Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles School Board approves cellphone ban as Gov Newsom calls for statewide action
The Los Angeles school board set in motion a plan to ban cellphones all day on campus, saying the devices distract students from learning, lead to anxiety, and allow cyberbullying.
California lawmakers are trying to regulate AI before it’s too late. Here’s how (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 06/20/2024 - 05:19Op-ed | As AI is embraced, what happens to the artists whose work was stolen to build it? (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/18/2024 - 06:25Poll: Many California voters get their info from social media, even if they don’t trust it (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/18/2024 - 06:22Internet access is not a luxury. Congress should extend connectivity aid program
More than 23 million households will lose affordable internet access as part of a pandemic-era federal program that provided low-income households with a credit of between $30 and $75 toward their monthly service bill.
California lawmakers revive debate over bill requiring tech platforms to pay for news (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 06/11/2024 - 05:26Why Silicon Beach didn’t live up to the hype as an Los Angeles tech powerhouse (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 05/21/2024 - 06:27We checked in with Hollywood writers a year after the strike. They’re not OK (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 05/13/2024 - 06:19Los Angeles County to offer discounted home internet to lower-income residents in some neighborhoods
Los Angeles County has started work on a wireless broadband network that will deliver high-speed connections for as little as $25 a month. The county signed a contract with WeLink of Lehi, Utah, to build the network and offer the service in East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and South Los Angeles.