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2+ hour, 38+ min ago (12+ words) New, multigenerational St. Paul housing complex named to honor Rondo family'Pioneer Press...
Social media influencer banned from St. Paul parks
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (707+ words) A gift-giving social-media maven who claims inspiration from his religious faith has been temporarily banned from St. Paul's municipal parks. Josh Liljenquist's strategy as a "kindness influencer" has relied upon the healing power of philanthropy, guerrilla gift-giving and Jesus Christ....
Got an awkward or embarrassing Gmail address? Google is now letting users change it
1+ week, 1+ day ago (510+ words) By KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer Good news for people who regret the Gmail address they came up with when they registered for an account: Google is now letting users change it. Google started quietly rolling out the change late…...
Dakota County: Lawsuit alleges Hampton officials kept public in dark on data center
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (1029+ words) A pair of Hampton Township residents have sued the city of Hampton, alleging that city officials failed to comply with data requests, illegally redacted those requests when they did comply and failed to keep official records of city business, among…...
Google behind proposed Hermantown data center
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (678+ words) HERMANTOWN " Google has lifted the veil of secrecy that shrouded a controversial proposal to build a massive data center in the rural southwest corner of this city. The firm took public ownership of the project for the first time Tuesday…...
Washington County warns residents that scammers are impersonating county staff
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) Scammers impersonating Washington County staff are trying to trick residents into interacting with them, the county announced Monday night. The scammers are sending phishing emails " which try to gather personal or financial details " from a domain that is not the…...
Eagan plans to use data center pause to study potential impacts
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (674+ words) As the tech industry races to build sprawling facilities to fulfill growing data needs, the Eagan City Council has decided to pause any further data center development within the city, allowing staff to study long-term infrastructure impacts, clarify changing design…...
Data center opponents bring swelling opposition to Minnesota Capitol
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (627+ words) Environmental advocates and residents who live near proposed data centers called for a moratorium on new hyper-scale data centers and other restrictions at a Wednesday rally at the state Capitol in St. Paul. Some projects are still on track. A…...
Social media "addicting the brains of children," plaintiff"s lawyer argues in landmark trial
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (702+ words) By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Technology Writers Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's You Tube face claims that their platforms addict children through deliberate design choices that keep kids glued to their screens. Tik Tok and Snap,…...
Social media addiction's surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (845+ words) By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer It's simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or Tik Tok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute…...