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Introducing Instagram Plus: A new subscription model for enhanced user experience
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (23+ words) WRAL Introducing Instagram Plus: A new subscription model for enhanced user experience...
NC House passes bill to crack down on data centers, fast-track nuclear power
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (967+ words) New restrictions on data centers in North Carolina are a step closer to becoming law after the state House of Representatives voted to approve them Wednesday. "North Carolinians are seeing higher electricity bills driven by rapid data center growth and…...
UK orders Google to allow publishers to opt out of AI scraping for search summaries
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (363+ words) The Competition and Markets Authority said it was ordering Google to give online publishers the option, in what it called a "world first." The watchdog is seeking to loosen the U. S. tech giant's stranglehold on the U. K's online search market by…...
Direc TV-Scripps blackout hits 54 stations, leaving some without the Stanley Cup Final
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (206+ words) Many Direc TV viewers hoping to watch Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Tuesday night between the Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes received a message saying the contract with Scripps has expired. The message also directed viewers interested…...
NC lawmakers zoom in on "addictive" apps as they social media restrictions for teens
6+ day, 16+ min ago (561+ words) Lawmakers are looking to narrow the scope of a bill that would ban social media for some North Carolina teenagers. They're zooming in on features that they say make the apps more addictive." On Tuesday, lawmakers recommended changes to the…...
NC lawmakers press for fast action on data center crackdown bill
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (48+ words) WRAL NC lawmakers press for fast action on data center crackdown bill A bill cracking down on data centers being built in North Carolina is expected to move quickly through the state House of Representatives starting Tuesday....
Malaysia enforces ban on social media accounts for children younger than 16: : WRAL. com
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (457+ words) The rules require social media platforms to implement age-verification systems and block users under 16 from creating accounts. They apply to platforms with at least 8 million users, including Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and You Tube. Companies that fail to comply could…...
Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content
2+ week, 3+ day ago (256+ words) That figure is three times the 5% initial contribution requirement the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, CRTC, set out in 2024, which is being challenged in court by U. S. -based major streamers, including Apple, Amazon and Spotify. The CRTC made the decision as…...
Most misspelled words in North Carolina: : WRAL. com
2+ week, 4+ day ago (101+ words) Most misspelled words in North Carolina WRAL Most misspelled words in North Carolina The most misspelled word in North Carolina is "spaghetti," according to a recent analysis of Google search data. The analysis looked at search data from January through…...
Malaysia orders Tik Tok to explain 'grossly offensive' fake content targeting king
2+ week, 4+ day ago (238+ words) The Communications and Multimedia Commission said the move followed the circulation of "grossly offensive, false, menacing and insulting" content, including AI-generated videos and manipulated images linked to an account falsely claiming association with king Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar. Such matters fall…...