11-year-old dies after trying viral TikTok challenge
Police in the United Kingdom say an 11-year-old boy died after attempting a viral TikTok challenge known as "chroming" at a friend's sleepover on Saturday. "Chroming," also known as "huffing," involves inhaling fumes from cleaning products and deodorant cans. Officials say inhaling the chemicals can affect the nervous system, leading to slurred speech, dizziness and even death. According to the Times of London, the boy's family is pushing lawmakers to ban TikTok and restrict all other social media platforms to children under the age of 16.
Police in the United Kingdom say an 11-year-old boy died after attempting a viral TikTok challenge known as "chroming" at a friend's sleepover on Saturday. "Chroming," also known as "huffing," involves inhaling fumes from cleaning products and deodorant cans. Officials say inhaling the chemicals can affect the nervous system, leading to slurred speech, dizziness and even death. According to the Times of London, the boy's family is pushing lawmakers to ban TikTok and restrict all other social media platforms to children under the age of 16.
SATs go digital this weekend: Here's what students think
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Here's what you should know about the new shorter digital version of the SAT, based on comments from students who have taken practice versions and what experts say to expect.
TSA testing self-screening lanes at Nevada airport
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We are learning more about TSA?s first self-screening checkpoint lanes in the United States. The lanes are being tested at the airport in Las Vegas, and officials with TSA say it could dramatically reduce the time needed to go through airport security. Reporter Sean Langille has more.
Congress to vote on a bill that may lead to a TikTok ban
House lawmakers this week introduced a new bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok if its China-based parent company ByteDance doesn't divest its stake in the social media platform.
House lawmakers this week introduced a new bipartisan bill that would ban TikTok if its China-based parent company ByteDance doesn't divest its stake in the social media platform.
LinkedIn goes down day after Facebook, Instagram glitch
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LinkedIn went down for a brief preiod Wednesday, just a day after a glitch caused widespread outages for both Facebook and Instagram.
Women create app to help people find friendships
Two women have created the Wyzr Friends app, which is designed to help people kickstart friendships.
Two women have created the Wyzr Friends app, which is designed to help people kickstart friendships.
Instagram joins the edit club: Users can now correct DMs
Instagram, owned by Meta, has introduced a new feature allowing users to edit direct messages within 15 minutes of sending.
Instagram, owned by Meta, has introduced a new feature allowing users to edit direct messages within 15 minutes of sending.
West Valley apparent abduction update; Sen. Sinema not running for reelection | Nightly Roundup
From the latest in this year's U.S. Senate election to a rather unfortunate mishap involving a Vegas tourist, here's a look at some of our top stories.
From the latest in this year's U.S. Senate election to a rather unfortunate mishap involving a Vegas tourist, here's a look at some of our top stories.
Change Healthcare cyberattack: Company reportedly paid hackers in controversial decision
The cyberattack against one of the largest health care tech companies in recent weeks might have cost the company a lot of money, and some cybersecurity experts say are upset about what happened.
The cyberattack against one of the largest health care tech companies in recent weeks might have cost the company a lot of money, and some cybersecurity experts say are upset about what happened.
Facebook, Instagram outage: What to know about websites and services going down
Weeks after an outage affecting AT&T, another service that many Americans use suffered was rendered inaccessible for a period of time. Here's what to know about service outages, as well as the cost such outages can incur.
Weeks after an outage affecting AT&T, another service that many Americans use suffered was rendered inaccessible for a period of time. Here's what to know about service outages, as well as the cost such outages can incur.
Facebook, Instagram back online after widespread outages
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for over an hour on Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday.
Warner Bros. Discovery's Max has password-sharing crackdown in pipeline
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Warner Bros. Discovery will reportedly take after two other streaming giants and implement its own password-sharing crackdown on its Max platform.
X makes audio and video calls available to all users: Who can call you? And how to opt out
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has made audio and video calls available to all users, not just paid subscribers. Here's how to control your privacy.
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has made audio and video calls available to all users, not just paid subscribers. Here's how to control your privacy.
Tax Scammers and AI: Are You at Risk?
5 Simple Steps to Protect Your Tax Refund from scammers using AI
5 Simple Steps to Protect Your Tax Refund from scammers using AI
Change Healthcare cyberattack cripples healthcare providers: What to know
Change Healthcare processes 14-15 billion transactions a year and touches one in every three patient records. A cyberattack has left healthcare providers reeling nationwide.
Change Healthcare processes 14-15 billion transactions a year and touches one in every three patient records. A cyberattack has left healthcare providers reeling nationwide.
Gun safe locks can fail, Toyota vehicles 'creep forward', and more | Latest consumer product recalls
Biometric locks on gun safes can fail, "posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death if the safe is used to store firearms"; Toyota vehicles can "creep forward" if they are left in neutral; IKEA USB chargers pose burn and electric shock hazards; handles on cooking camping pots can detach, posing burn and scalding hazards; and eye drops sold at Walmart and CVS have been recalled due to a lack of sterility.
Biometric locks on gun safes can fail, "posing a serious injury hazard and risk of death if the safe is used to store firearms"; Toyota vehicles can "creep forward" if they are left in neutral; IKEA USB chargers pose burn and electric shock hazards; handles on cooking camping pots can detach, posing burn and scalding hazards; and eye drops sold at Walmart and CVS have been recalled due to a lack of sterility.
Some doorbell cameras sold on Amazon, other sites have major security flaws: report
Security flaws included the ability for a bad actor to view footage from a person’s device or control it completely.
Security flaws included the ability for a bad actor to view footage from a person’s device or control it completely.
Lawsuit claims Temu app has access to 'literally everything' on your phone
The class action lawsuit was filed against Temu on behalf of customers in five states.
The class action lawsuit was filed against Temu on behalf of customers in five states.
Health care tech company cyberattack leaves Arizona patients, pharmacies frustrated
A cyberattack against Change Healthcare is having an impact in Arizona, as patients and pharmacies find it hard to fill prescriptions. Change Healthcare has offered no clear update on when the disruption will end.
A cyberattack against Change Healthcare is having an impact in Arizona, as patients and pharmacies find it hard to fill prescriptions. Change Healthcare has offered no clear update on when the disruption will end.
AZ pharmacies feel cyberattack impact
A cyberattack against Change Healthcare is having an impact in Arizona, as patients and pharmacies find it hard to fill prescriptions. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.
A cyberattack against Change Healthcare is having an impact in Arizona, as patients and pharmacies find it hard to fill prescriptions. FOX 10's Steve Nielsen reports.