Category: Business

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI has laid off 500 workers from its data annotation team, which helps train its…

Warner Bros. Discovery stock jumped more than 25% Thursday morning after a report that the Larry Ellison-backed Paramount was preparing…

SEOUL — South Korea says the U.S. has agreed to release the hundreds of Koreans caught in the largest-ever immigration raid last…

President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta, Google and OpenAI on Thursday night at a…

Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence…

Job cuts so far this year have already surpassed the total for 2024, as government cost-cutting, economic uncertainty and AI…

Two major digital platforms — YouTube TV and Hulu + Live TV — have agreed to carry C-SPAN two months…

A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the U.S. government’s proposal that Google should sell its Chrome web browser to restore…

A financially troubled skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles has gone into receivership as office landlords there struggle to keep their…

SEOUL  — The first summit between South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and President Trump was a picture of easy chumminess.…

An unlikely corner of one of L.A.’s once-famous/now-dead malls is open for business again this week as residents move into…

Stitch, Superman and a flock of creepy children drew audiences to movie theaters this summer, but it wasn’t enough to…

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a landmark deal with Uber and Lyft to allow hundreds of…

Thousands of workers and union organizers from across California will gather for picnics and marches this weekend to honor the…

The Trump administration has moved to lay off more than 500 employees who work for the federally funded network Voice…

Policyholders critical of State Farm General’s response to January’s firestorms won a court victory this week when a judge ruled…

Want to get Generation Alpha into movie theaters? Look to video games. Kids still like to go to the movies,…

SEOUL  — In many parts of the world, convenience stores are the shops of last resort: cigarettes, sodas and laundry detergent.…

For nearly nine decades, an import tax exception allowed low-value packages to enter the U.S. without duties attached. The rule…

Santa Ana-based entrepreneur Charlie Chang spent years posting finance videos on YouTube before he made a profit. Today, Chang’s media…

Millions of YouTube TV customers were spared an interruption of Fox News, Fox sports and local coverage after the two…

OpenAI, the maker of popular chatbot ChatGPT, outlined how artificial intelligence is creating jobs and making Californians more productive as…

Kroger, the grocery giant that owns Ralphs and Food 4 Less, is laying off nearly 1,000 corporate employees as it…

Like the White Queen in Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking Glass,” I am capable of believing as many as six…

Elon Musk on Monday ramped up his legal feud with OpenAI as his companies filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI…

Netflix House will soon open its doors. The streaming video giant on Monday announced when it will open its first…

The season’s most dangerous heat wave has arrived in Southern California, and yet many workplaces are not prepared. So says…

Apple TV+, home of series including “The Studio” and “Ted Lasso,” is raising its subscription price by $3 to $12.99…

As Bed Bath & Beyond emerges from a bankruptcy that forced the closure of all its stores, the company’s executive…

A crowd of local union members and organizers formed in front of the classical-style arches of the Los Angeles Memorial…

The Consulate General of India is carving out new space in Los Angeles with a lease for a full floor…

Roberto Delgado and his wife were praying the rosary on the night of Jan. 7 when they heard two loud…

President Trump this week threw his full support behind a massive project to turn a sacred Apache site outside Phoenix…

Back in 1935, the drafters of Social Security told Congress of their plans to build up a government pension reserve…

Guess? Inc., the Los Angeles-based fashion brand that specializes in denim, is going private in a $1.4-billion deal with Authentic…

Most people not deeply involved in the artificial intelligence frenzy may not have noticed, but perceptions of AI’s relentless march…

The city of Los Angeles, an epicenter of sport championship events, is adding yet another tournament to its host list:…

The ultra-luxurious Santa Monica Proper hotel — where rooms range from around $600 to $2,600 a night — has been…

The bitter legal feud between Priscilla Presley and her former business partner escalated this week. Brigitte Kruse, the founder of…

Tech scion David Ellison and his leadership team at Paramount sent a message to Hollywood: A new era is underway.…

One thing that can be said about Donald Trump’s transactional approach to policy-making is that, as destructive as it might…

“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan and Paramount are going big in Texas, joining forces to open a 450,000-square-foot production campus in…

Playboy Enterprises announced on Wednesday that it will relocate its headquarters from Los Angeles to Miami Beach, becoming the latest…

The Sierra Club, one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent nonprofit environmental groups, was thrown into upheaval this week…

“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard…

After the devastating January firestorms left thousands of homeowners to grapple with their insurers over complicated claims for smoke damage…

The California Coastal Commission has unanimously voted against SpaceX’s plan for a dramatic expansion of rocket launches from Vandenberg Space…

More than 160 workers at video game company Blizzard Entertainment have voted to unionize. The workers, who produce in-house cinematics,…

Habit Burger & Grill has doubled down on its provocative marketing strategy, updating its billboard trolling of burger giant In-N-Out…

As steep tariffs threaten to drive up car prices and an incentive for buying electric vehicles nears its expiration date,…

Several hundred workers, organizers and immigrant advocates gathered in palm-tree-dotted MacArthur Park on Tuesday to denounce the Trump administration and…

On first glance, the data that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited to justify canceling some…

The Russian oligarch billionaire lifestyle can be yours for the potentially low, low price of tens of millions of dollars,…

Last week, the Department of Insurance ordered the state’s home insurer of last resort to answer allegations that it has…

Claire’s, the shopping mall chain that sells flashy accessories to teens and tweens, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on…

MOJAVE, Calif. — One of the largest solar and battery power plants in the United States is now supplying Los Angeles and…

James Arthur McDonald Jr., an investor and financial analyst who frequently appeared on CNBC, was sentenced to five years in…

For a brief, shining moment last week, it seemed as if the U.S. economy had dodged a tariff-powered bullet. Gross…

One of California’s largest legal cannabis companies announced Monday that it would radically revamp its labor practices in the wake…

MEXICO CITY — The presidents of Mexico and the United States said Thursday that punishing new tariffs on Mexican exports would be…

United Talent Agency and MediaLink founder Michael Kassan agreed to drop their lawsuits against each other, after battling over problems…

Earlier this year, Intel’s new chief executive Lip-Bu Tan made frank remarks about how the Silicon Valley chipmaker keeps coming…

A jar of pickled mango, a popular Indian condiment, costs $2.99 at Pioneer Cash & Carry in Artesia. But that…

Blue Bottle coffee shops in the Bay Area have unionized, becoming the latest locations to be swept up in the…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is doubling down on its trade war against much of the world despite increasingly harrowing economic numbers…

The abandoned power line suspected of igniting the Eaton fire could have been removed years ago under a rule proposed…

Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing draft legislation that would add an additional $18 billion to a state fund for wildfire…

SEOUL — President Trump announced on Wednesday that the U.S. had struck a trade deal with South Korea, which will now face…

Layoffs are hitting the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, reducing its staff by 52 people, according to an internal memo…

Some L.A. singles attract potential dates with dog pics, gym mirror selfies or promises that they love “going on adventures.”…

Venture capital investments in the Greater Los Angeles region more than doubled to $5.8 billion in the second quarter, compared…

A local startup is using artificial intelligence and robotics in an unlikely way: making sashimi and other fish dishes taste…

The wildfire that ravaged Los Angeles in January caused $51.7 billion in damage to residential properties within the city, according…

The theatrical box office market is down. It’s harder than ever to get people out of their homes and into…

It was clobberin’ time this weekend, as Marvel’s “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” nabbed the top spot at the box…

Southern California Edison’s plans to compensate Eaton fire victims for damage were met with skepticism Thursday from lawyers representing Altadena…

A Southern California union representing 12,000 grocery store employees voted Friday to authorize a strike against the supermarket chain Stater…

Intel, once the most valuable U.S. chipmaker, faces an uphill battle as it tries to stay relevant in the artificial…

Elon Musk may be bringing his robotaxis to the Bay Area soon to compete head-to-head with the other leaders in…

Two summers ago, the Santa Monica-based company behind the popular video game “Call of Duty” sent a letter to a…

David Ellison stepped within reach of his hard-fought prize, Paramount Global, after winning regulators’ blessing for his Skydance Media’s $8-billion…

Over the years, Elon Musk has been known for making extravagant promises about the capabilities of Tesla cars, and for…

Seeking to avoid lengthy litigation, Southern California Edison said Wednesday it will offer to compensate Eaton fire victims directly for…

Sports and music fans, flocking to a once-questionable corner of downtown, were the springboard for an L.A.-born multibillion-dollar empire of…

“South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone scored two blockbuster deals that will pay their production company more than…

The owner of the Los Angeles Times said Monday he would “take the paper public” in the next year. In…

A long line of people gathered near Elon Musk’s futuristic Tesla Diner in Hollywood on Monday after he suggested it…

Three years ago, a Southern California consumer complained about unwittingly renewing a Peacock subscription. Now, the conflict is expected to…

Television executive James Stark Bennett II, known for developing talk show “Live with Regis and Kathie Lee,” has died at…

Tickets to see Christopher Nolan’s upcoming film, “The Odyssey,” are now on sale for Imax 70mm screenings — a year…

NBCUniversal’s Peacock is rolling out a $3-a-month price hike for most streaming customers. Beginning July 23, Peacock Premium will cost…

After receiving more than 1,000 complaints from Jan. 7 fire victims about how insurers are handling their claims, state regulators…

California’s workplace safety agency doesn’t have enough people to protect the state’s workers, said a recent state audit. A review…

Tess Mata’s parents were once enthusiastic about social media. The 10-year-old from Uvalde, Texas, wanted to be TikTok famous. She…

Thanks to popular shows like “Squid Game,” plus price hikes and growing advertising revenues, Netflix on Thursday reported strong growth…

You may have detected a cautious note of relief among worker advocates when Donald Trump named Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his…

President Trump’s future presidential library has a growing list of corporate sponsors, and Democratic lawmakers are sounding alarms. To settle…

Despite suggestions it has been losing its edge, California is way ahead of others when it comes to the hottest…

Nextdoor, the once-hot social network for neighborhoods, wants to claw its way back to the top and prove that people…

Stephen Miller, the front man for Donald Trump’s deportation campaign against immigrants, took to the airwaves the other day to…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he would like Tesla to invest in his artificial intelligence company xAI. While Musk is…

When deadly flash floods hit central Texas last week, people on social media site X turned to artificial intelligence chatbot…

James Gunn’s “Superman” soared to the top of the box office this weekend, giving Warner Bros.’s DC Studios much-needed momentum…

A major terminal operator at the Port of Long Beach broke ground on a $365-million expansion project Friday, even as…

Toni Gray’s phone is blowing up these days. The head of production at Dhar Mann Studios, which makes shows for…

Six months after the Palisades fire roared down Pacific Coast Highway, the Country Kitchen in Malibu is open for business,…

Shohei Ohtani has the bestselling jersey in baseball. Again. He is joined in the top four by Dodgers teammates Freddie…

When consumers are asked to identify their most frustrating interaction with businesses, the obstacles to canceling an automatically-renewing service invariably…

Linda Yaccarino, the chief executive of social media site X, said Wednesday that she’s stepping down from her role after…

SEOUL — As the Trump administration has been churning out trade threats this week, South Korea, a crucial trading partner and military…

Dressed in a matching polka dot tank top and ruffled skirt with blue chunky heeled boots and a mini purse,…

Who says you can’t go Home Box Office again? Warner Bros. Discovery renamed its streaming service HBO Max on Wednesday,…

When more than a dozen business leaders gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, many were talking about the closure…

Celebrities are all too familiar with the world of deepfakes, the colloquial term for artificial intelligence-generated videos that depict actors…

Tesla shares fell close to 7% Monday after Elon Musk announced plans to form his own political party, sparking concerns…

Critics blasted Paramount Global’s decision to pay $16 million to settle President Trump’s lawsuit over “60 Minutes” edits, calling the…

Nine months ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to more than double the annual amount of funds allocated to California’s film…

There was more bad news for the tech sector Wednesday as Microsoft announced reductions to staff, preparing for thousands of…

In 1992, with the U.S. economy rebounding from a recession, several of the country’s largest airlines sued each other over…

Tech companies that are cutting jobs and leaning more on artificial intelligence are also disrupting themselves. Amazon’s Chief Executive Andy…

By early spring, Paramount Global was in crisis. President Trump wouldn’t budge from his demand for an eye-popping sum of…

After a series of setbacks, Kroger’s recent decision to close 60 locations nationwide is the latest sign of distress for…

An unnamed woman this week sued prominent British soccer agent Jonathan Barnett, accusing him of raping her and keeping her…

Just as you may have thought that it was finally safe to think about American politics without thinking about Florida’s…

As Elon Musk scrambles to restore Tesla’s reputation and deliver on promises of autonomous driving technology, vehicle sales for the…

Jane Fonda, Cynthia Nixon, Sally Field and several other celebrities are demanding that Amazon address allegations that pregnant warehouse workers…

Warner Music Group will lay off an unspecified number of employees as part of a months-long restructuring plan to cut…

As the Republican-dominated House and Senate continue to move their budget bills toward enactment, we’ve been hearing a lot of…

The Writers Guild of America West has removed Randall Emmett from its “strike list” after the film producer paid $630,000…

p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Celia and Joe Ward-Wallace, owners of South LA Cafe, built a rapid response network in case a raid…

The Brad Pitt-led racing film “F1 The Movie” sped to the top of the box office this weekend, another in…

After Britt Baker graduated from Harvard Business School in 2016, her friends back in California begged for a souvenir: the…

Hims & Hers, the high-flying telehealth company that rapidly ascended from a buzzy startup selling Viagra to a multibillion-dollar business…

Earlier this month, Trader Joe’s celebrated the grand opening of a new store located on the ground floor of an…

After weathering a pandemic, dual strikes and massive wildfires, Hollywood is finally getting a lifeline. California legislators voted Friday to…

To judge from the reaction among the AI crowd, a federal judge’s Monday ruling in a copyright infringement case was…

As federal immigration raids continue to upend life in Los Angeles, Asian American leaders are rallying their communities to raise…

Here’s how one of the well-laid plans of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went blooey. Earlier…

The team behind Comedy Central’s “South Park” raised allegations that Skydance Media and its associates overstepped their authority by meddling…

Oil baron and music mogul Len Blavatnik’s family foundation has made a $25 million donation to the USC School of…

In-N-Out Burger has filed a lawsuit against a YouTube personality for allegedly impersonating a company employee, filming customers without their…

In a high-stakes gamble, Wall Street hedge funds are offering to buy claims that insurers may have against Southern California…

Aliens may have embraced Elio, but earthbound audiences did not, marking the lowest opening weekend ever for a Pixar film…

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order giving TikTok a 90-day extension to work out a deal with the…

For decades, Pixar could hardly miss with its original animated films. Whether the subject was toys, fish or a cantankerous…

The union representing workers at a UC Davis lab that tests and tracks bird flu infections in livestock has sued…

The annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare trustees provide yearly opportunities for misunderstandings by politicians, the media, and…

When ICE agents raided the construction site of a burned property in Altadena earlier this month, they made no arrests.…

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday joined President Trump and congressional Republicans in siding with the oil and gas industry in…

These days, Alejandro Cabrera doesn’t do much work in his office. The manager of Touch and Glow Car Wash in…

As three key players vie for dominance, the race to put driverless taxis on roads across the country is heating…

At Pasadena’s AC Hotel earlier this month, dozens of protesters gathered in an effort to confront federal agents who had…

At Home, the home goods retailer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and announced the closure of 26 stores,…

President Trump’s trade war and recent immigration raids are expected to deliver a one-two punch to California’s economy. A new…

Tired of navigating the online dating landscape alone? Now you can swipe right along with friends. Tinder launched a double-dating…

For the first time, streaming services have eclipsed traditional television in overall U.S. TV viewership, according to a Nielsen report…

Six couples and one individual who lost their homes in the devastating Los Angeles fires are suing State Farm, claiming…

An attempted — and unsuccessful — copper theft in Van Nuys caused a widespread internet outage Sunday affecting swaths of…

Universal Pictures’ “How To Train Your Dragon” soared over the competition this weekend, as family-friendly films continued their dominance at…

Republican efforts to restrict taxes on hospitals, health plans and other providers that states use to help fund their Medicaid…

Dear Liz: I have too many credit cards that I opened to get frequent flier points. I understand that closing…

An eerie quiet hung over the Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Entire stretches of storefronts were shuttered.…

A nonprofit controlled by Anne Wojcicki, former chief executive of 23andMe, has won the bidding process to buy the bankrupt…

The union representing Southern California hospitality workers has accused a group of airlines and hotel businesses of using underhanded tactics…

Your next toy or game may be able to converse with you. Mattel, the El Segundo toy maker behind Barbie…

While economists and the general public are preoccupied with the threat to U.S. economic growth stemming from Donald Trump’s tariff…

More than five decades of snack food production came to an end this week when Frito-Lay closed manufacturing operations at…

The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce took the federal government to task over its handling of the controversial immigration…

For years, Snap has envisioned a future where people wear glasses to view and interact with computer-generated images without having…

Saraí Ortiz’s father Jose worked 18 years for Ambiance Apparel, rising to become a floor manager at the sprawling fast-fashion…

The autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo has suspended operations in downtown Los Angeles after several of its vehicles were set on…

Like all sponsors of science programs, NASA has had its ups and downs. What makes it unique is that its…

Paramount Global chairwoman and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone is battling cancer as she tries to steer the media company through…

Dear Liz: My husband’s parents, who are 88 and 93, respectively, have decided to leave their house, worth $800,000, equally,…

Los Angeles County fire victims have filed lawsuits against three large home insurers alleging they were systematically underinsured, leaving them…

Job opportunities at the Port of Los Angeles are dwindling as President Trump’s steep tariffs take a hit on global…

With new legal muscle, the nonprofit Freedom of the Press Foundation is upping pressure on Paramount Global to abandon efforts…

Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in…

Benedict Corpuz has always been a “day one” type of person when it comes to fueling his video game habit.…

Someday we Americans may stop quarreling over our response to the COVID-19 pandemic — lockdown orders, social distancing and so…

The California Public Utilities Commission failed to abide by state law when it slashed financial incentives for residential rooftop solar…

California lawmakers on Tuesday moved one step closer to placing more guardrails around artificial intelligence-powered chatbots. The Senate passed a…

Labor advocates and some elected officials are calling on Los Angeles County to adopt a minimum wage of at least…

Serious followers of healthcare policy in the U.S. didn’t expect much good to emerge from its takeover by Donald Trump…

Walt Disney Co. launched another deep round of layoffs on Monday, notifying several hundred Disney employees in the U.S. and…

A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the man who says he invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Richard…

Vanessa Agabo-Davalos has spent hours watching the dystopian drama “Squid Game” on Netflix. But nothing could prepare the 21-year-old college…

SAN FRANCISCO — In recent years, San Francisco’s image as a welcoming place for businesses has taken a hit. Major tech companies…

Dear Liz: When my husband was approaching 65, he was employed and covered by a high-deductible healthcare plan with a…

A new survey of victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires shows most would like to return to their old…

LinkedIn, the professional social network where people search for work, is shedding jobs. The Microsoft-owned tech company has cut 281…