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.
Op-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.