Struggling Santa Rosa restaurant gets boost after heartfelt video from owners' daughter goes viral on TikTok

Feeling sad and troubled about the financial struggles her parents were enduring, the daughter of longtime Santa Rosa restaurant owners turned to social media for help. And the overwhelming reaction and reach were more than what the Lee family could have ever expected.

T-Mobile users experience service outages across US, reports say

Numerous posts by T-mobile users said their service had been changed to "SOS mode," meaning they were not directly connected to a network but could still make emergency calls.

Google expanding misinformation 'prebunking' campaign in Europe

Last year, Google tested the idea in Europe by airing short advertisement-length videos explaining how misinformation can trick the brain. "Prebunking" primes a person's critical thinking skills to make them more resistant to false claims.

Twitter changes could disrupt extreme weather alert tweets for millions

The NWS is aware of possible Twitter disruption but said the public should always have multiple means for receiving weather information and alerts.

Apple crash detection software triggers fake 911 calls

Apple says updates have been made to the software, but some ski resort first responders say more needs to be done

'Tweet limit': Twitter scrambles as many unable to post

Many Twitter users have found themselves unable to tweet, follow accounts or access their direct messages as the Elon Musk-owned platform experienced a slew of widespread technical problems.

eBay, Zoom to cut more jobs

EBay and Zoom are announcing layoffs, continuing a trend seen at other tech companies.

Heard of ChatGPT? Google just unveiled Bard, a rival to the popular AI chatbot

Google’s chatbot is supposed to be able to explain complex subjects such as outer space discoveries in terms simple enough for a child to understand.

Dangerous social media challenge involves gel pellet guns

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Department says a dangerous social media challenge involving a popular toy gun is happening throughout the county. 

AP fact check: Egg shortage breeds chicken-feed conspiracies

Amid high egg prices, some social media users are claiming that common chicken feed products are preventing their own hens from laying eggs. But poultry experts say there’s no evidence for such claims.

Watch: Magnetic, ‘soft’ robot can go from solid to liquid, escape cage

Video of the robot shows it transform from a solid, robot-looking object in a cage to what appears as a liquid seeping through the cage bars.

Cedarburg cellphone tower in nature preserve approved

The Cedarburg Town Board voted Wednesday to approve a cellphone tower in a nature preserve. One homeowner said the board did a major flip-flop on the issue.

AI detection tool launched by ChatGPT makers OpenAI amid school cheating fears

The AI detection tool is responding to fears that ChatGPT's artificial intelligence ability to write just about anything could fuel cheating in schools.

13 is too young to join social media, US surgeon general says

In a CNN interview, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said that kids are still “developing their identity” at this age.

TikTok ban could get House committee vote in February

Congress banned TikTok from government-issued devices, and almost half of U.S. states have implemented similar actions.