Kratom regulation bill quietly dies in California
A California bill that would have imposed regulations on kratom products was quietly shelved Thursday following a clash between advocacy groups focused on the burgeoning...
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Longtime YouTube executive Adam Smith joins Disney in key tech role
Longtime YouTube and Google executive Adam Smith will join Walt Disney Co. as chief product and technology officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN, indicating the...
Northrop Grumman announces another round of South Bay layoffs
Northrop Grumman could cut as many as 550 jobs at its Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach aerospace facilities after laying off several hundred employees earlier...
Disney says a man’s wrongful death lawsuit must go through arbitration.
Walt Disney Co. is asking a Florida state court to toss a wrongful death lawsuit because the plaintiff agreed to terms and conditions mandating arbitration...
2.9 billion records possibly leaked in data breach: Protect yourself
About four months after a notorious hacking group claimed to have stolen an extraordinary amount of sensitive personal information from a major data broker, a...
Waymo’s robotaxis are honking at each other, awakening San Franciscans
When Waymo’s robotaxis started occupying a parking lot next to Randol White’s San Francisco condo building, he was initially glad to see the self-driving cars....
Flooring chain Lumber Liquidators declares bankruptcy
LL Flooring, the flooring retailer formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close about a quarter of its...
Hiltzik: Musk tests a new way to alienate advertisers
Let’s play a parlor game titled “What’s the dumbest thing Elon Musk has ever done?” Is it promoting tweets from outspoken antisemites and racists on...
California data centers could derail clean energy goals
Near the Salton Sea, a company plans to build a data center to support artificial intelligence that would cover land the size of 15 football...
At D23, even Disney’s biggest fans feel the pinch of high parks prices
Clad in a two-tiered ruffled dress, Minnie Mouse ears and a folding fan, all made of recycled Disney parks merch bags, Patt Haro reminisced about...