Study: Children who habitually check social media may experience major brain changes

Researchers said habitual social media checking in teens is impacting their brain development at a time when they're already going through "significant structural and functional reorganization."

Gov. Evers to ban TikTok from state devices

Governor Tony Evers intends to issue an executive order banning TikTok from state devices.

Here's the top tech being unveiled at CES 2023

The Las Vegas show is getting back to normal after going completely virtual in 2021 and seeing a significant drop in 2022 attendance because of the pandemic.

Twitter plans to relax ban on political advertising

Twitter banned all political advertising in 2019, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spreading on social media.

Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots

Drone advances in Ukraine have accelerated a long-anticipated technology trend that could soon bring the world's first fully autonomous fighting robots to the battlefield, inaugurating a new age of warfare.

3G devices stop working as companies switch off networks: Here's what you need to know

Starting in February, the country's 3G networks will start to shut down, in a move that could impact, by some estimates, millions of Americans. Here's what you need to know to plan ahead, and stay connected.

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.

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.

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.

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.