TikTok ban: House Republicans to vote Wednesday on app's future

House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote on the measure for Wednesday.

Texting kids at school: Why teachers say parents should stop

Teachers say you can still reach your child if you have a change in plans or a family emergency: Just contact the front office.

UNG student on academic probation for alleged AI-use partners with Grammarly

Last month, we told you about a University of North Georgia student put on academic probation after she used Grammarly on her paper. Now, we're hearing from leaders at Grammarly who say it was a misunderstanding due to faulty AI detection software.

Congress to vote on a bill that may lead to a TikTok ban

House lawmakers this week introduced a new bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok if its China-based parent company ByteDance doesn't divest its stake in the social media platform.

I see you! Coweta County deputies embrace thermal-sensing drone technology

You can run, but you can't hide in Coweta County. Deputies there are starting to use drone technology to find suspects. That's how they discovered a couple of wanted men hiding out in the woods recently.

LinkedIn goes down day after Facebook, Instagram glitch

LinkedIn went down for a brief preiod Wednesday, just a day after a glitch caused widespread outages for both Facebook and Instagram. 

Instagram joins the edit club: Users can now correct DMs

Instagram, owned by Meta, has introduced a new feature allowing users to edit direct messages within 15 minutes of sending.

Facebook, Instagram back online after widespread outages

A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.

Warner Bros. Discovery's Max has password-sharing crackdown in pipeline

Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly take after two other streaming giants and implement its own password-sharing crackdown on its Max platform.

X makes audio and video calls available to all users: Who can call you? And how to opt out

X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has made audio and video calls available to all users, not just paid subscribers. Here's how to control your privacy.

No, AI chatbots like ChatGPT can't do your taxes, and here's why

A lot of people have heard of AI chatbots like ChatGPT and other services, even if they have never used it. While some may think the technology could help file your taxes, there are a number of drawbacks. Here's what to know.

Could federal judge end computer voting in Georgia?

Georgians are already voting early in next month's presidential primary, using the same Dominion touchscreen system in place since 2020.

Fulton County cyberattack: Ransomware group sets new deadline

The ransomware group that claimed responsibility for the cyberattack that affected several agencies in Fulton County has reportedly re-established a new site on the dark web and issued another ransom.