9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (199+ words) For the past several years, AT&T has unsuccessfully sought state approval to discontinue landline service in rural areas of Shasta County. ATT's desire to terminate landline service appears to be a business decision to eliminate the excessive costs of…...

4+ day, 32+ min ago  (872+ words) A similar scene played out a few miles away, in an early 20th-century cardboard box factory turned high-end office space. Nearly 20 people in their 30s stared at their cellphones for a few minutes. Then they set them down and looked at…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (134+ words) Red Bluff Daily News By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Meta Platforms…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (627+ words) By KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press Business Writer EU regulators said their two-year investigation found that Tik Tok hasn't done enough to assess how features such as autoplay and infinite scroll could harm the physical and mental health of users, including…...

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (114+ words) There was a time when getting a new cellphone felt like signing a mortgage " except with worse terms. You'd walk into a carrier store, pick out a shiny new phone, and they'd practically hand it over "for free" " as long…...