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AT&T expands fiber internet to 2 million Georgia homes and businesses
2+ hour, 7+ min ago (232+ words) ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) -AT&T and state leaders celebrated the expansion of AT&T Fiber to more than 2 million homes and small businesses across Georgia during an event in Albany. Riley Blount, AT&T Georgia president, said the company has…...
Alabama House passes bill to give parents more control of what’s on their child’s devices
23+ hour, 34+ min ago (388+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Alabama's House of Representatives passed a bill unanimously that would require parents to give app store providers consent for their kids to download, buy, or make in-app purchases. The chamber voted 103-0 to pass House Bill 161. The bill…...
Verizon users report service issues amid possible outage
1+ week, 2+ day ago (277+ words) (Gray News) - Verizon customers across the U.S. are reporting service problems, indicating a possible major outage. According to DownDetector, Verizon users began reporting problems around noon Jan. 14. About an hour later, nearly 200,000 users reported issues with the service provider. About 66% of…...
Mandatory 10-digit dialing in 334 area code to begin Jan. 23
2+ week, 1+ day ago (234+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTVY) - Phone calls made in the Wiregrass and other parts of southeast and central Alabama will be undergoing changes over the next two months. Beginning January 23, those that have a 334 area code in the state will be required…...
High-speed internet project reaches all Alabama counties
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (226+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey joined state and local leaders in Wilcox County to celebrate the Alabama Middle-Mile Fiber Network's progress in reaching all of Alabama's 67 counties. There are Alabama Fiber Network lines that are continuing to be constructed....
Scammers using AI to clone voice of loved ones to steal information, money
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (975+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in just about everything these days. People use it daily for things like ChatGPT, Google and even online shopping. Scammers are using it too. They could use your voice to trick…...
Scammers using AI to clone voice of loved ones to steal info and money
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (975+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in just about everything these days. People use it daily for things like ChatGPT, Google and even online shopping. Scammers are using it too. They could use your voice to trick…...
Amazon Web Services outage causes disruptions worldwide
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (135+ words) A massive Amazon Web Services outage is causing disruptions around the world Monday. (Gray News) " A massive Amazon Web Services outage is causing disruptions around the world Monday. The cloud-based service hosts many websites for companies like the government, universities…...
WRGX Wiregrass could be dropped from YouTube TV in dispute with NBC
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (156+ words) DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - YouTube TV is threatening to drop WRGX Wiregrass from their service beginning on October 1. The dispute is between NBC and Google, which runs YouTube TV, and affects channels NBC owns, as well as those that are affiliates…...
113th USPS Operation Santa begins
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (247+ words) DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The U.S. Postal Service has kicked off its 113th season of USPS Operation Santa. This program invites children from across the country to write and send their holiday wish lists to Santa. This program connects letter writers to generous…...