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Rivian lays off hundreds of workers days after new vehicle deliveries begin

The electric vehicle maker Rivian cut about 2% of its workforce following the first deliveries of the R2 SUV, a key new model with a lower price tag.

Allbirds stock takes flight after announcing new CEO and name change

Capital Group buys Bunker Hill skyscraper

Snap unveils its $2,195 augmented reality glasses as rivalry with Meta heats up

SpaceX buys AI coding startup for $60B in race for an edge over Anthropic and OpenAI

Struggling Pizza Hut restaurant chain sold for $2.7 billion

Trump’s feud with AI company Anthropic keeps heating up

Uber, Lyft accused of charging different fees for the same rides at the same time

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Hiltzik: Small investors have powered SpaceX higher, but they’ll shoulder much of the risk when reality bites

This startup was supposed to revolutionize California’s wine industry: ‘It totally failed’

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Made for your phone, now playing before the movie: Microdramas hit the big screen

National CineMedia, which is behind pre-show programming in theaters, has inked a deal to show microdrama previews on the big screen.

Fox versus Telemundo: How hydration breaks and commercials are disrupting World Cup viewing

Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox division brace for closures

Fox Corp. to buy streaming platform Roku for $22 billion

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ takes the box office crown

DGA’s board backs tentative contract with major studios

ESPN’s coverage of 2026 NBA Finals is setting ratings records for ABC

Justice Dept. approves Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

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Downtown L.A. businesses are in crisis. Owners want politicians to deal with it

Businesses want the mayoral candidates to deal with downtown’s entrenched troubles.

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‘Facing an existential threat’: How Uber is navigating clashes with trial attorneys, assault lawsuits and competition

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‘Brutal’: A growing tribe of jobless techies is lost in Silicon Valley’s new reality

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The California-born fast-food chain crushed by costs, crime and competition

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‘This is a complete decimation.’ Why family businesses that built Hollywood are closing

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Los Angeles has one of the deadest downtowns in the world, according to a new survey

Gensler’s City Pulse 2026 report shows Downtown Los Angeles ranking lower than average on vibrancy.

This new California NIMBY-busting law could create a million new apartments and condominiums

Average mortgage rate slips to 6.48%, retreating from 9-month high

$500,000 homes go to winners of NFL draft-style lottery

Temporary rent-gouging protection vanishes for L.A. fire survivors as county lets ban expire

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Trump administration pays $765M to kill more offshore wind projects, including one off California

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Solar surpasses coal in historic shift for U.S. electricity mix

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Insurance company says energy transition is ‘alive and well’

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Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?

Driverless cars haven’t always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they’ve gotten away with it. That’s about to change in California.

Influencers want to adopt the ‘analog lifestyle’ for 2026. Here’s how to join them

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Can’t find an apartment in L.A.? That’s because fewer are being built

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