New California law brings artificial intelligence and media literacy to K-12 classrooms
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AI literacy and media literacy content will be found in math, science, and history-social science curriculum frameworks.
Technology
California emergency alerts warn you about fires and extreme weather. How to sign up in your county
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A recent FEMA survey found that only a third of people are signed up -- use this resource to find your county’s emergency alert sign-up page.Featured in Category
‘This is a big step’: California IDs to be digitalized, available in Apple and Google wallets
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These new options are part of the DMV’s mobile driver’s license pilot program, which launched last year.education
More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
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Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.Bay Area
Beep into the future: Autonomous shuttles debut at Rossmoor senior living community
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A one-year pilot program will test how suitable autonomous vehicles are as a form of public transit.Bay Area
California Highway Patrol touts new ‘Flock’ cameras for arrest in road rage shooting
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The suspect was identified through one of the newly installed high-tech cameras, which provide law enforcement with real-time information and alerts to identify and locate vehicles associated with criminal activity.crime
Civil grand jury says OPD ill-equipped to benefit from license plate reader cameras
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Report finds that the Oakland Police Department lacks the manpower to respond to the volume of alerts; and faults city's "lack of strategic vision" in implementing the technology.Technology
Still need your landline? California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug
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AT&T is the “carrier of last resort” for California, an official designation that means it covers most major cities and rural communities.Bay Area
How Bay Area cities can leverage the power of AI to build safer, more secure communities
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Privacy concerns and accuracy issues causing false positives and false negatives remain, but they do not outweigh the benefits, says this San Jose State data scientist.business
Uber loses bid to overturn state’s gig worker law; California Supreme Court case up next
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The law reclassified gig workers as employees rather than independent contractors, making them eligible for better pay and benefits.Education
