911 outage briefly reported in some US cities, according to DownDetector
A 911 outage was reported on Tuesday night in several U.S. cities, according to Downdetector.
City of Richardson hopes to create pipeline for Indian-based startups with new partnership
The city sent a team to India to meet with government officials, financial investors and business leaders in hopes of creating a pipeline of startups moving to the city from the world's fifth-largest economy. It says the partnership would increase property and sales tax revenue and provide an overall boost to its economy.
AT&T launches smartwatch for kids to stay in touch with parents
AT&T also launched its first tablet for kids earlier this year.
AT&T internet, phone outages hinder some Dallas businesses for days
One local business contacted FOX 4 for help after their phone and internet outages crippled their office for three days. But after FOX 4 made some calls, technicians were at the building and restoring services.
Dallas County fiber project will expand high-speed internet access
Dallas County is working to increase its digital footprint by expanding high-speed internet access to thousands of low-income homes.
Dallas Black Dance Theatre fires 9 dancers over social media video; city council calls for probe
The theater maintains that the dancers were fired for "violating company policies" after posting a video on social media. But the dancers and some councilmembers say this is a classic textbook case of union-busting.
Texas Instruments gets $1.6B investment to expand semiconductor manufacturing
The US Department of Commerce announced a $1.6 billion investment to help Texas Instruments expand its production of semiconductors. Once fully online, TI's Sherman facilities will be responsible for producing more than 100 million chips daily.
No, the NFL isn't using facial recognition software to monitor fans
The internet is abuzz over a tweet claiming the Cowboys and NFL were set to use facial recognition on fans. The problem is — that’s not true. The false post gained thousands of shares while te factual post from the NFL’s PR rep only got 24 shares.
The best 'big dad energy' jokes about Gov. Tim Walz: List
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz continues to garner attention on social media, with many posting about how the Democratic governor has “big dad energy" and making wholesome jokes about him.
CrowdStrike fires back against Delta threat over flight outages
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStike is firing back at Delta Air Lines for blaming it for days of flight disruptions and threatening a lawsuit.
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD's anti-bullying policy now includes AI
The district updated its Student Code of Conduct relating to cyberbullying and the inappropriate use of AI.
MrBeast acknowledges past ‘inappropriate language’ amid controversy
MrBeast, one of YouTube’s biggest stars and a philanthropist, acknowledged Wednesday that he used inappropriate language in his early online days, as numerous controversies bubbled up around him and a former collaborator.
Delta seeks compensation for CrowdStrike, Microsoft outage: reports
Delta Air Lines announced plans to seek compensation from Microsoft and CrowdStrike.
Senate passes Kids Online Safety Act, aims to protect children from social media harms
The Kids Online Safety Act passed the Senate in a bipartisan 91-3 vote on Tuesday.
Meta to pay Texas $1.4 billion over facial recognition lawsuit
The 2022 lawsuit accused Facebook's parent company of illegally using facial recognition software without Texans' consent.
Justice Department claims TikTok collected user data on abortion, gun control, and more
In a fresh broadside against one of the world’s most popular technology companies, the Justice Department has accused TikTok of harnessing the capability to gather bulk information on users based on views on divisive social issues like gun control, abortion and religion.
CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors are back online following outage
The global outage was linked to CrowdStrike affected airlines, banks, hospitals and other businesses.
OpenAI's SearchGPT seeks to challenge Google in fight for dominant search engine
OpenAI is testing the SearchGPT feature, which would give users quicker and timely answers to their questions in search results online.
Getting more privacy policy updates in your email? Here's why
If your inbox is flooded with privacy policy notices, this is why it's likely happening.
Global Microsoft outage affects DFW Airport operations, other North Texas businesses
A global internet outage is causing big problems for airlines, retail stores, banks, gas stations and even DPS offices here in North Texas. Here's what a cybersecurity firm says caused the issue.