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So sweet: How added sugar is skewing US nutrition

January 21, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

GigaCalculator investigated how added sugar is skewing U.S. nutrition using data from the USDA and various government and scientific…

IBM and SAP are cutting thousands of jobs

January 18, 2023 3:44 AM CNN

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…

Who is Shou Zi Chew? Mounting scrutiny on TikTok could put new spotlight on its CEO

January 20, 2023 9:48 AM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When TikTok was the title sponsor last summer for Vidcon, an annual convention for the creators and…

Apple and Google’s app stores wield ‘gatekeeper’ power and should be reined in, Commerce Department says

January 20, 2023 7:07 AM CNN

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…

Cloudflare says White House asked tech firm to bypass Iran censorship, but US sanctions got in the way

January 19, 2023 1:46 PM CNN

CNN By Sean Lyngaas, CNN A senior White House official asked US tech company Cloudflare to help circumvent internet censorship in Iran after protests…

Teachers are adapting to concerns about a powerful new AI tool

January 19, 2023 5:29 AM CNN

CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Kristen Asplin heard about a powerful new AI chatbot tool called ChatGPT going viral online recently…

El Paso Airbnb hosts speak at city council Wednesday against proposed regulations

January 18, 2023 12:03 PM Brianna Perez

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…

Texas universities block access to TikTok on campus Wi-Fi networks

January 18, 2023 2:26 PM Texas Tribune

@utepnso See you on Instagram!⛏🧡✨ ♬ original sound – UTEP New Student Orientation UPDATE: UTEP is complying with Governor Abbott’s directive…

University of Texas at Austin blocks TikTok from its IT network

January 18, 2023 8:04 AM CNN

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…

Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president’s Facebook account

January 18, 2023 7:56 AM CNN

CNN By Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Trump’s campaign sent a letter to Facebook’s parent company, Meta, Tuesday petitioning them…

Davos conspiracy theories used to live on fringe corners of the internet. Now they’ve gone mainstream

January 18, 2023 7:15 AM CNN

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…

Bikeable neighborhoods in not-so-bike-friendly cities

January 18, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Velotric drew from WalkScore data to rank U.S. neighborhoods that are far more bikeable than the cities they’re part of might suggest.…

Online Entertainer creates payment processing system to help fellow creators get paid

January 16, 2023 12:13 PM Wil Herren

LOS ANGELES, California- Online entertainer, Dax Herrera and host of the “Biggest Problem in the Universe” has released his payment processing…

Commercial flights resume at the Las Cruces International Airport

January 16, 2023 12:02 PM Leloba Seitshiro

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — — The first commercial flight in 18 years took off from the Las Cruces airport Monday morning en route to…

Treasury secretary warns US could default on its debt as soon as June

January 13, 2023 11:07 AM CNN Newsource

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…

Tim Cook agrees to a massive pay cut

January 13, 2023 5:24 AM CNN

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…

6 stats that show which teens receive mental health services—and why

January 13, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

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…

FAA is years away from upgrading the system that grounded all US flights

January 12, 2023 10:56 AM CNN

CNN By Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration software that failed Wednesday causing thousands of flight delays and cancellations is…

Disney names Nike executive Mark Parker as new chairman

January 12, 2023 6:48 AM Noelia Gonzalez

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…

What drug ads disclose to consumers—and what they don’t

January 12, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Estey & Bomberger, LLP researched the contents of prescription drug advertisements, the associated FDA regulations, and the impact of pharmaceutical…

FAA system ‘fully restored’ following outage, nationwide ground stop lifted

January 11, 2023 11:32 AM Brianna Perez

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – A computer outage began late last night, causing flight cancellations and delays at airports across the country, including…

Trump campaign has asked Meta to unblock the former president’s Facebook account

January 11, 2023 5:45 PM CNN

CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Kristen Holmes, CNN Former President Trump’s campaign sent a letter to Facebook’s parent company, Meta, Tuesday…

TikTok access from government devices now restricted in more than half of US states

January 11, 2023 11:38 AM CNN

CNN By Brian Fung and Christopher Hickey, CNN More than half of all US states have partially or fully banned TikTok from government devices,…

What is NOTAM, the FAA computer system that halted all US flights?

January 11, 2023 7:53 AM CNN

CNN, WXIA, KSNV By Chris Isidore, CNN Business A critical Federal Aviation Administration computer system that experienced an outage Wednesday and…

Flight departures halted across the United States due to FAA system outage

January 11, 2023 6:11 AM Noelia Gonzalez

EL PASO, Texas– The Federal Aviation Administration has just announced it has suffered an outage of its system that alerts pilots and crew to…

M&M’s new packaging is causing a stir

January 10, 2023 4:24 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — M&M’S is making a statement with its latest candy pack, which features an all-female set of characters — including…

The side benefits of clean energy

January 10, 2023 2:20 AM Stacker

Rocket Solar compiled a list of some of the side benefits of clean energy using a variety of government, nonprofit, and academic…

How the cost of solar panels has fallen

January 10, 2023 2:19 AM Stacker

Rocket Solar cited data from the Energy Information Administration to look at how the cost of solar panels has fallen and what that means for…

Sony Honda Mobility Unveils Its Afeela Prototype EV

January 9, 2023 8:08 AM Noelia Gonzalez

A new automotive brand called Afeela, the child of a joint venture between Sony and Honda, is about to break cover in 2026 with its first model, a…

From color-changing cars to self-driving strollers, here’s some of the coolest tech from CES 2023

January 9, 2023 6:48 AM CNN

CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly and Jennifer Korn, CNN A long list of companies once again showed off an assortment of cutting edge technology and…