Google rolls out School time for parents
As the new school year approaches, Google has launched "School time," a feature aimed at helping parents manage their children's device usage during school hours.
Austin leaders react to naming of new police chief
Austin is moving forward with the hiring of its next police chief. Austin City Manager T.C. Broadnax tapped Lisa Davis for the job.
Lisa Davis tapped to be new Austin Chief of Police
If approved, Lisa Davis will be the second woman in Austin's history to hold the permanent chief role.
Former Austin City Council member Chris Riley dies
A former Austin City Council member has died. Chris Riley served on the city council between 2009-15.
Starbucks quarterly revenue falls on weak traffic in US and China
Starbucks' revenue fell 1% in the April-June period as customer traffic weakened in the U.S. and China.
Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion over facial recognition lawsuit
The 2022 lawsuit accused Facebook's parent company of illegally using facial recognition software without Texans' consent.
Google's AI Olympics ad draws backlash: 'People have lost the plot'
Google’s new commercial has garnered plenty of social media reactions from some users questioning its authenticity.
Apple's new AI features to be delayed after iOS 18 release: report
Apple's upcoming release of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools is now expected to occur later than originally expected, coming after the initial launch of the new iOS 18 software for iPhone and iPads, according to a report.
Biden in Austin: Security expected to be tight for presidential visit
Monday's presidential visit is expected to come with tight security and impacts to traffic, the airport and public transportation.
Biden in Austin: Austinites advised to expect airport travel, traffic, public transport delays
Austinites should be prepared for traffic, airport, and public transportation delays on Monday due to President Biden's scheduled visit to the LBJ Library, officials say.
License plate readers helping Austin police catch criminals
License plate readers are back, and the Austin Police Department is using the technology to catch criminals.
OpenAI's SearchGPT seeks to challenge Google in fight for dominant search engine
OpenAI is testing the SearchGPT feature, which would give users quicker and timely answers to their questions in search results online.
Getting to know the 2 Austin police chief finalists
Two finalists remain in the search for the Chief of the Austin Police Department. Those candidates are Lisa Davis and Jeffrey Norman.
Delta Air Lines still struggling to recover from CrowdStrike outage
Delta Air Lines is still struggling to recover from Friday's global CrowdStrike outage.
Netflix eliminating cheapest ad-free plan for US customers
Netflix customers with the Basic tier to have to make a membership change to continue watching content on the streaming platform.
Joe Biden drops out, endorses Kamala Harris: Central Texas leaders react
Central Texas leaders are reacting to the news that President Joe Biden will not be seeking re-election in the fall.
Airports nationwide recovering from delays, cancelations due to tech glitch
Airports globally, and here in Austin, are recovering from flight delays and cancelations following a glitch at the Austin-based cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Global tech outage could cause flight delays through the weekend
Airports across the world were impacted Friday by the global tech outage, including Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Austin firefighters complete advanced wildfire training
As of this summer, every Austin firefighter has completed an advanced level of wildfire training.
Austin medical facilities now required to have safety barriers after deadly ER crash
A new Austin code has been passed to require safety barriers at medical facilities after a deadly emergency room crash in February.