Andrew Tate arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking, rape
The divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer was previously banned from various platforms for expressing misogynistic views and hate speech.
ATCEMS warns against distracted driving citing alarming statistics
Austin-Travis County EMS says distracted driving has become a leading cause of vehicle crashes in the U.S., and much of that distraction is caused by texting while driving.
Shiba inu who inspired Doge meme, cryptocurrency is gravely ill
Kabosu, the Shiba inu "doge" who brought you "such funny" and "much wow," is very sick.
Dentists warn of dangerous DIY dental hacks going viral on TikTok
Individuals are looking to TikTok for at-home remedies for their dental concerns, which has some dentists worried about the potential long-terms effects of DIY dentistry.
Google apologizes for controversial definition of 'Jew' on search engine
Google apologized after the definition of 'Jew' that appeared first was listed as an offensive verb.
AT&T's new robotic dog visited Downtown Dallas and it looks like something straight out of Black Mirror
AT&T says the dogs can go where it is "too dangerous for humans" and can be used by the public safety community, the military and businesses.
World governments using COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance
Now, from Beijing to Jerusalem to Hyderabad, India, and Perth, Australia, The Associated Press has found that authorities used these technologies and data to halt travel for activists and ordinary people, harass marginalized communities and link people’s health information to other surveillance and law enforcement tools.
Twitter now publicly shows view counts next to tweets
Twitter view counts are now shown alongside other analytics like the number of retweets, quote tweets, and likes a post gets.
Alabama university blocks TikTok from campus servers, WiFi. Will others follow suit?
FBI Director Chris Wray said earlier this month that China could use TikTok to collect data on its users that could be used for spying operations.
Ex-Twitter employee headed to prison for leaking information to Saudi Arabia
A California man has been sentenced to 3 ½ in federal prison for his role conveying confidential and sensitive information that could be used to identify and locate Twitter users of interest to the Saudi Royal Family.
Austin Transportation's 'mommy killing Santa Claus' driving safety tweet raise concerns
Austin's Transportation Department tweeted a parody poem on Dec. 21 with the title “I saw mommy killing Santa Claus.”
3D-printed homes now on sale in Arizona; builders say it's affordable and sustainable
The homes, which were printed in Casa Grande, range from 1,400 to 1,900 square feet, and the home's builder say they are built to withstand Arizona's extreme heat even better than a traditional home.
Elon Musk says he will resign as Twitter CEO once he finds ‘someone foolish enough to take the job’
Millions of Twitter users asked Elon Musk to step down as the head of Twitter in a poll the billionaire created and promised to abide by.
NTSB says 119 people dead while using electric bikes, e-scooters
Multiple government agencies have jurisdiction over e-scooters and e-bikes, and the NTSB recommended they all gather data to create a more accurate picture of how many people are hurt or killed.
New TikTok craze the ‘Lion Diet’ has TikTokers eating salt, meat, water and nothing else
Users claim the diet leads to 'miraculous health benefits.'
Congress moves to ban TikTok from US government devices
TikTok would be banned from most U.S. government devices under a government spending bill Congress unveiled early Tuesday, the latest push by American lawmakers against the Chinese-owned social media app.
Elon Musk largely silent, after Twitter poll showed users want him to leave
Words of protest were projected onto the Twitter building in downtown San Francisco Monday night. The projectionist, a San Francisco activist named Alan Marling, says he did it after seeing CEO Elon Musk's Twitter poll.
Messi's Instagram post after World Cup win makes social media history
A day after winning his first World Cup, Lionel Messi added another accomplishment to his legacy.
Fortnite developer agrees to pay $520M fine for privacy violations
Epic Games allegedly collected the personal information of Fortnite players under the age of 13 without parental consent. The company agreed to settle complaints involving children’s privacy and its payment methods that duped gamers into making unintended purchases.
Elon Musk's Twitter poll: Users say he should step down as CEO
Elon Musk had launched a 12-hour poll asking if he should step down as head of Twitter. “I will abide by the results of this poll,” he added.