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Energy secretary says data centers don’t raise your power bill; critics disagree
1+ mon, 21+ hour ago (594+ words) As the White House backs rapid data-center growth, the energy secretary says costs won't rise. But advocates and researchers warn that demand is pressuring grids and bills. As data centers continue to expand across the United States, a debate has…...
TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (438+ words) Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the United States that was finalized last week. The…...
Australia begins world-first social media ban for children under 16
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (846+ words) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a world-first social media ban for children younger than 16 that took effect Wednesday as families taking back power from tech giants but warned the implementation would be difficult. Many children posted farewell messages, while…...
That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (213+ words) Yes, the Verizon $20 credit text is real. Here's how to verify it and claim it safely. Did you get a text from Verizon about a $20 account credit? You're not alone " and you're probably wondering whether it's legitimate. The short answer:…...
This is ‘brain rot,’ a slang term with something to it
2+ mon, 2+ week 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…...
Attorney General Lynn Fitch joins urge to allow cell phone jamming in prisons
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (68+ words) Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to allow cell phone jamming in prisons. Fitch says jamming technologies would disrupt signals coming from contraband cellphones. She also claims those phones are a problem nationwide, including…...
Rossen Reports: Don't click this 'refund' text, it's a scam
5+ 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 dismantles telecom threat around UN capable of crippling cell service in NYC
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (485+ words) While close to 150 world leaders prepared to descend on Manhattan for the U.N. General Assembly, the U.S. Secret Service was quietly dismantling a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area " a system investigators say could have crippled cell towers, jammed…...
Google to share search engine data as part of antitrust ruling
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (175+ words) A federal judge on Tuesday ordered a major makeover of Google's search engine in a crackdown aimed at curbing the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly, but rebuffed the U.S. government's request to break up the company. File video above: Judge…...
Instagram has unveiled a new location sharing feature. Here's how to turn it off
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (141+ words) Instagram has unveiled a new feature that allows you to share your location with friends on a map. Meta, Instagram's parent company, announced that their new feature would allow users to share their locations and see their friends' locations on…...