KQED

Sick of Scam Calls and Texts? You Can Now Request to Remove Your Details From Data Brokers

Constant spam calls and fake texts promising job offers, easy cash or, in some cases, a coffee date, have been the bane of my existence. But this year, a feature of California’s privacy law called the ...
Sacramento Bee

Tired of spam calls and texts? There’s a new way to dodge them in California

Tired of annoying spam calls and texts? A new program will help California residents dodge more of them in 2026. The California Privacy Protection Agency launched the ...
Yahoo

Mark Cuban says he doesn’t do calls and prefers email because ‘if we do it by phone, I’m going to forget half the stuff that we talked about’

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Cuban shares his business communication preferences. (Getty Images—Christopher Willard/ABC) Like Gen Zers, billionaire Mark ...
AOL

Mark Cuban says he doesn’t do calls and prefers email because ‘if we do it by phone, I’m going to forget half the stuff that we talked about’

Like Gen Zers, billionaire Mark Cuban isn’t a fan of phone calls. “No, I don’t do calls,” said the former Shark Tank star and Dallas Mavericks owner in a TikTok video posted by Masterclass. “You know, ...
Newsweek

Dog Walker Takes Client’s Call—Not Prepared for Her Last Request

A dog walker began watching over a client’s beloved canine while she was in the hospital, leading to a final request from the owner that left the internet sobbing. Reddit user @Able-State2394 shared ...
techtimes

Deepfakes, Scams, and AI Voice Fraud: How to Verify If a Call, Video, or Email Is Real

Discover how to spot Deepfakes, prevent AI scams, and detect AI voice fraud with practical tips to verify calls and verify videos for authenticity. Pixabay, geralt The rise of artificial intelligence ...
CNN

Exclusive: Justice Department scrambling to find holiday volunteers to redact the Epstein files, internal DOJ email says

The Justice Department’s leadership asked career prosecutors in Florida to volunteer over the “next several days” to help redact the Epstein files, in the latest Trump administration push toward ...
Sacramento Bee

NBA admits officials blew several calls in Kings’ wild win over Rockets

Beating one of the top teams in the Western Conference was difficult enough, but the Sacramento Kings also had to overcome the officiating crew of Josh Tiven, John Butler and Che Flores in Sunday’s ...
Wall Street Journal

CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political

CBS News pulled a planned “60 Minutes” segment on an El Salvador maximum-security prison where the Trump administration sent hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, a last-minute decision that drew a rebuke ...
CBS News

Ex-special counsel Jack Smith's lawyers re-up call for him to testify publicly after closed-door deposition

Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — Lawyers for former special counsel Jack Smith ...
ABC 7 Chicago

FTA calls for more aggressive CTA safety plan as Chicago police begin added patrols

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Federal Transit Administration issued a response Friday to the CTA's enhanced security plan, saying more aggressive measures are needed. The FTA said if the CTA does not submit a ...