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Is Verizon down? Users reports phone, text outage as company confirms ‘issue’

September 30, 2024 8:43 AM KTVU FOX 2

(KTVU) – Verizon users across the country were reporting a widespread outage Monday morning. DownDetector.com, which monitors online complaints about…

Google and X lag peers in addressing non-consensual explicit images, lawmakers say

August 9, 2024 10:25 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 09 AUG 24 10:00 ET Updated: 09 AUG 24 11:56 ET By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Google, X and Discord are among a group…

We finally know what caused the global tech outage – and how much it cost

July 24, 2024 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 24 JUL 24 12:13 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Insurers have begun calculating the financial damage caused by last week’s…

Snapchat is rolling out new safety tools aimed at protecting teens from sextortion

June 25, 2024 6:42 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 25 JUN 24 05:30 ET Updated: 25 JUN 24 09:06 ET By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Snapchat is working to make it harder for…

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Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls myCharge portable chargers

June 24, 2024 12:11 PM Jeanette Bent

Washington, D.C. (KION-TV) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall last week that involves myCharge POWER HUB All-In-One…

‘Should have been done yesterday’: Rural, older Americans could get hurt as affordable internet program runs out of cash

April 29, 2024 7:46 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 29 APR 24 07:00 ET Updated: 29 APR 24 08:28 ET By Brian Fung and Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — For Cindy Westman, the internet…

Chinese owner denies it’s willing to sell TikTok as US ban looms

April 26, 2024 8:09 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 25 APR 24 23:00 ET Updated: 26 APR 24 00:01 ET By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance…

Net neutrality is back as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

April 25, 2024 10:06 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 25 APR 24 12:10 ET Updated: 25 APR 24 12:22 ET By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US government on Thursday banned…

TikTok vows legal challenge to potential US app ban

April 22, 2024 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 22 APR 24 11:20 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — TikTok will file a court challenge if Congress passes legislation paving the…

3 ways Apple’s monopoly lawsuit could change the iPhone experience for fans

March 26, 2024 4:45 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 26 MAR 24 06:30 ET By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — When Apple launched its first Mac computer in 1984, with its iconic…

Florida’s DeSantis signs one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors

March 25, 2024 10:35 AM Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands…

A Microsoft employee warns that the company’s AI tool can generate ‘offensive images’

March 6, 2024 9:42 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 06 MAR 24 11:46 ET By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A Microsoft software engineer on Wednesday warned of shortcomings in…

AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile customers report a massive outage, disrupting phone service across America

February 22, 2024 7:18 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 22 FEB 24 06:31 ET Updated: 22 FEB 24 09:46 ET By Melissa Alonso and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — AT&T’s network went down…

Former TikTok executive sues the company for alleged gender and age discrimination

February 9, 2024 9:48 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 09 FEB 24 11:10 ET By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — A former TikTok senior executive is suing the company alleging that…

Elon Musk says his Neuralink startup has implanted a chip in its first human brain

January 30, 2024 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 30 JAN 24 05:49 ET Updated: 30 JAN 24 09:52 ET By Diksha Madhok, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s controversial startup Neuralink…

Google CEO’s internal memo warns of further layoffs ahead

January 18, 2024 10:32 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 18 JAN 24 12:03 ET Updated: 18 JAN 24 12:39 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai warned employees to expect…

The New York Times sues OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement

December 27, 2023 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 27 DEC 23 08:46 ET Updated: 27 DEC 23 11:37 ET By Clare Duffy and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — The New York Times has…

Sam Altman returns to OpenAI in a bizarre reversal of fortunes

November 22, 2023 7:50 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 22 NOV 23 01:22 ET Updated: 22 NOV 23 06:31 ET By Clare Duffy and David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Altman has agreed…

Sam Altman warns AI could kill us all. But he still wants the world to use it

November 20, 2023 8:13 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 31 OCT 23 06:00 ET Updated: 20 NOV 23 07:45 ET By Samantha Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Altman thinks the technology…

Apple will make a big change to iPhone messages next year

November 17, 2023 8:49 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 16 NOV 23 17:27 ET Updated: 17 NOV 23 10:57 ET By Samantha Kelly, CNN (CNN) — The long-standing battle over the iOS’ blue…

Santa Cruz County adopts artificial intelligence policy

September 19, 2023 1:46 PM Derrick Ow

SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV)- On Tuesday, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved to adopt a policy to encourage the…

Large US tech companies face new EU rules

August 26, 2023 11:04 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 25 AUG 23 03:04 ET Updated: 26 AUG 23 13:13 ET By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The world’s largest tech companies must comply…

Apple unveils sleek, $3,500 ‘Vision Pro’ goggles. Will they be what VR has been looking for?

June 5, 2023 12:52 PM Associated Press

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) – Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also…

Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 employees

March 14, 2023 8:33 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta plans to lay off another 10,000 workers, marking the second round of significant job cuts announced by the tech…

Biden will tout $20 billion Intel factory as part of effort to address semiconductor shortages

January 21, 2022 2:24 AM Victor Guzman

(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday will urge Congress to pass legislation strengthening research and development and manufacturing for supply…

AT&T and Verizon announced that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports

AT&T, Verizon delay launching 5G near some airports after airlines ask Biden to intervene

January 18, 2022 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Pete Muntean, CNN Business AT&T and Verizon announced Tuesday that they would delay activating 5G on some towers around certain airports. The…

Apple issues urgent iPhone software update to address critical spyware vulnerability

September 14, 2021 1:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Business Apple has updated its software for iPhones to address a critical vulnerability that independent researchers say has…

Gov. Newsom signs bill to expand broadband infrastructure into law

July 20, 2021 12:02 PM Avery Johnson

Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting an elementary school in Tulare County Tuesday, and while he is there, he is expected to discuss the state’s plan to…

Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO, Carmel author suggests company needs “more empathy”

July 5, 2021 12:44 PM Melody Waintal

On Monday, Jeff Bezos officially handed off his title as CEO of Amazon to Andy Jassy, who’s led the company’s cloud business, Amazon Web Services…

Apple previews new macOS with a familiar name

June 7, 2021 1:22 PM Avery Johnson

Apple unveiled several changes at its WWDC 2021 event, and the company previewed its macOS Monterey, the newest version of its desktop operating…

Apple constructing large battery project in Parkfield

March 31, 2021 4:50 PM Avery Johnson

Apple announced that it is building one of the largest battery projects in the U.S., and Monterey County Supervisor Chris…

Monterey County supervisors recognize woman who took photo of girls using Taco Bell for internet

March 2, 2021 1:22 PM Avery Johnson

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors took a moment during Tuesday’s meeting to honor a county employee for a photo she…

Salinas school district teams up with companies to help qualifying families get internet access

February 23, 2021 4:27 PM Avery Johnson

The Salinas City Elementary School District announced that it is teaming up with Raley’s and Comcast to help…

Newsom applauds General Motors’ plan to go carbon neutral by 2040

January 29, 2021 8:01 AM Carina Nocon

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) tipped his hat to General Motors after the manufacturing company announced they will be going carbon neutral in the…

Twitter bans President Trump permanently

January 8, 2021 3:32 PM CNN

Twitter has suspended President Donald Trump from its platform, the company said Friday…

Slack kicks off 2021 with a global outage

January 4, 2021 11:54 AM The Associated Press

Slack, the messaging service used by millions of people for work and school, suffered a global outage on…

Zoom removes 40 minute limit for free calls on several holidays

December 21, 2020 5:55 PM Avery Johnson

Zoom announced that it will be removing its 40 minute limit on free calls globally for several upcoming holidays to help friends and families…

Californians under regional stay at home order to receive emergency alert Tuesday

December 8, 2020 11:48 AM Avery Johnson

The California Office of Emergency Services says it will be sending an emergency alert at noon to regions under a…

New legislation introduced to help underserved communities build broadband networks

December 8, 2020 1:28 PM Avery Johnson

Sen. Anna Caballero has announced new legislation that is intended to help bridge the digital divide…

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California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases

December 7, 2020 9:40 AM The Associated Press

California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive…

Ring recalls 350,000 smart doorbells after some of them caught fire

November 11, 2020 11:14 AM CNN

Amazon-subsidiary Ring is recalling hundreds of thousands of video doorbells after receiving reports of them catching…

FBI warns ransomware assault threatens US health care system

October 29, 2020 11:58 AM The Associated Press

Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. health…

For Covid-19 vaccine recipients, CDC to roll out cell phone-based monitoring system

October 22, 2020 5:30 PM CNN

Once a Covid-19 vaccine becomes available in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to monitor…

The first firefighting robot in America is here — and it has already helped fight a major fire in Los Angeles

October 21, 2020 1:41 PM CNN

A newly recruited firefighter in Los Angeles put out a major fire even before being formally introduced at a news…

Facebook says it will ban groups that openly support QAnon

October 6, 2020 4:25 PM The Associated Press

Facebook said it will ban groups that openly support QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory that paints President Donald…

New Santa Cruz County Superior Court text message reminder system available

October 2, 2020 5:10 PM Avery Johnson

A text message system introduced by the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County is now…

Salinas school district offers computer classes for parents

September 24, 2020 5:11 PM Avery Johnson

The Salinas City Elementary School District is taking a step to help parents who are trying to help their children with distance…

Salinas organization to provide free WiFi, food for families in need

September 18, 2020 11:43 AM Avery Johnson

The Epicenter of Monterey announced that starting next week, it will begin providing free WiFi access and food to…

Bonny Doon Community School Foundation asks for help replacing technology for students, teachers

August 27, 2020 2:30 PM Avery Johnson

The Bonny Doon Community Foundation and Bonny Doon School are asking for help replacing technology…

California quake alerts to be standard on Android phones

August 11, 2020 10:37 AM The Associated Press

California’s earthquake early warnings will be a standard feature on all Android phones, bypassing the…