Disney names first-ever chief technology officer
Walt Disney Co. has named Karandeep Anand as the company's first-ever chief technology officer, a role that underscores the company's focus on tech.
Meta glasses captured and shared intimate images without users' consent, lawsuit claims
People who use Meta's smart glasses or were recorded with the gadget are worried about how the social media giant is using their photos and videos.
FCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.
Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery
Disney doubles down on tech, naming former YouTube executive as head of entertainment streaming business
Former YouTube executive Adam Smith has been named the head of Disney's entertainment streaming business, highlighting the company's focus on tech under Chief Executive Josh D'Amaro.
Hiltzik: Why are workers feeling so stressed? Maybe because labor's share of the economy is at a record low
While corporate profits are soaring, labor's share of the gains is shrinking.
'Convenient scapegoats': Boyle Heights warehouse company fights fire backlash
The company that operates the vast cold storage warehouse scorched in a June blaze that plagued neighbors in Boyle Heights with smoke and stink said it doesn't deserve the pummeling it got for how it contained the catastrophe.
In reversal, California regulator says unmarried drivers should not pay more for auto insurance
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, in a reversal, will no longer allow auto insurers to consider marital status in setting premiums, a policy that has resulted in unmarried drivers paying more.
Paramount, Atty. Gen. Bonta ordered to meet for merger settlement talks
Beginning Oct. 14, the two sides will try to reach a deal that will allow the massive merger to advance.
Gates Foundation commits $1 billion to improving global AI access
Amid calls for slowing down AI development, new funding from Bill Gates' philanthropic organization will support education, healthcare, agriculture and language gaps.
Hiltzik: An 'independent' study takes Paramount's side in its merger battle. But Paramount paid for it
A 'leaked' study paints a grim picture for L.A. if Paramount fails to merge with Warner Bros. Here's why you shouldn't trust it.
Mideast escalation risks an oil shock ahead of the midterms
The strikes put the Trump administration in a newly precarious position less than two months before the November midterms.
Newsom signs mortgage relief bills for L.A. County and California wildfire victims
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two bills extending mortgage relief to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles County and other state disasters.
ABC's 'American Idol' is leaving Los Angeles, in another blow to the industry
The show's planned 25th season will be produced in Georgia.
Kia, Hyundai face $1 billion in lawsuits over easy-to-steal cars after 9th Circuit ruling
Insurers can sue Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai for payouts on theft-prone car models, the appellate court ruled. Such thefts are likely to plague the state into the 2040s, a new UCLA study showed.
A federal tax credit could add 143,000 more film and TV jobs, industry-commissioned study says
A federal film tax credit could boost U.S. production spending by $125 billion and add more than 143,000 jobs, according to a new industry-commissioned study.
Talk of AI pause slams Nvidia, AMD and Intel as fears of doomsday scenarios spread
Artificial intelligence stocks tumbled on Monday after American leaders of the AI revolution called for a coordinated slowdown in building more powerful AI systems.
EPA scraps power plant emissions limits in sweeping rollback
The Trump administration is rolling back the majority of Biden-era limits on greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to remove "red tape" that drives up energy costs, agency officials said.
Broadcom buys its Irvine office building
Broadcom paid its former landlord, PRP Real Assets, $325 million for the 660,000-square-foot research campus in one of the largest office sales in Southern California in recent years.
Taco Bell will move to larger Irvine headquarters
Taco Bell and Habit Burger & Grill will move their joint headquarters to a larger campus in Irvine after spending more than 15 years near the Irvine Spectrum Center.
California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI
California lawmakers call for criminal penalties and emergency legislation as tech leaders warn of existential risks from rogue AI.
