“Now it’s funny,” she said. “But out of context, it was not cool.” If you woke up Thursday to a weird text that seemed totally out of place, you aren’t alone.

The text her sister received wished her a happy Valentine's Day. Mobile carriers offered unhelpful explanations for the weird-text phenomenon, which appeared to be widespread, at least according ...

A screen shot of a text conversation on Nov. 7, 2019. The exchange started with a text that may have been originally sent on Feb. 14, 2019, but was delayed due to a glitch.