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Jury orders Meta and Google to pay woman $6 million in social media addiction trial
6+ hour, 51+ min ago (1394+ words) Updated March 25, 2026 at 5:27 PM CDT A California jury on Wednesday found that Meta and Google's YouTube were to blame for the depression and anxiety of a woman who compulsively used social media as a small child, awarding her $6 million in…...
The community around Meta’s data center has questions. We’re looking for answers.
2+ week, 37+ min ago (577+ words) A few of Diane Cobb's deviled eggs were already missing before the meeting even started. She'd invited all her neighbors in Holly Ridge, Louisiana, to talk about a community monitoring project to find out how Meta's Hyperion data center across…...
Inside the growing market for 'dumb' phones
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (139+ words) There's a growing market for simpler phones that are mainly just for making calls and texting, and don't have colorful displays or social media apps. And for people who want to disconnect from the ... This newscast is updated weekdays at…...
What does TikTok's new ownership mean for users in the U.S.?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (521+ words) Now for another story connected to concerns about China's influence. TikTok users have had a week to digest the news that the app accessed in the U.S. is now mostly American-owned. NOAHGLENNCARTER: It was a good run. TikTok might actually be…...
How to make data centers less thirsty: Build them near wind and solar energy
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (124+ words) The data centers needed to power artificial intelligence are notoriously thirsty for electricity and water to keep them from overheating. But data centers' direct water usage pales in comparison to that of most legacy power plants. This newscast is updated…...
Outage at Amazon Web Services disrupts websites across the internet
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (402+ words) Updated October 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM CDT A massive outage at Amazon Web Services disrupted major websites and apps on Monday, in a show of how one company's online infrastructure has become essential for many modern businesses to function. Amazon said it…...
New Roblox, Discord lawsuit stems from Baton Rouge man's alleged grooming of teen
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (556+ words) A Baton Rouge man is at the center of another lawsuit filed against Roblox and Discord, this time in federal court. Joseph Randall, a 20-year-old from Baton Rouge, allegedly used Roblox, a digital gaming platform, and later Discord, a messaging…...
We've all gotten those hiring scam texts. Instead of deleting, this writer played along
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (650+ words) ALEXANDER SAMMON: Hey. Thanks so much for having me. CHANG: I'm so sorry I don't have a job to offer you, but I want to hear about what you did. So walk us through that first exchange. What did they say…...
Dating app data is hard to access, so researchers made their own app
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (108+ words) Dating apps collect a lot of useful data from their users that could help researchers better understand love and relationships. This newscast is updated weekdays at 6am, 9am, noon, 3pm, and 6pm. Dating app data is hard to access, so researchers made their own…...
Done with dating apps? How to meet people in real life
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (610+ words) Confidence coach Regina Bonds thinks that flirting in real life is a lost art. "In this new world of dating, everybody's behind a computer screen," she says. "So many people don't know how to put themselves out there." If talking…...