Two Juveniles Facing Charges After Middle School In Hickory Received Social Media Threat
Two juveniles are facing charges after a middle school in Hickory received threats on social media Wednesday, according to the Catawba County Sheriff's Office.
New Science Reveals Exactly How Much Sleep You Should Get Every Night
New science reveals exactly how much sleep you should get every night for perfect performance every day. Are you in line with the preferred pillow time?
AP: Amazon Tribes Turn The Tables On Intruders With Social Media
Indigenous Brazilians in the Amazon rainforest have endured years of scant recourse when prospectors and landgrabbers do violence in their territories.
Twitter Bans Ads That Contradict Science On Climate Change
Twitter says it will no longer allow advertisers on its site who deny the scientific consensus on climate change.
What The Tech: When Should Kids Get Smartphones?
WCCB's Consumer Reporter, Jamey Tucker helps parents make decisions about their smartphones for their children.
What the Tech App of the Day: Feedly
Every now and then someone asks if there's one app you could not live without. For Jamey Tucker, if there is room for only one app on his phone, it would be Feedly.
Experts Warn Social Media Is As Addictive As Drugs: βTikTok Is A Dopamine Machineβ
Social media is just as addictive as drugs. The science that says it's true, and why personalized pages are even worse for us.
What the Tech: Smartphone Storage
Most people use their phones as their primary cameras. And you don't want to see a pop-up that you have no more room on the phone when you're trying to take a photo or video.
What The Life: Leaving Behind Your Digital Life
No one likes talking about this, but unless you share your login information with someone, your Facebook, Google, and Apple accounts are in limbo for eternity. Unless you set things up ahead of time.
What The Tech: App Of The Day, Snakesnap
With the warmer weather of springtime, you may be spending more time outside working in the yard or going on nature walks and hikes.
Russian Space Chief: Sanctions Could Imperil Space Station
The head of Russiaβs space program says the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian demands for lifting sanctions on Russian enterprises and hardware.
What The Tech: Crisis Text Line
Teenagers today do not like talking on the phone. At least with people they don't know. But they do text and that's how a group of volunteer counselors are connecting with teenagers who need to talk to someone about whatever it is they're struggling with.
What The Tech: Emergency Chrome Update
An emergency update to Google's Chrome browser has been released and the company says every computer user should update the browser right away.
Send Your Name To Space
NASA is offering to fly your name around the moon
What the Tech: What3Words
If you've ever needed to locate someone, you know it can be very frustrating - that's where the app "What3Words" comes in handy
What the Tech: HeardThat
Every now and then, Jamey Tucker runs across an app that is not only unique - but helpful
What the Tech: Unwrap Your Gifts Early!
If you're giving someone a smartphone, video game system, or Apple Watch, unwrap it before Christmas day - they'll thank you for it
What the Tech: Reusing Delivery Boxes
If you do most of your Christmas shopping online, you probably have dozens of empty cardboard boxes from Amazon and other retailers scattered around your house
What the Tech: Stocking Stuffers
Who says kids are the only ones who get Christmas stockings?
What the Tech: Gifts to Save Old Memories
These days everyone takes photos and records video of special family moments with their smartphone camera, but how do get your old home movies into the 21st century?
What the Tech: Gifts Your Friends Haven't Heard Of
Everyone has someone on their Christmas shopping list who is hard to buy for - but Jamey Tucker is making things easier
What the Tech: Unique Toys for Christmas
Some of the more popular toys and gifts for kids have been sold out for weeks or even months. We're helping you come up with alternatives.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram Suffer Worldwide Outage
Facebook along with its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms suffered a worldwide outage Monday. Facebookβs internal systems used by employees also went down. Service has not yet been restored.
Famous Actress Banned From The Internet
Which country has wiped her off the World Wide Web, and why.
How Instagram Star Helped Rescue Dozens From Afghanistan
Dozens of desperate Afghans who had been trying to flee the Taliban before Tuesdayβs deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul made it to safety with help from an unexpected place: Instagram influencer Quentin Quarantino.
