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In 2026, all school districts in California will be required to adopt policies restricting or prohibiting students’ use of smartphones during the school day. The new law also requires the policy to be ...

The father of a teenage girl who deputies say was kidnapped on Christmas Day found her using his phone’s parental controls, according to authorities in Texas. A 15-year-old girl was reported kidnapped ...

The adoption rate of AI tools has skyrocketed in the programming world, enabling coders to generate vast amounts of code with simple text prompts. Earlier this year, Google found that 90 percent of ...

For years, families assumed that if a loved one lived in a nursing home, someone qualified was always watching. Not just anyone, either — a registered nurse. Someone trained to recognize a change in ...

Millions of Social Security recipients will have to wait a bit longer for their payments in January. Because of the January 2026 calendar, many seniors' checks will arrive on a later Wednesday, ...

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...

It’s update time. Apple has just publicly rolled out incremental updates across its hardware portfolio. On your Apple device, head over to the Settings app to download the new iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, ...

High earners will pay taxes on up to $8,400 more in 2026. The 2.8% COLA falls short of what many seniors were hoping to see. You may need to explore other income sources to make ends meet next year.

Macworld reports that leaked internal code reveals Apple’s next HomePod mini will feature an S10 chip for improved performance and wireless reliability without AI capabilities. The next-generation ...

A campaign involving 19 Visual Studio (VS) Code extensions that embed malware inside their dependency folders has been uncovered by cybersecurity researchers. Active since February 2025 but identified ...

Social Security benefits are supposed to help seniors make ends meet. Unfortunately, for many retirees, the retirement checks from the government are not doing a very good job of providing the support ...