John Brown in Your Town: High-tech hub NeoCity
FOX 3 News Anchor John Brown is in Osceola County where there is a new high-tech hub under development known as NeoCity.
Georgia couple becomes first Black owners of an autonomous grocery store in the world
Jamie and Jilea Hemmings opened the first autonomous grocery store with robotic delivery in the United States during the COVID pandemic and say their plan is to have hundreds of them across the country.
AT&T, Verizon delay 5G rollout near some airports after airlines raise operation concerns
AT&T and Verizon will delay launching new high-speed wireless service near some airports, including Orlando International Airport. The decision from the telecommunication companies came Tuesday as the Biden administration tried to broker a settlement between the telecom companies and the airlines over a rollout of new 5G service.
Innovation Games
Local companies won't have to look too hard to find the next round of tech experts. Northrop Grumman and Brevard Public Schools held their Innovation Games at Satellite High School on Friday.
Apple Wallet now lets users add COVID-19 vaccine card: How to set it up
Apple’s new iOS 15.1 update allows users to add verifiable versions of their COVID-19 vaccination to the Wallet app. Here’s how to do it.
Florida lawmaker proposes adding social media literacy to classroom education
Florida State Senator Danny Burgess (R-District 20) wants to empower students with information, pushing a new bill that would require schools to teach so-called social media literacy in the classrooms.
Facebook whistleblower on Capitol Hill
Facebook and Instagram are back online after a six-hour outage yesterday. Engineers say the outage was due to a configuration change to their routers and was not the result of a hack. Meanwhile the social media giant is in the spotlight on Capitol Hill. A former employee at Facebook was spilling secrets before a congressional panel on Tuesday, claiming the company knows that it negatively impacts young children and they simply don't care.
Facebook, Instagram platforms back online after outage
Facebook and its apps Instagram and Whatsapp appeared to be experiencing issues on Monday that resulted in connection trouble and the inability to load newsfeeds for thousands of users around the world, according to the company.
South Korean developer investing Osceola County's NeoCity
A South Korean developer plans to spend over one billion dollars to transform land in Osceola County into a mixed-use town center for a development known as NeoCity.
Florida Tesla drivers must pass test to use self-driving function
Teslas can virtually drive themselves on both highways and city streets but still require drivers to keep their hands on the wheel and be ready to take control.
School reacts to TikTok challenge
A new TikTok challenge is getting so out of control one Central Florida school is taking drastic steps to protect its property.
Central Florida company using high-tech mapping tools
Central Florida is constantly changing and growing, and one company is using state-of-the-art technology to keep up. It's helping map everything from the ground and the air.
NASA unveils first results from Mars Perseverance Rover
The Perseverance Rover is hard at work, searching for signs of ancient life on Mars. After five months of experiments and research, NASA shared its first scientific results on Wednesday. The rover landed on the Red Planet in February.
Improving backyard pool safety
Drownings are the number one cause of accidental death for kids between the ages of one and four years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As with most aspects of our lives, technology is making some waves as to how we do things, including pool safety.
Augmented reality company moving to Orlando
Fighter pilots will soon be training in Central Florida. A company in California is leaving the Golden State for the City Beautiful. They say Orlando was the clear choice to continue shaping the future of the U.S. Air Force.
Flying car with BMW engine completes 1st inter-city test flight
A prototype flying car completed its first inter-city flight this week. It takes less than 3 minutes to transform from a vehicle into an aircraft.
Gov. DeSantis signs bill blocking big tech 'censorship'
He singled out social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter that have removed former President Donald Trump.
NASA partners with companies to develop 'gas stations' in space
NASA has awarded grants to several companies to develop ways the space agency will store and transfer cryogenic propellants, or rocket fuel, in space. One of those companies is Eta Space, of Merritt Island.
GOP-led Florida House backs social media crackdown
After a debate that focused on free speech and former President Donald Trump, the Florida House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a proposal that would crack down on social-media giants that block users from their platforms.
DeSantis assails YouTube over removal of COVID-19 video
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday railed against YouTube and Google for removing a video of a COVID-19 discussion he had with scientists who oppose government lockdowns, school closures and mask wearing, calling it censorship. YouTube officials told media outlets the video was removed because of misinformation.