Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

She holds a master’s degree in Political Sciences, Public Law and Contemporary History from University of Konstanz, Germany. Before coming to HRDAG, Jule was co-founder and deputy president of the German student organization Studies Without Borders.

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The Verge

MAY 12, 2021

Snap will suspend two anonymous messaging integrations from Snapchat after a lawsuit sought to hold them responsible for a teenager’s death, the Los Angeles Times reports. Last year, when Carson Bride was found dead by his family, his phone history showed that he’d searched how to “Reveal YOLO Username Online” that same day.

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Singularity Hub

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Even if scaling laws really have hit the ceiling and giant training clusters dont need to be that giant, theres no reason I can see why other companies cant be competitive under this new paradigm.” However, history shows that brilliant people are not immune to making mistakes. ‘This is the very beginning of the Space Age.

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ASU Lodestar Center

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

After a contentious and much-publicized debate, the decision was made to capture all remaining wild condors and bring them to the San Diego and Los Angeles Zoos for captive breeding. On our last trip to San Diego, my daughter and I took a trip to the Natural History Museum. Click here to register now!

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Tech Soup

JUNE 22, 2015

law enforcement agencies have been expanding their use of surveillance drones. Many local police departments like the one in Los Angeles are experimenting with them. Foreign Policy magazine's Predators for Peace Drones is a short history of humanitarian drones. The FBI and other U.S.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 21, 2008

Governor Schwarzenegger signed the California State Divestment Bill into law, and from there Adam took the campaign nationally. This all started with one guy in Los Angeles thinking, "I have to do something.". It is the largest hybrid peacekeeping force in history, actually. His campaign was successful.

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Eric Jacobsen Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The brand also honors pioneering women from throughout history. And here's my example: I flew south from Oakland to Los Angeles after the Raiders won the Super Bowl as the team from Los Angeles, and upon landing in LA, the flight attendant said, "Welcome to Los Angeles, the home of the world champion Oakland Raiders."

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Digital Marketing Conferences (DIGIMARCON) / Los Angeles, CA / $897.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2022

In the late 1970s, Los Angeles was a hotbed of telephone culture: you could dial-a-joke, dial-a-horoscope, even dial-a-prayer. She took the bus to the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, an imposing Art Deco tower with cavernous tiled hallways. But she was far from being Los Angeles’ most visible phreaker.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

Nearly 100 years ago, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Harland Bartholomew designed a master plan for the city of Los Angeles, drawing a ring around the river at its heart. The plan addressed their concern about the rapid urbanization of cities in the West, which was frequently pushing nature to the outskirts.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 9, 2025

Green tears were flowing when Lencia Kebede made history this week on Broadway, becoming the first Black actor to assume the role of Elphaba full time in the Broadway company of Wicked. Kebede, a first-generation Ethiopian American from Los Angeles, spent five years touring with Hamilton, most recently in the role of Angelica Schuyler.

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The Verge

MAY 20, 2020

Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award for Car Site & Car Culture : 100 years making history by HOY. Webby Award for Law : Knight First Amendment Institute Website by Tierra Innovation. Webby People’s Voice Award for Law : Urban Justice Center by Superunion. Webby Award for Humor : Funny or Die.

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The Verge

JUNE 17, 2020

Trending down: Two black former policy executives at Pinterest revealed a history of racist discrimination at the company. Lawmakers in New York proposed a new law that would prohibit police from using geofence warrants as protests continue to grow. Suhauna Hussain and Johana Bhuiyan / Los Angeles Times ).

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 6, 2025

Eva Rodriguez has earnedminimum wage at a Subway franchise in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles for more than a decade. Only last year did she learn that she didnt have to labor under those conditionsa revelation that led her to accuse the franchises owner of violating numerous labor laws. history, Wong said.

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The Verge

JUNE 25, 2020

Riley writes (emphasis hers): Researchers at the global nonprofit group Avaaz found nearly two dozen Facebook pages affiliated with the “boogaloo” movement, a generally anti-government and anti-law enforcement ideology. But they have vastly different reasons for why they think the law must change. Adi Robertson / The Verge ).

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The Verge

JULY 1, 2020

Law enforcement officials say the group’s adherents used Facebook to plan the murder of a federal agent. On Monday, California reached its highest single-day count of COVID-19 cases, as reported by the Los Angeles Times. Read a history of Facebook’s Oversight Board to date. Sara Fischer / Axios ). Kim Lyons / The Verge ).

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

Whatever Twitter eventually comes to say about the events of July 15th, 2020, when it suffered the most catastrophic security breach in company history , it must be said that the events were set in motion years ago. The suit alleges that Google violated wiretapping and privacy laws. You can’t say you didn’t see it coming.

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The Verge

JULY 22, 2020

For example, on July 5th, when the top CrowdTangle links came from Franklin Graham, Ben Shapiro, and Breitbart, the links with the most reach came from the Los Angeles Times , MSNBC, and something called Ranker.com (“the weirdest small towns in the United States”). Cristiano Lima / Politico ). Those good tweets.

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

And the president signed it, reports Chris Megerian at the Los Angeles Times : The order directs Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to request new regulations from the Federal Communications Commission to determine whether a social media company is acting “in good faith” to moderate content. Read an oral history of YouTube’s early days. “

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

Nothing in the history of Microsoft, Walmart, or Oracle inspires much confidence that any of them is up to replicating that culture. One possibility might be a Glass-Steagall law for tech platforms, which would prohibit them them from running a platform and competing on it at the same time. Tracy Brown / Los Angeles Times ).

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