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With data center boom heading to Western Pa., Virginia offers roadmap — and warnings
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (1736+ words) This is the first in an ongoing series on data center development in Western Pennsylvania and the impact it has on surrounding businesses and residents. Western Pennsylvania appears poised for what could be the biggest infrastructure boom since the end…...
Pennsylvania officials warn of PennDOT text phishing scams
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (375+ words) If you've received a text message recently from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, it's definitely a phishing scam, state officials say. Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration Thursday put out a notice " alongside PennDOT, Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission…...
Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (547+ words) LOS ANGELES " A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages. The multimillion-dollar verdict will grow,…...
Elan Justice Pavlinich: Shippingport data centers will be financial, health burdens on Beaver County residents
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (830+ words) Southwestern Pennsylvania is set to become home to a fleet of massive data centers, seemingly whether residents want it or not. Three new ones just received approval to be built near the old Bruce Mansfield power plant in Shippingport. Some…...
Town hall about proposed Pennsylvania cellphone ban in schools draws crowd
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (1334+ words) Momentum is growing for a push to ban cellphones in the state's public schools. State Reps. Mandy Steele, D-Fox Chapel, and Jill Cooper, R-Murrysville, are among those spearheading House Bill 1814 to restrict cellphones in classrooms. It's a proposed bell-to-bell ban,…...
Gilpin begins ‘preventative measures’ in regard to data centers
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (283+ words) In the coming months, the Gilpin supervisors plan to be proactive by having conversations about how best to regulate potential data centers in the township. During a meeting Tuesday, the supervisors authorized township Solicitor Tim Miller to draft an amendment…...
Letter to the editor: Cellphones should be allowed in schools
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (154+ words) The Pennsylvania Legislature is about to pass a bill prohibiting cellphones in schools. This is another example of legislation punishing a large section of the population because of a few. In addition to teaching the three "R's," schools are supposed…...
Data center tax break created to boost economy, add jobs in Pa. could cost state billions
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1607+ words) HARRISBURG " As data centers spread and draw backlash across the state, new figures are emerging about their potential long-term costs. The Shapiro administration's latest budget estimates show Pennsylvania could lose out on about $2 billion in revenue by mid-2031 due to a…...
Landmark trial accusing social media companies of addicting children to their platforms begins
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (880+ words) LOS ANGELES " The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, began…...
Verizon’s FIOS TV customers will be able to watch the Super Bowl, Olympics on WPXI
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) FIOS TV customers will be able to watch the Super Bowl and the Winter Olympics on Pittsburgh's WPXI after a dispute that started in December between the Verizon television service and Cox Media Group. Cox Media is WPXI's parent company....