Los Angeles Times

Rocket Lab, a Long Beach launch company, is acquiring satellite communications provider Iridium for $8 billion in cash and stock, in a deal announced Monday.

State agencies will be able to access Anthropic's AI assistant Claude at a discounted price along with free training as part of an effort to use technology to make government more efficient.

Comcast is spinning off its NBCUniversal entertainment and media assets into a separate publicly traded company.

Zaslav's pay tripled to $165 million — eighth highest among large U.S. CEOs — even as 84% of shareholders rejected it and a Paramount sale nears an $887-million exit.

Traditional dating apps including Tinder, Grindr and Bumble and California startups are experimenting with how AI could reshape how people find love online.

In response to concerns from coastal community members, the Los Angeles City Council temporarily blocked a proposal to build a truck staging area near the Port of Los Angeles.

The San José tech company informed the state that the job cuts will occur in their San Francisco Bay area offices.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday limiting medical billing in ride share accident litigation, averting a November showdown between Uber and the state's trial attorneys. The agreement comes as Uber pushes forward with a lawsuit against two prominent L.A. law firms.

The lawsuit alleges that Snap, the parent company of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, failed to disable and warn its users about "dangerous" features used by predators.

The couple donated millions of dollars to Undue Medical Debt, a national nonprofit that helps pay off medical bills. The gift will affect more than 261,000 Californians in medical debt.

After a seven-year development process, "Monopoly Go!" is approaching $8 billion in lifetime revenue.

The reconstruction of homes destroyed in the January 2025 wildfires helped drive L.A. County jobs growth in May.

Alan Greenspan was revered in the 1980s and 1990s for supporting the stock market, but retrospective views cloud his legacy.

The El Segundo-based Cosm operates three venues — at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, as well as in Dallas and Atlanta.

The electric vehicle startup Slate Auto just unveiled the price of its highly customizable pickup truck. The company said its first customers will receive their vehicles in the fourth quarter this year.

SpaceX stock was hovering around $160 a share on Tuesday, returning to its closing IPO price after a run-up that raised shares 40% since the company went public.

The L.A. City Council attempted to phase out oil production in 2022, but the ordinance was struck down by a judge following legal challenges from the oil and gas industry.

Share prices in big AI players such as Nvidia and Micron Technology dropped on Tuesday as investors grow wary about whether massive AI spending will pay off.

California may have an anti-data center movement, but high energy prices were already blocking development.

AI firms are staging IPOs to collect billions in capital. But where is the money coming from--or going?