## Denmark to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs

Authored by theguardian.com

Denmark is to ban mobile phones in schools and after-school clubs on the recommendation of a government commission that also found that children under 13 should not have their own smartphone or tablet.

The announcement marks a U-turn by the government, which had previously refused to introduce such a law.

It comes as governments across Europe are trying to impose tighter regulations on children’s access to phones and social media.

The Danish wellbeing commission was set up by the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, in 2023 to investigate growing dissatisfaction among children and young people.

Among its 35 recommendations was the need for government legislation banning phones from schools and after-school clubs.

“Suddenly, screens were everywhere in school, and it was only afterwards that we started discussing the consequences,” he said.

The chair of the commission, Rasmus Meyer, compared the mobile phone ban to not allowing smoking in schools and said that the moment a child is given a smartphone “it will colonise the child’s entire life”. »

### Musk has lost more than $100B since December as Tesla gives up trillion-dollar company status amid sell-off

Authored by nbcnews.com

On Tuesday, the stock closed down another 8% to $302.80 and is off 25% year to date.

Musk also leads SpaceX; the social media platform X; the xAI artificial intelligence company; and Neuralink, a company that is exploring brain-chip implants.

Yet Tesla investors have grown accustomed to Musk's multiple responsibilities — and indeed, continue to value Tesla stock highly because they see Musk as a uniquely capable figure. »

### Just months after release, EA has put Dragon Age: The Veilguard on PS Plus

Authored by videogameschronicle.com

March’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5), Sonic Colors: Ultimate (PS4) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection (PS4, PS5).

Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a notable inclusion, given BioWare’s game was only released in October 2024, although publisher EA has said it failed to meet sales expectations.

February’s PlayStation Plus Essential games are Payday 3 (PS5), High on Life (PS4, PS5) and Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PS4, PS5). »

### VA pauses billions in cuts lauded by Musk as lawmakers and veterans decry loss of critical care

Authored by apnews.com

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Veterans Affairs has temporarily suspended billions of dollars in planned contract cuts following concerns that the move would hurt critical veterans’ health services, lawmakers and veterans service organizations said Wednesday.

“We will not be eliminating any benefits or services to Veterans or VA beneficiaries, and there will be no negative impact to VA health care, benefits or beneficiaries.

We are always going to take care of Veterans at VA. Period,” VA press secretary Pete Kasperowicz said in a statement. »

### Tulsi Gabbard fires more than 100 intelligence officers over messages in a chat tool

Authored by nbcnews.com

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has fired more than 100 intelligence officers from 15 agencies for using a government chat platform for discussions that included topics like polyamory, gender transition surgery and politics.

Each intelligence agency has internal collaboration chat tools, former intelligence officials said.

Gabbard said the fired intelligence officers’ conduct represented “an egregious violation of trust” and violated “basic rules and standards around professionalism.”. »

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