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GOES19 Outage Briefly Disrupted East Coast Weather Monitoring; Backup Systems Kept the Carolinas Covered

July 17, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

By Coastal Carolina News Staff Writer A temporary outage of the GOES‑19 weather satellite this week briefly interrupted the primary stream of real‑time imagery used to monitor conditions across the eastern United States and the […]

Five New Waze Features Rolling Out With AI‑Driven Upgrades

July 15, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Updates focus on routing accuracy, quieter guidance, and expanded voice controls By Coastal Carolina News Staff Writer Waze is rolling out a new set of navigation features designed to improve routing precision, reduce driver interruptions, […]

HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION DONATES $100,000 TO SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

July 14, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Whiteville, NC — The Columbus County Home Builders Association has made a major investment in the future of local trades education, donating $100,000 to Southeastern Community College to support technical programs and workforce development. The […]

Phones Are Everywhere – Courtesy Still Counts

July 14, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Across the Carolinas, common‑sense phone habits help maintain calm in everyday spaces Phones are part of daily life, but how we use them in shared spaces affects everyone around us. Most places don’t ban devices, […]

Splitting Your Email Accounts Is Now a Core Security Practice

July 14, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Secondary and burner accounts help reduce breach exposure, limit phishing attempts, and keep identity‑linked inboxes protected in a high‑risk digital environment. TECHNOLOGY — Cybersecurity analysts say one of the easiest ways to strengthen personal security […]

North Carolina Adopts New Crypto ATM Protections as Stein Signs Bill

July 12, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Raleigh, NC — Attorney General Josh Stein has signed a measure within North Carolina’s new state budget establishing the state’s first regulations for cryptocurrency kiosks. The provision, part of the broader package of bills enacted […]

IBM Builds Sub‑1nm Chip With 100 Billion Transistors

June 26, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

TECHNOLOGY – IBM has unveiled a prototype semiconductor chip using sub‑1 nanometer process technology, packing about 100 billion transistors into a fingernail‑sized area — twice the density of its previous design. The advance could extend Moore’s […]

AI Comes In Hot, Reshaping the Region’s Most Routine Jobs

June 25, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Clerical, financial‑processing, and newsroom production tasks face the most pressure as automation expands. Artificial intelligence continues to move into the labor market at a rapid pace, coming in hot across industries that rely on routine, […]

Statewide Survey Seeks Public Input on North Carolina’s Digital Access Needs

June 20, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

Residents invited to share experiences with internet access, device availability, and digital skills North Carolina residents are being asked to take part in a statewide effort to better understand how people access the internet, use […]

Meta Platforms Experience Global Outage; Services Stabilizing

June 12, 2026 Coastal Carolina News Staff 0

No, it wasn’t just your FB app, or your PC needed an update…Users globally faced unexpected logouts and feed errors as Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger went dark for over an hour on Friday morning. Social […]