BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Using a cell phone during class is now prohibited in North Carolina. That goes for any wireless device. The goal of House Bill 959, which was signed into law Tuesday, is to have students pay attention in class and spend less time on social media. Governor Josh Stein spoke on…
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI, which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images XAI, the artificial intelligence startup run by Elon Musk, raised a combined $10 billion in debt and equity, Morgan Stanley said. Half of that sum was clinched…
A giant stone statue called “Ultraman Grotto” which was crafted by a man in China has captivated social media and triggered an official investigation. The 2.8 metre-high sculpture has a head like the Japanese superhero Ultraman and a body that adopts a sitting Buddha gesture. It is located on a cliff face in Anyue County…
President Donald Trump said he has identified a buyer for the US operations of TikTok social media app owned by Chinese company ByteDance Ltd., but he won’t provide details for two weeks. “We have a buyer for Tiktok, by the way. I think I’ll need probably China approval and I think President Xi will probably…
After 12 days of intense air strikes between Iran and Israel, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the rivals had reached a ceasefire. The ceasefire came after the US struck three key Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday. In retaliation, Tehran launched a missile attack on the Al Udeid airbase in Qatar – the…
ABC News announced on Tuesday that it won’t renew its agreement with senior correspondent Terry Moran after he made, and later deleted, a social media post criticizing President Trump and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. “We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post…
Students in Baltimore City Public Schools will have to abide by an updated cell phone policy in the 2025-26 school year: their cell phones will need to be powered off, put away, and secured during the school day. This change is effective on the first day of the school year. City School students are still…
Sixteen billion login credentials have been leaked and compiled into datasets online, giving criminals “unprecedented access” to accounts consumers use each day, according to researchers at cybersecurity outlet Cybernews. According to a report published this week, Cybernews researchers have recently discovered 30 exposed datasets that each contain a vast amount of login information — amounting to a…
There are only 11 days standing between now and the official start of summer. With the new season quickly sneaking up, perhaps your to-do list is now racing through your mind. Haven’t confirmed a room yet for an upcoming wedding? Don’t wait much longer. Still planning a weekend trip to the shore with your friends?…
I truly didn’t know what I was getting into when I started streaming Netflix’s new dark comedy series Sirens. But wow, am I glad I decided to give it a go, as every hour-long episode was as mind-bending and entertaining as the next. In addition to all the secrets, lies, and plot twists, the preppy,…