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The judge's approval allows tech scion David Ellison to finalize his company's $111-billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) said a federal film tax credit would boost blue-collar jobs and help shape America's perception aboard by including different voices and locations.

Condé Nast chief executive Roger Lynch is leaving his position at the media company to run Mattel.

Nearly a third of Anthropic's IPO prospectus spotlighted AI 'risk factors.' Less than 50 pages were dedicated to business metrics, while 80 of 261 pages were about potential risks of AI.

Apocalyptic fears about AI in the future distract us from its present-day harms — just as its promoters hope

Construction is far along on Echelon Studios Hollywood: an old-school movie studio with all the standard features, but stacked in a single building rather than spread out on a sprawling lot.

The announcement comes as Paramount waits for a judge's approval of its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Kaiser Permanente will layoff 147 business and administrative employees across California in November, the health giant said

Experts say Trump's new fuel standards could complicate California's efforts to address climate change at a time when drivers face some of the nation's highest gas prices.

The 'independent' oversight board Paramount says will protect CNN from its owner's political interference will be utterly toothless.

Southern California residents can soon get their Double-Double fix at more locations.

Gov. Gavin Newsom approved wildfire insurance reforms, but vetoed bills cracking down on claims-handling practices that drew complaints from January 2025 fire victims.

Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery and attorneys general from 12 states are pushing back against Sen. Cory Booker's questions about their antitrust settlement.

The California attorney general will help oversee healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente's medical arbitration system to ensure it operates fairly under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. Patients have complained the system favors Kaiser.

Starbucks said it would close 250 locations in North America as the chain battles increased competition. Thirty-six of those locations appear to be in Southern California.

A former Pacific Palisades resident was found guilty by a federal jury in Orange County Thursday of running a Ponzi scheme that stole nearly $2 million from investors.

Landmark legislation requiring large employers to cover infertility treatments went into effect at the beginning of the year. It's changed lives and boosted clinic caseloads – and left those who don't qualify scrambling to afford care.

Funko, the company behind the big-headed Pop! figurines, warned last year it might not survive, squeezed by tariffs, canceled retail orders and its own overproduction. A new CEO based in Los Feliz is trying to turn it around.

The beloved bookstores have been searching for a buyer for two years, ever since owner Joel Sheldon, whose family has helmed Vroman's for more than a century, announced his retirement in 2024.