Morning Overview on MSN

Your landline is on the clock as AT&T targets a 2029 shutdown

AT&T has started a slow but decisive countdown on the copper phone network that powered the original American landline, and ...
CNET

You Might Still Need a Landline, Even in 2026. Here's Why

Still got your cordless phone? It could be the only thing keeping you connected to the world when there's a massive mobile outage. Ian Sherr Contributor and Former Editor at Large / News Ian Sherr (he ...
NBC Chicago

As AT&T plans to end landline service in Illinois, here's why, a looming deadline and more

In a sign of changing times, AT&T, the nation's largest wireless provider, will be switching from traditional landlines in favor of a more modern option. Customers have received letters explaining the ...
NBC Chicago

AT&T to end landline service in Illinois

AT&T is ending its landline phone services in Illinois as the utility moves to a digital home phone service over the next two years. The utility is phasing out landline use as it works with customers ...
Wired

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

Nicholas Merrill has spent his career fighting government surveillance. But he would really rather you didn’t call what he’s selling now a “burner phone.” Yes, he dreams of a future where anyone in ...
Indiatimes

Internet's CatGPT's landline-style phone goes viral; ‘Zillennial’ founder generates $280,000 selling Bluetooth 'landlines' to combat screen time

A tech founder, Cat Goetze, has transformed her desire for less screen time into a thriving business, Physical Phones. Her retro-styled Bluetooth handsets, mimicking traditional landlines, have ...
Hindustan Times

Tech founder builds landline-style phone to reduce screen time, makes $120,000 in just 3 days

A tech founder's DIY retro landline-style phone, designed to reduce screen time, has turned into a business success, raking in $120,000 in sales within 3 days. A tech founder’s nostalgic attempt to ...
moneycontrol.com

Tech founder builds landline-like phone to reduce her screentime, makes Rs 1 crore in 3 days

Physical Phones founder Cat Goetze. These phones are fitted with Bluetooth and the prices range from about Rs 8,000 to Rs 9,800. (Image credit: Physical Phones) A tech founder’s nostalgic idea to ...
Houston Chronicle

Major gaps found in mental-health care access in Houston's low-income areas

Entire neighborhoods in north and east Houston have few to no mental-health providers—sometimes just a single licensed therapist—according to a new University of Houston study mapping access across ...
The Business Journals

One Denver-area ZIP code is a U.S. leader in home in pricing momentum

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A Denver ZIP code has ...
MassLive

Five Mass. zip codes make list of most expensive places in U.S. to buy a home

Five zip codes in Massachusetts are among the 100 most expensive places in the nation to purchase a home, according to a study from the real estate data and research company PropertyShark. On average, ...