Earth's magnetic field causes sea turtles to dance
Earth’s magnetic field triggers a superpower in sea turtles that makes them ‘dance.’
Nissan and Honda call off merger
Nissan and Honda call off merger talks, say they will work together as part of a strategic partnership instead.
NASA moves up return for Starliner astronauts
NASA to bring Boeing astronauts home days earlier than expected after SpaceX capsule switch-up.
Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don’t work'
President Donald Trump says he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very long. Instead he wants the government to exclusively move to plastic.
Space telescope spots rare 'Einstein ring' of light around nearby galaxy
Europe’s Euclid space telescope has detected a rare halo of bright light around a nearby galaxy. The halo, known as an Einstein ring, encircles a galaxy 590 million light-years away.
New NASA observations show a small chance of a large asteroid impacting Earth in 2032
New NASA observations show a near-Earth asteroid with more than a 1% chance of impacting Earth in seven years.
Local cornhole league will be featured in Super Bowl ad
A Super Bowl ad will feature a Rock Hill-based small business as part of its 50 Stories, 50 States campaign.
What The Tech: The proper way to microwave
It’s an appliance most of us use every single day. But, we may have been using it the wrong way.
More young farmers seeking higher education
More farmers are adding the expense of getting a college degree to succeed in the industry.
Apple hits new record for quarterly revenue
Apple sets revenue record despite disappointing iPhone 16 holiday sales.
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River
Tips for keeping kids active this winter
Staying active not only helps a person physically, but also gives mental health a boost!
Tech stocks tumble as a Chinese competitor threatens to upend the AI industry
Wall Street’s superstars are tumbling as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on.
STUDY: 1 in 12 kids are victims of online sexual abuse
1 in 12 children are victims of online sexual abuse, study says.
Social catfish unveils the 100 most “catfished” photos of 2025 ahead of Valentine’s Day
Social Catfish, a leading authority in romance scam prevention and reverse search technology, today released a list of the 100 Most “Catfished” Photos of 2025.
HHS invests nearly $600M in Modena Bird Flu vaccine
Moderna gets a $590 million federal boost to continue work on development of a vaccine to protect against bird flu.
TikTok's future uncertain despite restored service
Unless Congress passes a new law, experts say courts could stop Trump’s efforts to keep TikTok available in the US.
NASA's stuck astronaut steps out on a spacewalk
One of NASA's two stuck astronauts is getting a change of scenery. Suni Williams stepped out on a spacewalk Thursday, her first since arriving at the International Space Station seven months ago.
With a possible ban days away, Charlotte residents prepare for life without TikTok
WCCB Charlotte has done stories about influencers and business owners who will be effected if the platform shuts down, but we haven't heard from viewers until now. Users told WCCB Charlotte's Gary Brode they are preparing for life without TikTok.
Biden signs executive order aimed at growing AI infrastructure in the US
President Joe Biden has signed an ambitious executive order on artificial intelligence that seeks to ensure the infrastructure needed for advanced AI operations like data centers can be built quickly and at scale in the United States. Tuesday's executive order directs federal agencies to accelerate large-scale AI infrastructure development at government sites.
New report reveals the fastest growing job sector is AI
These are the fastest growing jobs to look out for, according to LinkedIn.
New details on META's decision to scrap "fact checkers"
Meta announced sweeping changes overnight to Facebook and Instagram, including shutting down fact checking.
US opens another Tesla probe, latest focused on tech that remotely returns car to driver
U.S. regulators have opening an investigation into 2.6 million Tesla after reports of crashes involving the use of company technology that allows drivers to remotely command their vehicle to return to them, or move to another location, using a phone app.
Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with a Community Notes program written by users similar to the model used by Elon Musk’s social media platform X.
What to know about Apple's $95 million settlement of the snooping Siri case
Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of turning its virtual assistant Siri into a snoop that eavesdropped on the users of iPhones and other trendy devices in a betrayal to its long-standing commitment to personal privacy.
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