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Today on Alabama Public Radio, former APR intern James Niiler reports from Arhus, Denmark on how that European nation is trying to do Alabama “one better” on the state's 2025 law limiting cell phone use in school. Denmark is also focusing on how youngsters cope in the “real world” as opposed to going online. The issue is high tech in the classroom still has proponents around the U.S.

Alabama U.S. Senator Katie Britt is working on federal legislation to limit the access social media content creators get to the nation’s kids. It would prevent anyone under the age of thirteen from using social media. The bill would stop high tech companies from targeting youngsters under seventeen. This builds on legislation passed in Montgomery last year that limits cell phone use by students in school. In the nation of Denmark, there’s a similar effort underway. But, it goes beyond the nuts and bolts of social media to address how kids behave in general.

Auburn University graduate, and Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity.

Beach goers along Alabama’s Gulf coast will get more than amber alerts and weather warnings on their cell phones. The shark attack messaging system associated with the passage of “Lulu’s law” in the state legislature quietly went into effect today.

Alabama will soon join the states that have banned or restricted the presence of cellphones in schools. The Alabama Senate voted 30-2 for the bill to prohibit students in K-12 public schools from using phones during the school day.

An Alabama man has been arrested for his alleged role in the January hack of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission social media account that led the price of bitcoin to spike, the Justice Department said. Eric Council Jr. is accused of helping to break into the SEC’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Alabama lawmakers have advanced anti-pornography legislation that would require phones and tablets to automatically block sexually explicit content or pornography until the purchaser changes the device settings.

Tuscaloosa is introducing an easier way to request help. The new 311 app launches Wednesday and is a non-emergency request center for residents. Citizens in the Druid City can directly contact City Hall through submitting city service requests.

The Yellowhammer State is part of a massive service issue reported nationally by customers of T-Mobile

A video gaming system appears to be the most popular item on holiday gift wish lists—except in Alabama.