Twitter pulls blue verification check mark from New York Times account
Elon Musk, who owns Twitter, set a deadline for verified users to buy a premium Twitter subscription or lose the checks on their profiles.
Tens of thousands of people lost internet in Connecticut after 2 went 'cable cutting'
A man and a woman have been arrested after police say their "cable cutting" spree knocked out the internet in the southwestern part of the state.
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul on China, Border, Ukraine and Afghanistan
Texas Congressman and Chairman Michael McCaul shared his thoughts on the Biden administration's pulling out of Afghanistan, as well as his take on immigration, and the continued aid and support to Ukraine in this edition of Texas: The Issue Is.
White House won't pay for Twitter verification under Elon Musk's new rules: report
In email guidance, the White House told staff members it will not pay for their Twitter verification.
Electronic Arts laying off 800 employees, restructuring company
EA is reducing its workforce, restructuring teams, and moving away from some projects, according to a company memo.
Many electric vehicles to lose big tax credit under proposed new rules
Fewer new EVs will qualify for a full $7,500 federal tax credit under the rules proposed Friday by the U.S. Treasury Department.
An Arizona dairy farm is turning cow manure into renewable natural gas
Butterfield Dairy Farm in Buckeye, Arizona is turning cow manure into renewable energy that has the potential to power thousands of homes.
Elon Musk, Apple co-founder, other tech experts call for pause on 'giant AI experiments': 'Dangerous race'
Musk and other tech innovators signed open letter urging a temporary pause in the development of AI systems more powerful than OpenAI's GPT-4.
Panera Bread will use Amazon One’s palm-scanning technology for loyalty members
Much like your iPhone may scan and recognize your face, Amazon One captures the minute characteristics of your palm and creates a “palm signature.”
Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for previously free blue check mark
Many prolific Twitter commentators could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.
Levi’s will begin using AI models to increase diversity, sustainability
Artificial intelligence has proved it can help humans read and write, and now it’s entering a new domain: the fashion industry.
Parts of Twitter's source code leaked online
Twitter, based in San Francisco, noted in the filing that the postings infringe copyrights held by Twitter.
Jarrell PD investigating threat made on social media involving JISD students
Police are investigating a threat to Jarrell schools after a TikTok surfaced of a girl threatening to shoot up Jarrell Middle School.
Biden's TikTok moves testing young voters
Recent moves by Biden, including pressuring TikTok over its Chinese ownership, are testing the loyalty of young voters, a group that’s largely been in his corner.
Twitter to start removing legacy blue checkmarks next week
The change will end the current verification system Twitter launched in 2009 to prevent impersonations of high-profile accounts.
Utah's new social media law means kids need approval from parents
Two new laws prohibit kids under 18 from using social media overnight, require age verification, and open the door to lawsuits on behalf of children claiming social media harmed them.
Skeptical US lawmakers grill TikTok CEO over safety concerns
The CEO of TikTok has been grilled by a U.S. congressional committee to make the case for why the hugely popular video-sharing app shouldn’t be banned.
How TikTok collects your data, even if you don’t use TikTok
Questions over how ByteDance collects and shares information – and who the company shares it with – have been plaguing the social media giant for months.
Panicked call from a relative could be scammers cloning their voice, FTC warns
The FTC issued a warning this week about voice cloning, in which a bad actor uses AI to fool the person on the other end of the phone line.
Instagram users could be seeing more ads
Would more ads drive Instagram users away? Some say yes, but Meta hopes they've found a way to make the ads useful.