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Fast food chains launch ‘value menu’ war after cost complaints. Will it last?
Millions of American families are hitting the road to start summer vacation, and ordering food on…
Inside the anti-Biden ‘wildfire’ from TikTok influencers ahead of the election
WASHINGTON — President Biden has been courting Kahlil Greene and other young TikTok influencers since taking office,…
UCLA uses facial recognition to ID members of mob who attacked camp
It is shaping up to be perhaps the biggest case in the history of the UCLA…
Meta now has an AI chatbot. AI influence ramps up in social media
When you use Facebook Messenger these days, a new prompt greets you with this come-on: “Ask…
Will AI deepfakes and robocalls upset the 2024 election?
In the analog days of the 1970s, long before hackers, trolls and edgelords, an audiocassette company…
Opinion: Are social media and smartphones rewiring kids’ brains?
America’s young people face a mental health crisis, and adults constantly debate how much to blame…