House backs broadband expansion effort

The Florida House unanimously agreed Wednesday to set aside up to $5 million a year for broadband services that would accompany controversial highway corridors planned through mostly rural regions from Southwest Florida to the Georgia border.

Larry Tesler, computer scientist who pioneered 'copy' and 'paste,' has died

"The inventor of cut/copy & paste, find & replace, and more was former Xerox researcher Larry Tesler. Your workday is easier thanks to his revolutionary ideas,” Xerox said in a tweet Wednesday.

'Busy Kid' app helps motivate children to get chores done while earning cash

The app is subscription free, but their is a fee if parents want to include a debit card which can be used with the account. They can also use the app to invest a small amount of money in the stock market.

Facebook VP of Messenger Stan Chudnovsky discusses privacy, encryption

The massive project has already gotten pushback from regulators worried about Facebook's size and power. Government officials also worry about Facebook's plans to extend end-to-end encryption to Messenger.

Facebook cancels San Francisco conference amid growing coronavirus concerns

Facebook media relations chief Anthony Harrison says, “Our priority is the health and safety of our teams, so out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our Global Marketing Summit due to the evolving public health risks related to coronavirus.”

Apple workers must be paid for exit search time: court

The mandatory searches, including waiting time for a supervisor to conduct the probe, typically take 5 to 20 minutes and sometimes up to 45 minutes.

Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook settlement of a class-action lawsuit

Privacy advocates hail Illinois' strict biometric privacy law as the nation's strongest form of protection in the commercial use of such data, and it has survived ongoing efforts by the tech industry and other businesses to weaken it.

VIDEO: Dog in Central Texas jumping for joy at the sight of snow

As exciting as it is for Texans to see snow, one pup couldn't help but leap for joy when she saw the snowflakes. 

New California privacy law changing internet experience for others across country

Popup windows are informing users about their privacy rights on the site. Some companies are using banners urging users to "click here" for updates to their privacy policy, and others are adding entirely new sections about privacy to their menu.

How you can watch the Super Bowl

Here are some ways that you can watch the Super Bowl - whether you have cable or not.

Orange County government offers assistance through Alexa
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Orange County government is now on Alexa. You can ask the device to assist 6,000 questions related to county operations.

How human traffickers are recruiting victims in a digital age

Experts describe the way human traffickers typically target kids or teens as pretty subtle. It can happen in schools, at the mall, or anywhere. However, nowadays, it most commonly begins with just one click, like, or friend request.