits local officials" hunt for new revenue against residents" concerns'Chattanooga Times Free Press...
No data centers in Hamilton County, please, and more rants
2+ week, 4+ day ago (13+ words) No data centers in Hamilton County, please, and more rants'Chattanooga Times Free Press...
Walmart customers report outage for mobile and web services
2+ week, 5+ day ago (12+ words) Walmart customers report outage for mobile and web services'Chattanooga Times Free Press...
BBB: Password manager tips you can trust for guarding your online world
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (31+ words) Earlier this month, I mentioned the importance of protecting your information by using strong and unique passwords, noting that it's best to secure a password manager to help you maintain complicated ......
As data centers flock to Georgia, state lawmakers haven’t pumped the brakes | Chattanooga Times Free Press
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (1182+ words) Earlier this year, state legislators took aim at the data centers flooding Georgia with a bill that would require them to pick up their energy tab, sparking passionate debates about whether putting that in state law was necessary. Driving the…...
In Vermont, pay phones return free of charge in cellular dead zone | Chattanooga Times Free Press
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (501+ words) I realized, wow, there's no cell service for 10 miles (16 kilometers) in either direction," he said. The community could really benefit from something like this." Everyone's pretty surprised, and they're like, "Is that a real pay phone? Does that really work?...
NAACP, others appeal xAI turbine permits for Memphis data center
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (29+ words) The NAACP and another group are challenging the Shelby County Health Department's decision to grant xAI an air permit for 15 gas turbines at its South Memphis data center....
BBB warns companies, individuals of fake subscription renewals | Chattanooga Times Free Press
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (483+ words) March 8, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. by Michele Mason / Chattanooga Better Business Bureau Ever received an email thanking you for a payment you didn't make or warning you that you're behind on a subscription renewal that's not due? You're not alone. Scammers are posing…...
Tennessee house approves bill to ban cell phones during class | Chattanooga Times Free Press
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (280+ words) March 4, 2025 at 10:53 a.m. by Sam Stockard / Tennessee Lookout The Tennessee House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a measure requiring schools to ban cell phone use when teachers are instructing students. House bill 932, sponsored by Republican Rep. Rebecca Alexander of Jonesborough, passed…...