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New laws coming for data centers says House Chair of Natural Resources
1+ hour, 8+ min ago (29+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth New laws coming for data centers says House Chair of Natural Resources...
Whats App will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers for added privacy
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (339+ words) Whats App users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot. The app said it has started allowing users to reserve unique usernames,…...
Data center concerns grow near Dinosaur Valley dinosaur tracks
1+ week, 6+ day ago (661+ words) Residents, environmental experts, and state officials are gathering Tuesday evening in Glen Rose for a community meeting focused on data centers and their potential impacts on Dinosaur Valley State Park. The meeting, organized by Protect the Paluxy Valley, comes as…...
Are Facebook and Instagram down? Users report outages
2+ week, 3+ day ago (216+ words) Facebook and Instagram users reported outages on Meta's social media platforms Friday morning. Reports began spiking on Down Detector around 9: 30 a. m. ET. It peaked around 10 a. m. ET with more than 110, 000 users reporting issues with Facebook's website and mobile app. "We're aware people…...
Dallas lacks zoning policy tailored to data centers amid regional boom
3+ week, 5+ day ago (27+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Dallas lacks zoning policy tailored to data centers amid regional boom...
Here's what happened when a Dallas ISD middle school banned cellphones years before the rest of Texas
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (39+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Here's what happened when a Dallas ISD middle school banned cellphones years before the rest of Texas...
Meta launches Whats App 'incognito' mode to address privacy concerns for AI chats
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (336+ words) Meta Platforms said Wednesday it's rolling out an "incognito" mode for Whats App users to have private conversations with its AI chatbot, a move intended to ease privacy concerns about sensitive information that users share in chats. The social media…...
Red Oak residents protest data center
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (17+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Red Oak residents protest data center...
Rural Texas counties call for data center regulations
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (21+ words) NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Rural Texas counties call for data center regulations...
Texas DSHS says this internet workaround can keep youth camps licensed and open this summer
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (332+ words) The Texas Department of State Health Services has settled a lawsuit with a group of youth camp operators over new state licensing requirements. Nineteen camp operators sought an injunction to prevent the state from enforcing a new state law requiring…...