“A Minecraft Movie” Is a Tale of Two Cinematic Universes
I’ve never played Minecraft in my life—but then I’m not a Christian, either, and have always delighted in the distinctly Mormon cinematic universe of Jared Hess, the director of “A…
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Tesla shares drop amid auto tariffs and 'brand crisis'
Tesla shares took a hit Monday after a leading analyst slashed his price target by more than 40%, citing a “perfect storm” created by President Trump’s auto tariffs and Elon Musk’s…
The Evolution of a Folk-Punk Hero
Patrick Schneeweis was never the voice of a generation, but perhaps he was the voice of a tendency. To a small but fervent and far-flung community of listeners, he was known as Pat the…
'Nowhere to hide.' How Apple and others in Silicon Valley are bracing for Trump tariffs
SAN FRANCISCO — The iPhone is a quintessentially 21st century product — Californian in its creation and design and now enmeshed in the global economy. Apple makes most of its iPhones in…
Trump says he will extend TikTok's sell-or-be-banned deadline
With a deadline to sell itself or be banned in the U.S. just hours away, TikTok got another last-minute reprieve from President Trump on Friday. “My Administration has been working very…
The Play Where Everyone Keeps Fainting
The last time Shakespeare’s bloody tragedy “Titus Andronicus” was staged at the Globe Theatre, in London, in 2014, members of the audience regularly fainted. Each performance, the crew…
Amazon places bid on TikTok as deadline looms
Amazon reportedly has made a bid to buy TikTok, the popular video app that is in danger of being banned in the U.S. if it can’t reach a deal that would separate it from its Chinese owner.…
An AI 'gold rush.' What to know about OpenAI's record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it had raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI landscape against tech giants such as Google and…
OpenAI finalizes a record $40-billion funding round
OpenAI, the artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, said it has finalized a funding round that will bring in $40 billion from SoftBank Group Corp. and other investors at a…
Musk’s XAI deal offers unexpected win for X investors
Elon Musk just acquired the social network formerly known as Twitter for the second time in three years. Musk, the world’s richest person, on March 28 used his artificial intelligence…
I worked out with an AI trainer at L.A.’s 'first full-scale AI-powered gym.' Here's how it went
The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage. I’m standing on a bioelectrical impedance…
Contributor: It's no metaphor — undersea cables hold together our precarious modern life
In the early days of the pandemic, I began pondering the idea of healing. I stumbled upon a story about a cable repair vessel, the Leon Thevenin, which had attended to a cable break off…
Rivian spins out startup focused on small, lightweight electric vehicles
Rivian, known for its large electric trucks, is setting its sights on small and lightweight vehicles. The Irvine-based automaker said Wednesday it’s spinning out its micromobility business…
California in settlement talks with Uber, Lyft over wage theft claims
In early 2020, thousands of drivers — led by Southern California advocacy group Rideshare Drivers United — filed claims with the state against Uber and Lyft. They alleged the companies had…
23andMe shares tumble after bankruptcy filing and California attorney general's privacy warning
South San Francisco-based genetic testing venture 23andMe saw its shares plunge more than 50% Monday after the company announced it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The…
Musk tells Tesla employees to hold on to their stock amid protests
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk told employees to hold on to their stock and stay optimistic amid a series of blows to his company’s reputation that have sent shares plunging. Since Musk…
OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch directly to L.A.’s…
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI
More than 400 Hollywood creatives, including director Guillermo del Toro and actors Cynthia Erivo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are urging the U.S. government to uphold existing copyright…
Commentary: Elon Musk brought a Silicon Valley mindset to Trump's Washington. It's been a disaster
Washington has never seen anything like the rule-breaking, power-taking, government-torching, protocol-scorching force of delighted havoc and gleeful mayhem that is Elon Musk. Margaret…
Tech stocks keep tumbling this year. Here's why
When President Trump returned to the White House, tech executives from Apple, OpenAI, Oracle and other companies pledged to create thousands of jobs, fuel innovation and invest billions of…
Contributor: Why the Trump administration is easing up on crypto crime at exactly the wrong moment
The Securities and Exchange Commission is scaling back its cryptocurrency enforcement unit. Why does this matter? Because crime pervades the crypto industry. Just last month, a hacker…
'The Apprentice' made Trump a reality TV mogul. Now Amazon is putting it back in the spotlight
More than two decades ago, Donald Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” became a ratings winner and remade his image as a successful business mogul in a way that would eventually launch…
Elon Musk's feud with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, explained
A bitter rift between two Silicon Valley billionaires could shape the future of the fast-growing artificial intelligence industry. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk, who has his own AI…
Trump's Justice Department still wants to break up Google
Search giant Google still faces a potential breakup under President Trump’s administration. The Department of Justice on Friday reaffirmed a proposal that a court force the tech company to…