Is Instagram down? Reports of issues with comments grow Tuesday

Instagram users were reporting issues with the popular social media networking service Tuesday morning, according to Downdetector.

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How to stop robocalls and spam texts once and for all

News4 and Consumer Reports have new advice on how to stop annoying robocalls and avoid becoming a fraud victim.

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23andMe bankruptcy: Here's how to delete your data

23andMe has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and its co-founder and CEO has resigned as the struggling genetic testing company continues its push to cut costs.

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Tesla recalls 46,000 Cybertrucks for panel that can increase ‘risk of crash'

The voluntary recall covers a part of the vehicle known as a cant rail and affects all Cybertrucks manufactured from November 2023 to February 2025.

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A website mapped Tesla owners and their personal information amid a wave of attacks

Tesla owners confirmed on Wednesday that an online map decorated with an image of a Molotov cocktail includes accurate personal information about them.

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Google to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion

Google signed a "definitive agreement" to acquire Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash deal

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‘I'm Back': Michael Jordan's two-word fax was sent 30 years ago today

Jordan's two-word message is perhaps the most famous fax in history. And the day after it was sent, he was back on the court in an NBA game.

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From Polaroid to vinyl, Gen Z is making retro tech one of 2025's biggest trends: ‘These things just have more value'

Young people are looking to unplug now more than ever before.

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Vance expects a ‘high-level' TikTok deal by the April 5 deadline

Vice President JD Vance expressed confidence Friday that a deal to sell TikTok and keep the social media app running in the U.S. would largely be in place by an April deadline, NBC News reported.

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NASA's space telescope SPHEREx blasts off to map entire sky and millions of galaxies

NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed toward orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies.

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US hasn't determined who was behind attack that caused X outage

U.S. officials have not determined who was behind an apparent cyber attack on X that limited access to the platform for thousands of users.

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Is Twitter down? X encounters third round of reported outages

Is Twitter down? Thousands of users of the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, reported three rounds of issues Monday morning.

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AI voice cloning software has flimsy guardrails, report finds

It’s easy to bypass steps that voice cloning services have taken to prevent nonconsensual voice cloning, according to the report.

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How Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform

Facebook Marketplace keeps users engaged with free listings, local pickups, and resale growth, helping Meta stay relevant despite declining teen activity.

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Her best friends are chatbots. That's more common than you think.

The chatbots, powered by artificial intelligence, are designed to act like real people with distinct personalities and interests.

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Early Reddit rival Digg to relaunch with focus on ‘humanity and connection'

The founders of Reddit and Digg are relaunching the platform, which was sold in 2012, as a website and mobile app in the coming weeks.

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Judge denies Musk's attempt to block OpenAI from becoming for-profit entity

A Judge in California on Tuesday said Elon Musk can't move forward in his legal efforts to stop OpenAI from converting to a for-profit entity.

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Last-minute problems with SpaceX's mega rocket Starship forces delay of latest test flight

Last-minute problems have delayed the latest launch of SpaceX's mega rocket Starship.

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Bipartisan congressional duo encourages governors to ban DeepSeek on government devices

Concerns around Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek have led congressional lawmakers to encourage governors to ban it on government devices.

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