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Sony warns tech companies: Don't use our music to train your AI

Jue, 05/16/2024 - 15:12

Sony Music Group is sending more than 700 letters to tech companies and music streaming services, calling on them to not use its music to train AI without authorization from the label.

Las Vegas' Mirage Resort to close after 34-year run. Volcano to go dormant

Jue, 05/16/2024 - 13:28

The iconic Mirage resort was perhaps best known for its exploding 54-foot man-made volcano, magicians Siegfried and Roy, white tigers and dolphins.

Supreme Court rejects payday lenders' challenge to Obama-era consumer protection bureau

Jue, 05/16/2024 - 09:11

Supreme Court rejects a conservative challenge to the U.S. agency that protects consumers from financial scams.

How YouTube became must-see TV: Shorts, sports and Coachella livestreams

Jue, 05/16/2024 - 05:00

YouTube said more people are watching live events like Coachella and short form videos on TV sets. Sports, including the NFL, are also boosting viewership.

A woman was dragged by a self-driving Cruise taxi in San Francisco. The company is paying her millions

Jue, 05/16/2024 - 05:00

Autonomous taxi company Cruise agrees to pay millions to a woman who was dragged by one of its self-driving cars in San Francisco last year.

Column: Inside the effort by two Beverly Hills billionaires to kill a state law protecting farmworkers

Jue, 05/16/2024 - 05:00

The billionaire owners of Wonderful Co. — grower of almonds and pistachios — say a California farm labor law is unconstitutional.

California's strong labor laws aren't enough to protect workers, report says

Mié, 05/15/2024 - 18:31

A study by researchers at Harvard and UC San Francisco found that 91% of California service sector workers surveyed experienced at least one labor violation in the last year.

TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban

Mié, 05/15/2024 - 15:05

TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, alleging a new law that could ban the app violates their free speech rights under the 1st Amendment. The legislation is meant to force Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the service.

Tesla to cut 601 jobs in Bay Area, a sign of more problems for EV maker

Mié, 05/15/2024 - 13:48

Tesla says it will cut 601 jobs in the Bay Area in another round of layoffs amid problems with its Cybertruck, flagging sales and declining stock price.

Ex-Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is forming an investment group to bid for TikTok

Mié, 05/15/2024 - 10:29

Frank McCourt, the former Dodgers owner, says he'll form an investment group to bid on TikTok, which must be sold to continue operating in the U.S.

Inflation improves slightly in April, but high cost of housing remains a big obstacle

Mié, 05/15/2024 - 08:37

The latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics isn't likely to lift the grim mood that much of the public has toward an otherwise solid economy.

Column: L.A.'s only Spanish-language children's bookstore will soon get más grande

Mié, 05/15/2024 - 08:00

Cool stuff was everywhere I looked. A compendium of Latin American folk tales. A young-adult version of radio legend Maria Hinojosa's memoir. Picture books teaching Spanish speakers words in Nahuatl and Maya.

Red Lobster offered customers all-you-can-eat shrimp. That was a mistake

Mar, 05/14/2024 - 17:23

Red Lobster gambled that offering customers all the shrimp they could eat would give the struggling chain a desperately needed boost. Instead, it now blames the deal for its deepening financial woes.

Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference amid Israel-Hamas war

Mar, 05/14/2024 - 15:05

A group of protesters blocked the entrance of Google's developer conference in Mountain View, Calif. The demonstrators have condemned the tech giant's cloud computing contract with Israel's government.

ChatGPT's new voice mode is giving 'Her' vibes

Mar, 05/14/2024 - 12:31

Tech company OpenAI showed off its new ChatGPT model, which now has a voice mode that allows users to interact more conversationally with the AI system.

Column: Exxon Mobil is suing its shareholders to silence them about global warming

Mar, 05/14/2024 - 05:00

Exxon Mobil objects to the Securities and Exchange Commission's rule on shareholder proposals. So why is it suing these small investors instead of the SEC?

Where every cent of $1 goes at one L.A. restaurant, explained

Mar, 05/14/2024 - 05:00

For many L.A. restaurants, including Botanica in Silver Lake, solvency is more elusive than ever because of the elevated costs of doing business.

Wonderful Co. sues to halt California card-check law that made it easier to unionize farmworkers

Lun, 05/13/2024 - 22:50

The farming giant's lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of California's card-check law, which allows workers to authorize a union by signing cards at off-site gatherings rather than voting at a designated polling place.

Gov. Newsom seeks faster review of insurance rate hikes. What to know

Lun, 05/13/2024 - 16:05

Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a bill that would require the state Department of Insurance to review rate-hike requests from home insurers within 60 days as companies pull back from the market due to wildfire risks.

Erewhon sues city to stop Sportsmen's Lodge development in Studio City

Lun, 05/13/2024 - 16:01

The owners of Erewhon have filed an environmental lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles in an effort to stop the planned demolition of the Sportsmen's Lodge hotel.

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