Technology
The latest Technology coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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For Mark Zuckerberg’s Threads, the real rival is still TikTok — not the former Twitter
Usage of the former Twitter, X, is declining among teens
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Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments
When philosophy professor Darren Hick came across another case of cheating in his classroom at Furman University last semester, he posted an update to his followers on social media: "Aaaaand, I've caught my second ChatGPT plagiarist."
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The end-call button on your iPhone could move soon. What to know about Apple’s iOS 17 change
Hanging up that phone call? The location of Apple's red end-call button is set to slightly move with upcoming iOS 17 updates to the phone app, so be wary of your thumb's muscle memory.
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Amazon begins offering grocery delivery for customers who are not Prime members
Amazon has begun offering its Fresh grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members.
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Henrietta Lacks’ family settles lawsuit with a biotech company that used her cells without consent
More than 70 years after doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took Henrietta Lacks’ cervical cells without her knowledge, a lawyer for her descendants said they have reached a settlement with a biotechnology company that they accused of reaping billions of dollars from a racist medical system.
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The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
The first new U.S. nuclear reactor to be built from scratch in decades is sending electricity reliably to the grid, but the cost of the Georgia power plant could make it a dead end instead of a path to a carbon-free future.
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Musk threatens to sue researchers who documented the rise in hateful tweets
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has threatened to sue a group of independent researchers whose research documented an increase in hate speech on the site since it was purchased last year by Elon Musk.
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Deep dive into Meta’s algorithms shows that America’s political polarization has no easy fix
The powerful algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram to deliver content to users have increasingly been blamed for amplifying misinformation and political polarization. But a series of groundbreaking studies published Thursday suggest addressing these challenges is not as simple as tweaking the platforms' software.
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Unexplained outage at Chase Bank leads to interruptions at Zelle payment network
An unexplained outage at Chase Bank led to interruptions for users of the Zelle payment network, who took to social media to complain.
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New electric vehicle charging network being built by major automakers could lure more buyers to EVs
The announcement Wednesday that seven major automakers are joining to build a large North American electric vehicle charging network should pull people off the sidelines to at least consider shifting away from gas-powered vehicles.
