This was a fun, if creepy, story…😶‍🌫️| buff.ly/3Vc9M56 via KQED News IDTheftCenter

Road transport developed in relative freedom, outside the control of a safety culture that put the preservation of life beyond all other values. This sets it apart from other modes of transport. buff.ly/4dO62xN via BBC

Spotify used a legalistic word change to justify slicing royalties to musicians and publishers, reducing the revenue on which royalties are based by almost 50%, according to lawsuit filed by the group that collects their payments. buff.ly/4auIPho via Ashley Carman

Prisoners farm on fmr slave plantations in LA. They produce Russell Stover chocolates in KS. In 2014 lawyers for Kamala Harris, then CA's AG, argued against easing the parole process because it was so dependent on captive firefighters. buff.ly/3V5Ukr0 via Josh Eidelson

San Diego County is stepping up efforts to help residents recover wages they’re owed while fronting them up to $3,000 through a new Workplace Justice Fund. buff.ly/3V6nqX8 via KQED News Farida Jhabvala Romero

Thanks for having me on KQED Forum and Rachael (Authenticated in My Mind) Myrow! It was so much fun to share those archival recordings and to hear from listeners. @KQED Pegasus Books

A millennial and digital native, Rutherford used to think technology had a place in the classroom and that students could be taught to manage their phone use. This year showed him the grim truth. buff.ly/4dJUw6G via The Wall Street Journal

First and foremost, Reese Witherspoon wants books by women, with women at the center of the action who save themselves. “Because that’s what women do,” she said. “No one’s coming to save us.” buff.ly/3WNnI6G via Elizabeth Egan

“On one hand, flying is a miracle,... But it’s also true that it’s become more and more frustrating in many ways. And the airlines aren’t going to fix that on their own; they need to be pushed.” - Secretary Pete Buttigieg buff.ly/3V7NLo4 via Hannah Sampson

📻🎙️At 10 am on KQED Forum In her new 📕, “A Chance to Harmonize,” Sheryl Kaskowitz tells the story of a New Deal program that 📣 our rich musical heritage + launched more than one folk music revival. buff.ly/3WITsK8 📲 1-866-733-6786 or 📧[email protected].

California’s multi-billion dollar budget crunch is forcing the Legislature to scale back its agenda this session. 87 bills were held + “Authors were asked to amend their bills to take out the more expensive stuff. We don’t have the money.” buff.ly/3V1nXd4 via CalMatters

4 years ago, Jacob Helberg raised 💰 within his elite circle for Democrat Pete Buttigieg. But the pandemic, an #AI arms race v China, and taking up a crusade to ban TikTok in the US began to shift his views and party allegiances, he says. buff.ly/3ymeBQb via Elizabeth Dwoskin

Ongoing drought and warmer temperatures in Canada have fueled wildfires in British Columbia. The #ParkerLakeWildfire has consumed more than 13,000 acres and triggered evacuations in #FortNelson . Check out images from Canada’s 2023 #WildfireSeason here: ow.ly/caPr50REXgn

“TikTok is the only platform where an average person can freely express themselves with the possibility of reaching millions across the 🌎. I’ve tried Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube...my traffic...mainly comes through TikTok.” buff.ly/4dGv1TA The Washington Post

Can't make this 💩 up... Google’s Gemini video search makes factual error in demo / Google even highlighted the wrong answer in the video! buff.ly/3wtsVGa via The Verge

#AI chatbots won’t enjoy tech’s legal shield, #Section230 authors say. “And it isn’t a particularly close call.” buff.ly/3YXJOAV via The Washington Post

Half Moon Bay planning commissioners debated 'til midnight before reluctantly voting for the 40-unit affordable apartment building with ALAS farmworker center. They had little choice under state housing laws.

As AI voice generators let fraudsters mimic real people. Android previewed a feature that will 👂 to and interrupt 📞 with a notification to the user if it thinks the call is a scam, such as if the caller asks for bank account info. buff.ly/3K4tlFU via The Washington Post

🇮🇳 has 400 million active WhatsApp users = > 1/4 of India’s population. Its 2019 general elections were called the “WhatsApp elections.” 2024? “A huge ‘hidden’ infrastructure plays a huge role in how the public consumes information.” buff.ly/4bETDu2 via Rest of World

Half Moon Bay planning commissioners approved a new apartment building for low-income senior farmworkers following a protracted debate that drew a strongly worded threat of legal action from Gov. Gavin Newsom over the delay. buff.ly/4bi1AFL via KQED News Tyche Hendricks