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Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he didn’t integrate his company’s online travel app with OpenAI’s ChatGPT because the startup’s connective tools aren’t 'quite ready.'| Los Angeles Times
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he didn’t integrate his company’s online travel app with OpenAI’s ChatGPT because the startup’s connective tools aren’t 'quite ready.'| Los Angeles Times
Business owners around the state struggle to keep up with an ever-changing slew of trade policies.| Los Angeles Times
A privacy rights organization lashed out against Uber on Monday, accusing the country’s largest ride-sharing company of plans to deceptively collect personal data under an updated privacy policy slated to roll out next month.| Los Angeles Times
After receiving more than 1,000 complaints from Jan. 7 fire victims about how insurers are handling their claims, state regulators are considering referring hundreds of the cases to mediation — a little used process that worries consumer advocates.| Los Angeles Times
Six months after the Jan. 7 fire storms that killed at least 30 people, frustrations are mounting among many homeowners over how the state's largest insurer is handling their damage claims.| Los Angeles Times
Victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires are suing State Farm, saying the insurer deliberately set projected replacement costs far lower than the actual costs.| Los Angeles Times
The California Department of Insurance is launching a "market conduct" exam into how State Farm General, the state's largest home insurer, is handling claims from the January fires after receiving numerous complaints from policyholders.| Los Angeles Times
A group of California homeowners filed suit Wednesday against AAA and USAA, alleging that the insurers left them systematically underinsured and unable to rebuild after the Jan. 7 firestorms in Los Angeles County destroyed their homes.| Los Angeles Times
Like its beach-city neighbors to the north and south, Hermosa Beach was formerly part of the Rancho Sausal Redondo, 25,000 acres of prime grazing land on the rolling coastal plain of the Los Angeles Basin.| Los Angeles Times
Sen. Bill Cassidy's vote put RFK Jr. over the finish line in his quest to be secretary of Health and Human Services. Finally he's showing he realizes his mistake.| Los Angeles Times
President Trump on Thursday imposed once unthinkably high U.S. taxes on imports from dozens of countries, part of his campaign to turn one of the world’s most open economies into a fortress bristling with barriers to trade.| Los Angeles Times
In many previous downturns, it was easier to base one's view of the future on stock market patterns of the past. Not this time.| Los Angeles Times
Donald Trump's proposed tariffs could have major consequences for California's economy, which has a lot riding on trade, especially with China and Mexico.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom's appointees voted unanimously to reduce payments to homes and businesses that go solar.| Los Angeles Times
A Starbucks workers union filed a complaint with the International Olympic Committee, challenging the chain's role as the 2028 Games' 'official coffee partner.'| Los Angeles Times
Volkswagen, after its diesel emissions cheating scandal, goes all in on electric cars with no tailpipe emissions at all.| Los Angeles Times
Hoping to ban sales of new internal combustion vehicles by 2035, the California Air Resources Board proposes requiring that EV sales triple by 2026.| Los Angeles Times
Americans are set to pay more than half of President Trump’s tariff costs as companies raise prices, according to Goldman Sachs economists.| Los Angeles Times
It costs on average 49% more to insure an electric vehicle than to insure a gas-powered car, recently released data from the digital insurance agent Insurify show.| Los Angeles Times
Economic experts and analysts expect the tariffs will increase the price of cars.| Los Angeles Times
Carmakers request rollback of emissions rules forcing EV sales| Los Angeles Times
General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed.| Los Angeles Times
As consumers rushed to buy electric vehicles while the federal EV tax credit was still available, Tesla saw deliveries increase 7% year over year.| Los Angeles Times
The lawsuits allege that Roblox prioritized its profits over child safety. The gaming platform rebuts claims it would intentionally risk the safety of its users.| Los Angeles Times
From creating virtual experiences to selling tickets within games and social media, Hollywood is trying to capture the attention of young fans in places they frequent.| Los Angeles Times
The L.A. Times owner's decision not to endorse in the 2024 presidential race prompts three editorial board members to resign and readers to cancel subscriptions.| Los Angeles Times
Warner Bros. is laying off about 10% of its staff in the Motion Picture Group, resulting in 52 job cuts.| Los Angeles Times
The supply of fresh rental units, which make up the bulk of new housing in Los Angeles, is petering out despite robust demand.| Los Angeles Times
Buying and installing an electric car home charger isn't always easy.| Los Angeles Times
With pickups outselling passenger cars in the U.S., Ford is betting big on the proposition that lovers of big, noisy trucks can be sold on the virtue of electric motors.| Los Angeles Times
In the face of a looming deadline, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are throwing new weight and tens of millions of dollars behind their fight to keep treating drivers as independent contractors in California.| Los Angeles Times
A California law curbing the use of independent contractors passed the Legislature and is expected to be signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom despite objections by Uber, Lyft and other gig companies| Los Angeles Times
Police officers in San Bruno observed a Waymo car making an illegal U-turn. The incident highlights a gray area in law enforcement’s ability to cite robot cars when they violate traffic laws.| Los Angeles Times
'If you don’t show up, we will assume you have resigned,' the world's richest man tells employees of his electric-car company.| Los Angeles Times
Amid news of visa cancellations and deportations, state and local tourism officials are increasingly worried about the potential adverse effects on travel to Los Angeles and California.| Los Angeles Times
SAN FRANCISCO — Venture capital rising to levels not seen since 2001.| Los Angeles Times
President Trump's trade war and recent immigration raids are expected to deliver a one-two punch to California's economy.| Los Angeles Times
The AI craze has intensified in the 'gold rush town' of San Francisco, spreading through work and social life.| Los Angeles Times
RePlanet, California's largest operator of recycling redemption centers, has shut down all 284 of its centers and laid off 750 employees| Los Angeles Times
The labor groups are demanding multibillion-dollar investments in building 50,000 units of worker housing and a ban on Airbnb and other short-term rental platforms.| Los Angeles Times
The Inglewood arena, home to the Lakers before their 1999 move to Staples Center, will get a new name, Kia Forum, following a deal with the Seoul-based automaker.| Los Angeles Times
Biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong — one of L.A.'s wealthiest residents — is expected to take ownership of the Los Angeles Times this month. It would be his highest-profile venture in a long and lucrative career that began halfway around the world in apartheid South Africa.| Los Angeles Times
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Businesses that survived the Los Angeles fires are still hoping for a return to normalcy and grappling with the impact the destruction has had. As customers slowly return to a changed landscape, some wonder how long it will take to get back to business as usual.| Los Angeles Times
Faced with a looming threat to their way of doing business, Uber, Lyft and other major on-demand companies are trying something they’ve historically been reluctant to do: seeking compromise.| Los Angeles Times
An appellate court determined Proposition 22 should stand, disagreeing with a 2021 ruling finding that central provisions of the law conflicted with the state Constitition, rendering the law unenforceable, and tossing it out in its entirety.| Los Angeles Times
Trump's authority to revoke California's waiver from federal clean air rules rests on a very shaky legal foundation.| Los Angeles Times
Uber, Lyft and other gig companies spent millions of dollars to shape California labor law in their image. The result: support from voters in neighborhoods as varied as Beverly Hills and Compton.| Los Angeles Times
Gig companies have poured a historic amount of money into defeating a law to make workers employees. What happens if their effort fails?| Los Angeles Times
The Transportation Network Company Drivers Labor Relations Act, set to be introduced Tuesday, is backed by SEIU California and would seek to allow drivers to collectively bargain.| Los Angeles Times
President Trump's order imposing new tariffs on scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process.| Los Angeles Times
The AI frenzy has been fueled by relentless hype, but the dud launched by OpenAI has its former enthusiasts wondering if they've been taken.| Los Angeles Times
Migrants waiting in border towns have increasingly turned to TikTok, Facebook, YouTube and other social media sites for updates on how the expiration of immigration policy Title 42 will affect them.| Los Angeles Times
How should we think about anti-vaccine activists who die from COVID?| Los Angeles Times
The latest $40-billion investment round will bring the ChatGPT's valuation to $300 billion.| Los Angeles Times
On Wednesday, the government said second-quarter GDP growth was 3% annualized. On Friday, the government said job growth had cratered, pointing to recession.| Los Angeles Times
Unions were optimistic about the appointment of Lori Chavez-DeRemer as Labor Secretary, but her actions have dashed their hopes.| Los Angeles Times
After four years of the labor-friendly Biden administration, employers and labor groups alike are wary of what lies ahead in Trump's second term.| Los Angeles Times
Bowen Zhang, a key multimodal AI researcher at Apple, left the company on Friday and is set to join Meta’s recently formed superintelligence team, according to people familiar with the matter.| Los Angeles Times
California Democrats aim to ease the state’s gasoline standards and streamline permitting for refineries in a bid to prevent more fuelmakers from shutting down.| Los Angeles Times
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's executive order to ban new combustion cars by 2035 will reshape the California car market.| Los Angeles Times
Car buyers will bear the brunt of the $30-billion cost of President Trump’s tariffs, driving up already high U.S. auto prices by almost $2,000 per vehicle, consultant AlixPartners said.| Los Angeles Times
The Trump administration’s plan to scrap federal incentives for electric vehicles will be a major speed bump for battery-powered transportation in the U.S., but not a brick wall, according to forecasts.| Los Angeles Times
President Trump’s efforts to unravel policies supporting electric vehicles threatens to turn the U.S. into a laggard for years to come, according to a new report.| Los Angeles Times
Like YouTube, Roblox started as an online stage for young creators. As the company grows toward 100 million active daily users, contributors are making big money selling games.| Los Angeles Times
Plenty of challenges lie ahead as California mandates zero-emission cars, including cost and access to charging.| Los Angeles Times
Labor advocates and some elected officials are calling on Los Angeles County to adopt a minimum wage of at least $25 an hour.| Los Angeles Times
The obsession with skin care among Gen Alpha is leading to a windfall of unexpected business for the booming $164-billion global skin-care industry, which historically has targeted women, not girls| Los Angeles Times
The fires will have a deep and lasting impact on construction, entertainment, retail and other sectors of the Los Angeles economy while creating a construction boom.| Los Angeles Times
App-based drivers plan to demonstrate in L.A., San Francisco and San Diego on Wednesday as the state continues negotiations with gig economy companies.| Los Angeles Times
Joe Sanberg and other anti-poverty activists say California's current path to a $15 hourly minimum wage isn't enough given rising living costs.| Los Angeles Times
With Trump on the warpath against EVs, buyers and sellers in California watch warily as he tries to dismantle Biden-era incentives that supported the industry.| Los Angeles Times
A number of California grocery store chains are pushing a ballot measure, Prop. 20, that would roll back recent criminal justice reforms.| Los Angeles Times
Workers struggling with higher expenses called the wage proposal a matter of survival. Business owners warned they would scale back operations or shut down.| Los Angeles Times
As wildfires continue in Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss from the blazes have ballooned to more than $250 billion, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.| Los Angeles Times
Thousands of University of California healthcare, research and technical employees began what's expected to be a three-day strike Wednesday.| Los Angeles Times
The University Professional and Technical Employees CWA Local 9119, representing approximately 20,000 UC healthcare, research and technical employees, announced the results of a strike authorization vote.| Los Angeles Times
A union representing University of California service and patient care workers authorized a two-day strike this week, accusing the university system of engaging in illegal bad faith bargaining over the terms of a new contract.| Los Angeles Times
In a lawsuit, Lyft accused San Francisco of improperly calculating the company's taxes by including driver compensation in its revenue.| Los Angeles Times
California's voters typically lean heavily to the left. So, why did a minimum-wage boost fail?| Los Angeles Times
Mississippi defines all that's wrong with states' rights.| Los Angeles Times
From Politico and Kaiser Health News comes this jaw-dropping look at Mississippi, the national graveyard of the Affordable Care Act's promise: "There are wide swaths of Mississippi where the Affordable Care Act is not a reality,” Conner Reeves, who led Obamacare enrollment at the University of…| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times articles covering technology, including social media, apps, electronics and other news of tech companies.| Los Angeles Times
Those new weight-loss drugs will slash spending on obesity-related illness, so why is it so hard to get insurers to cover them?| Los Angeles Times
Apple's AI researchers gave these AI systems a simple arithmetic problem that schoolkids can solve. The bots flunked.| Los Angeles Times
At a moment when the prospect of executives and managers using software automation to undermine work in professions everywhere loomed large, the WGA strike took on major symbolic weight.| Los Angeles Times
After Uber and other gig giants failed to pay a mandated rate hike, two eagle-eyed drivers started asking questions — and won a jackpot for California gig workers.| Los Angeles Times
California Supreme Court upholds Prop. 22, which allows Uber, Lyft and other gig economy companies to classify their drivers as independent contractors.| Los Angeles Times
On the cusp of bankruptcy, Mod Pizza, with more than 40 locations in California and 500 across the country, has been acquired by Elite Restaurant Group.| Los Angeles Times
In an epic data breach, hackers claim to have taken 2.9 billion personal records from National Public Data. Most of the data are leaked online.| Los Angeles Times
In a frightening use of deepfake technology, scammers are using AI-powered audio and video to pass themselves off as their targets' relatives or loved ones in real time.| Los Angeles Times
As powerful anti-obesity drugs become more widely available, companies are repositioning themselves with new products and services.| Los Angeles Times
A California judge ruled Friday that parts of Prop. 22 are unconstitutional, rendering the ballot measure unenforceable.| Los Angeles Times
ChatGPT and other new AI services benefit from a science fiction-infused marketing frenzy unlike anything in recent memory. There's more to fear here than killer robots.| Los Angeles Times
When the 2019 NFL draft took over downtown Nashville last month, ESPN became a city within the city, with more than 600 staffers and freelancers on site, and its top executive, Jimmy Pitaro, surveyed the scene like its mayor.| Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles entrepreneur Elon Musk has built a multibillion-dollar fortune running companies that make electric cars, sell solar panels and launch rockets into space.| Los Angeles Times
