Los Angeles Times
House passage of USMCA marks major shift away from free-trade policies (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 19:43Michael Hiltzik: California freelancers are losing work, but they’re wrong to blame the gig economy law (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 15:53Michael Hiltzik: California becomes a leader on privacy rights, but the battle is just beginning (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 11:50When Iran blocked the internet, tech experts in the US tried to hack a solution. Here’s why they couldn’t (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 06:26Vox Media cuts hundreds of freelance journalists, blaming Gig-Worker Law (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Tue, 12/17/2019 - 06:25David Lazarus: $1,000 is just too dang much for a smartphone (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 10:06Taiwan is battling a wave of online disinformation from China (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by benton on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 06:34Michael Hiltzik: The internet’s .org registry is snatched up by a private equity firm, provoking uproar (Los Angeles Times)
Submitted by Robbie McBeath on Thu, 12/12/2019 - 11:58SpaceX broadband service will be ‘bumpy’ at first, Gwynne Shotwell says
When SpaceX’s broadband service starts mid-2020, the initial experience will be “bumpy,” company President Gwynne Shotwell said. However, she said she expects SpaceX to mature as an internet service provider by 2021. SpaceX has already launched two rounds of 60 satellites each. The company expects it will need 24 launches, with about 1,440 satellites, to have enough to provide full global coverage. SpaceX has not yet determined customer pricing.