Southwest's open seating ends with final flight
Southwest announced in 2024 that it would end its iconic open seating policy in favor of traditional assigned seats and a premium class option.
Paramount outlines plans for Warner Bros. cuts
Should it win the battle for Warner Bros., Paramount said it would review real estate holdings, cut duplicative jobs and shave programming expenses to achieve $6 billion in savings.
Hiltzik: Minnesota's Fortune 500 corporations finally speak out about ICE, but not loudly enough
Minnesota is home to 17 major American corporations, but they've largely been silent about Trump's assault on their state.
Independent studios scramble to stay afloat as film and TV production lags
Owners of independent studios across Los Angeles are struggling in the face of a historic downturn in production activity.
Lockheed Martin, PG&E, Salesforce and Wells Fargo team up to help battle wildfires
The companies announced a new venture on Monday to help firefighters prevent, detect and respond more quickly to wildfires.
Contributor: The weird bipartisan alliance to cap credit card rates is onto something
Consumer credit is less expensive elsewhere in the world because of greater competition and tougher regulation.
Is California's proposed billionaire tax smart policy? History holds lessons
Critics of California's proposed billionaire tax say similar measures in Europe failed. Backers of the measure say they took lessons from those failures in drafting the California proposal.
China's boba behemoth lands in Hollywood
The rapidly expanding megachain, known for its affordable tea drinks and soft-serve, has more locations globally than McDonald's.
Autodesk to cut 1,000 workers as the tech company bets on AI
The San Francisco-based company said it's slashing roughly 7% of its global workforce.
TikTok has finalized its U.S. joint venture, ending saga over its fate
After years of uncertainty over whether TikTok would be banned in U.S., the viral social media platform has officially finalized its deal to create a U.S. joint venture.
'Call a Republican': Viral phone booth connects California liberals, conservative Texans
Matter Neuroscience installed phone booths in liberal San Francisco and conservative Abilene, Texas, encouraging strangers to engage in conversations across party lines.
Port of Los Angeles plans for growth after 'roller coaster' year
Port of Los Angeles executive director Gene Seroka outlined upcoming infrastructure and climate investments at the 11th annual State of the Port.
Anduril to invest another $1 billion in California with new Long Beach campus
Anduril to invest another $1 billion in California with new Long Beach campus
This L.A. startup uses SpaceX tech to cool data centers with less power and no water
Karman Industries says it has developed a cooling system that uses SpaceX rocket engine technology to rein in the environmental impact of data centers.
Speedo moves U.S. headquarters to Long Beach ahead of Olympics
The move comes as Long Beach emerges as a hub for aquatic events for the 2028 Olympics.
Paramount extends tender offer deadline to woo Warner shareholders as proxy fight heats up
Paramount has asked Warner shareholders to sell their shares by Feb. 20. The company also vowed to challenge the Netflix deal during a meeting of Warner shareholders.
Kim Kardashian's Skims pays to settle fraud allegations
Kim Kardashian's Skims loungewear and shapewear brand overcharged New Jersey customers for five years, state officials say. The company said a "technical error" was to blame.
New film on Disney+ reveals the frenzied race against time to build Disneyland
Culled from about 200 hours of mostly unseen footage, Leslie Iwerks' "Disneyland Handcrafted" takes viewers back to the near beginning.
Hiltzik: Feds now admit DOGE accessed personal data at Social Security, jeopardizing your privacy
The government denied that DOGE had misused private data held by Social Security. Now it admits that staffers did indeed access private information.
FCC takes aim at talk shows in fight over 'equal time' rules for politicians
FCC is taking a dim view of whether daytime and late-night shows on broadcast TV, such as "The View," and "Jimmy Kimmel Live!," deserve an exemption from the 'equal time' rules
