Adolescent e-cigarette users enrolled in a free text-message-based vaping-cessation program were 35% more likely to quit 7 months later, a double-blind randomized trial showed. In the study of more ...

PAW PAW, Mich. — Text-to-911 is an available tool during an emergency, but now with a pilot program available in some Michigan counties, Michigan State Police (MSP) can text a 911 caller back to let ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Around four years ago, Knox County introduced a program allowing people to text dispatchers if they needed emergency services. Now, the program is available in every county in the ...

In its latest effort to reduce homelessness, Long Beach has launched a text alert program to connect homeless residents to resources and services. Anyone that signs up for the program will receive ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A program that allows people to text 911 instead of having to call should be available in the entire state of Tennessee by the end of the year. The service is meant to help people ...

The city of New Carlisle started a new program earlier this month that will help residents find information and report issues through texting. TextMyGov, a 24/7 texting service, allows residents to ...

It’s often said that people are more likely to change their behavior when they know they’re being watched. Now D.C. wants to see if that’s actually true with dangerous drivers. The city is starting a ...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission will launch a six-month pilot program starting this summer to send text messages about unpaid tolls, but the initiative may cause confusion due to ongoing scam ...

Tech giant Apple has announced that they have addressed a bug in their Dictation tool, where some users found that the program transcribed the word “racist” as “Trump” before correcting itself. NBC ...