Meta restores Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts
CNN By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts were restored on Thursday, allowing the former president to…
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ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools
CNN, TWITTER, CHATGPT By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ChatGPT is smart enough to pass prestigious graduate-level exams — though not with…
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New Mexico cannabis sales continue to climb, December sales numbers highest yet
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico continues to see continued growth in cannabis sales since the substance was legalized for recreational…
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Healthiest states for seniors
Stacker consulted America’s Health Rankings’ 2022 Senior Report to determine which states are the most and least healthy for senior…
Continue Reading Ticketmaster gets grilled: 6 takeaways from hearing over Taylor Swift concert fiasco
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Lawmakers grilled a top executive of Ticketmaster’s parent company, Live Nation Entertainment, on…
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El Paso business owner struggles after fire closes street
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- It’s been over a month since a fire erupted at a shoe shop in Downtown El Paso. Since then, the City of El Paso has closed…
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Borderland residents hunt for cheaper eggs in Juarez; face fines if smuggled into U.S.
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — High egg prices in El Paso have some crossing to Juarez in search of lower prices. Since the end of 2022, when the rise…
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M&M’S says it’s taking a ‘pause’ from polarizing spokescandies
(CNN) — After causing outrage by making over the Green M&M and launching a special bag featuring its new Purple character in honor of…
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Socorro Independent School District hosting a job fair
EL PASO, Texas — Socorro Independent School District will be hosting a teacher job fair today. SISD is seeking qualified instructors to teach for…
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24 causes of death—and how likely they are to happen
Stacker compiled data from the National Safety Council to assess the risk of dying from various different causes in the United…
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So sweet: How added sugar is skewing US nutrition
GigaCalculator investigated how added sugar is skewing U.S. nutrition using data from the USDA and various government and scientific…
Continue Reading IBM and SAP are cutting thousands of jobs
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Michelle Toh and Hanna Ziady, CNN IBM and SAP are the latest tech companies to slash thousands of jobs, as they reorganize…
Continue Reading Who is Shou Zi Chew? Mounting scrutiny on TikTok could put new spotlight on its CEO
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When TikTok was the title sponsor last summer for Vidcon, an annual convention for the creators and…
Continue Reading Apple and Google’s app stores wield ‘gatekeeper’ power and should be reined in, Commerce Department says
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday took its biggest swipe yet at app stores run by Apple and Google, with a new report…
Continue Reading Cloudflare says White House asked tech firm to bypass Iran censorship, but US sanctions got in the way
CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior White House official asked US tech company Cloudflare to help circumvent internet censorship in Iran after protests…
Continue Reading Teachers are adapting to concerns about a powerful new AI tool
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Kristen Asplin heard about a powerful new AI chatbot tool called ChatGPT going viral online recently…
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El Paso Airbnb hosts speak at city council Wednesday against proposed regulations
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Short-term rental owners show up at City Council chambers by the dozen to voice their concerns about a proposed ordinance…
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Texas universities block access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks
@utepnso See you on Instagram!⛏🧡✨ ♬ original sound – UTEP New Student Orientation UPDATE: UTEP is complying with Governor Abbott’s directive…
Continue Reading University of Texas at Austin blocks TikTok from its IT network
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN The University of Texas at Austin blocked TikTok from its IT network on Wednesday under an earlier order by Gov. Greg Abbott…
Continue Reading Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president’s Facebook account
CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Trump’s campaign sent a letter to Facebook’s parent company, Meta, Tuesday petitioning them…
Continue Reading Davos conspiracy theories used to live on fringe corners of the internet. Now they’ve gone mainstream
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos has long been a lightning rod for conspiracy…
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Bikeable neighborhoods in not-so-bike-friendly cities
Velotric drew from WalkScore data to rank U.S. neighborhoods that are far more bikeable than the cities they’re part of might suggest.…
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Online Entertainer creates payment processing system to help fellow creators get paid
LOS ANGELES, California- Online entertainer, Dax Herrera and host of the “Biggest Problem in the Universe” has released his payment processing…
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Commercial flights resume at the Las Cruces International Airport
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — — The first commercial flight in 18 years took off from the Las Cruces airport Monday morning en route to…
Continue Reading Treasury secretary warns US could default on its debt as soon as June
By Nikki Carvajal and Tami Luhby, CNN The Treasury Department said Friday the US could default on its debt as soon as June, setting up one of the…
Continue Reading Tim Cook agrees to a massive pay cut
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Anna Cooban, CNN Apple CEO Tim Cook recommended the company cut his pay this year after shareholders rebelled. The world’s…
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6 stats that show which teens receive mental health services—and why
Charlie Health analyzed survey data from the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and The Trevor Project to see which teens were receiving…
Continue Reading FAA is years away from upgrading the system that grounded all US flights
CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration software that failed Wednesday causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations is…
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Disney names Nike executive Mark Parker as new chairman
Disney announced Mark Parker as the new chair of its board. The former Nike CEO takes over for Susan Arnold, whose term limit is expiring. Disney…
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What drug ads disclose to consumers—and what they don’t
Estey & Bomberger, LLP researched the contents of prescription drug advertisements, the associated FDA regulations, and the impact of pharmaceutical…
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