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France dumps Zoom and Teams as Europe seeks digital autonomy from the U.S.
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (1034+ words) In France, civil servants will ditch Zoom and Teams for a homegrown video conference system. Soldiers in Austria are using open source office software to write reports after the military dropped Microsoft Office. Bureaucrats in a German state have also…...
Why does train travel feel so special? Readers share their best memories
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (1230+ words) First I wrote about my recent train ride on the Southwest Chief, Los Angeles to Chicago in 43 scenic, surprising hours. Then came the train stories from readers and friends on social media. Stories involving a sitar, a surfboard, several root…...
Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (593+ words) PARIS'French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X on Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning. X and…...
Disney's CEO succession: A timeline of key events
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (610+ words) Walt Disney Co. named a new chief executive this week, tapping theme parks veteran Josh D'Amaro as its new leader. D'Amaro succeeds Bob Iger, who is expected to retire on Dec. 31 when his contract expires after nearly two decades on…...
2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (304+ words) A new study suggests that babies are able to distinguish among the different objects they see around them at 2 months old, which is earlier than scientists previously thought. "It really tells us that infants are interacting with the world in…...
Contributor: The U.S. needs a national fusion strategy before our lead in energy slips away
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (640+ words) Fusion has been in the news a lot recently given its promise as an abundant and clean source of energy that could help power the AI revolution. Although these developments have created a lot of buzz among investors, far more…...
A revival of the indie film business? Some promising signs out of Sundance
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (913+ words) It was a chilly, nostalgic and relatively hopeful last run in Park City, Utah, last week for the Sundance Film Festival, which is moving to Boulder, Colo. It was also my first time at the storied festival, and after chats…...
The exhibition 'What a Wonderful World' is a montage of film, art and cultural memory
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (79+ words) The exhibition "What a Wonderful World" is a montage of film, art and cultural memory'Los Angeles Times The exhibition "What a Wonderful World" is a montage of film, art and cultural memory Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video…...
Closed for decades, a historic L.A. theater reopens for an ambitious late-night video art experience
9+ hour, 4+ min ago (855+ words) The five-story Venetian-style Variety Arts Theater in downtown Los Angeles will open its doors to the public for the first time in decades Friday " not as a traditional movie palace, but as the site of an unusually ambitious exhibition of…...
Letters to the Editor: Massive conglomerates pose a huge risk to the music industry
10+ hour, 4+ min ago (85+ words) Letters to the Editor: Massive conglomerates pose a huge risk to the music industry'Los Angeles Times To the editor: In reading Mikael Wood's gushing profile of Interscope CEO John Janick (Why this "visionary" record exec still believes in the major…...