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LAUSD Approves Classroom Screen Time Limits for 2026–27

The vote signals a shift toward research-based guardrails on student device use in the nation’s second-largest district.

Prince George’s 2026 Transition Puts School, Phone Rules and Public Role in Focus

Australia Enforces Under-16 Social Media Account Ban as Teens Find Workarounds

FoloToy Halts AI Toy Sales After Teddy Bear’s Explicit, Unsafe Replies as OpenAI Cuts Model Access

Meta Pulls AI Guidelines After Leak Showing Chatbots Could Flirt With Minors

Savannah Guthrie Reveals iCloud Contract Her 11-Year-Old Signed Allowing Parental Text Review

Mattel Partners With OpenAI to Create AI-Powered Toys

Mattel Teams With OpenAI to Build AI-Powered Toys and Games