WASHINGTON—The Federal Communications Commission has updated its rules to provide alert originators with the flexibility to send silent Wireless Emergency Alerts, which the agency said would better ...

T-Mobile recently sent a wireless emergency alert over a Starlink satellite. T-Mobile recently sent a wireless emergency alert over a Starlink satellite. is a senior reporter covering technology, ...

You’ve probably had it happen before: Three loud beeps followed by a long, high-pitched sound delivered to your mobile phone to alert you to severe weather or another emergency near you. These jolting ...

Authorities came under fire when it was suggested there were no warnings of the flash floods in Texas, which resulted in at least 120 lives being lost, with many more people still missing. In fact, ...

Denver sent out a citywide alert when it didn't mean to three times in the past six months.