Women look at a phone while sitting on the pedestal of statue on International Women’s Day in downtown Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, March 8, 2025. Associated Press LONDON — If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it — checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X….
On Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order banning the use of DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned artificial intelligence application, on state government-owned devices and state-run networks. The move makes Virginia the third state to take such action against, following Texas and New York. Endeavors to ban DeepSeek from government-owned devices are beginning to mimic…
During her State of the State address on Tuesday, Kansas Gov. Kay Ivey announced a plan to ban K-12 students from using cell phones at school. In a speech that highlighted workforce development, economic growth, public safety and state pride — “Y’all, if there is one thing to know about us Alabamians, it is to…
It was a big disappointment for investors, but also unwelcome news for borrowers and prospective homebuyers waiting for lower interest costs. “Today was a closer call but we decided it was the right call,” Fed chair Jerome Powell said at a news conference after the central bank approved a quarter-point cut in its main lending…