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Alabama awards $460M to expand broadband access
4+ hour, 49+ min ago (190+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " Governor Kay Ivey announced Monday that Alabama's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Program proposal has been approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The approval allows the state to provide high-speed internet to roughly 92,000 unserved…...
Tennessee residents warned about new text message scam
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (113+ words) Tennessee residents warned about new text message scam'rocketcitynow.com Tennessee residents warned about new text message scam NASHVILLE, Tenn. " Tennessee authorities are warning residents about a new text message scam targeting drivers. The messages claim recipients have "pending traffic violations…...
Text Scam Hits Marshall County -- Targeting the Sheriff Himself
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (208+ words) MARSHALL COUNTY, Ala " "A new"text message scam is circulating in Marshall County " and it was bold enough to target the sheriff himself. The Marshall County Sheriff's Office posted a warning to Facebook on Tuesday alerting residents to the scheme,…...
Amazon raises price for Prime Video ad-free tier. Here's how much it'll cost.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (262+ words) WASHINGTON " Amazon announced it is raising the price of its ad-free Prime Video subscription." The change, which will raise the monthly price from $2.99 to $4.99, comes as Amazon revamped their ad-free tier. Prime Video Ultra, as the tier is now called,…...
Beware of a New Scam in Huntsville!
1+ week, 5+ day ago (86+ words) Beware of a New Scam in Huntsville!rocketcitynow.com HUNTSVILLE, Ala. " Huntsville police are advising the public to be aware of a phony "alarm registration" text message now circulating in the area. The department shared the following alert regarding the…...
VERIFY: Is it legal to decrypt encrypted police radio?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (54+ words) VERIFY: Is it legal to decrypt encrypted police radio?rocketcitynow.com VERIFY: Is it legal to decrypt encrypted police radio? To stream FOX54 on your phone, you need the FOX54 app. Download the FOX54 app Next up in 5 Example video title will go…...
Is Facebook down? Thousands report issues with social media platform
2+ week, 6+ day ago (129+ words) WASHINGTON " Thousands of users are experiencing issues with their Facebook accounts on Tuesday afternoon." More than 10,000 users reported issues with the social media platform on DownDetector,"a website tracking outage reports. More than half of the reports were with the…...
Data centers targeted in US-Iran conflict highlight industry's vulnerability to disasters
2+ week, 6+ day ago (494+ words) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, " Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry's vulnerability to conflict. The company's cloud computing…...
YouTube back up after thousands of users experience issues with platform
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (177+ words) WASHINGTON " Thousands of users reported issues with YouTube on Tuesday night amid an outage that latest about two hours. After 10 p.m. ET, YouTube reported that the issue was fixed. More than 300,000 users experienced issues earlier in the evening, according to outage-tracking…...
Don’t get fooled this Valentine’s Day: Watch out for online and romance scams
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (239+ words) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. " Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and while romance is in the air, so are scams.Spending for the holiday is projected to reach $29.1 billion this year, up from $27.5 billion in 2025, according to the National Retail Federation....