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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks as he announces a proposal for Digital Bill of Rights, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, at Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Disney-DeSantis judge steps aside over relative’s shares

U.S. District Judge Mark Walker recused himself from Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, citing a potential conflict because a family member owns stock in the entertainment company.

Amazon is in talks to offer free mobile service to U.S. Prime members
Wall Street rallies after strong jobs report
U.S. employers added a surprisingly strong 339,000 jobs in May in a sign of economic health

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Judge OKs ‘Rust’ producers’ settlement with slain cinematographer’s family
Business

NASA and Boeing delay crewed Starliner flight over safety concerns
Business

U.S. turns up pressure on air bag inflator company that refuses a recall despite deaths, injuries
Business

Beyond Prius, Tesla’s S-X-Y: Electric car branding is weird. Who thought the e:Ny1 was a good idea?
Business

Wall Street rises with hopes for pause to rate hikes
Business

From franchises to Frosted Flakes, Shaquille O’Neal has changed what it means to be a retired athlete

Editorial use only. HANDOUT /NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by SPACEX/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX (10543170a) A handout photo made available by SpaceX shows the Falcon 9 rocket lifting off with a cargo of 60 Starlink satellites, from the space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 29 January 2020. SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, Cape Canaveral, USA - 29 Jan 2020 ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY **

Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins Pentagon deal for Starlink in Ukraine

Seen on the screen of a device in Sausalito, Calif., Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces their new name, Meta, during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg talked up his latest passion -- creating a virtual reality "metaverse" for business, entertainment and meaningful social interactions. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Meta threatens to pull news from Facebook, Instagram if California bill passes

Sergio Avedian (L) and Pablo Gomez outside Uber's driver hub in Burbank.

Column: Two Uber drivers read the fine print — and won millions for California gig workers

Technology and the Internet

A member of the media test drives a Tesla Motors Inc. Model S car equipped with Autopilot in Palo Alto, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015. Tesla Motors Inc. will begin rolling out the first version of its highly anticipated "autopilot" features to owners of its all-electric Model S sedan Thursday. Autopilot is a step toward the vision of autonomous or self-driving cars, and includes features like automatic lane changing and the ability of the Model S to parallel park for you. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Driverless trucks on California highways? Legislators don’t trust the DMV to ensure safety

Twitter headquarters in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Nov, 29, 2022. Twitter Inc. said it ended a policy designed to suppress false or misleading information about Covid-19, part of Musk's polarizing mission to remake the social network as a place for unmoderated speech. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Column: I quit Twitter for a week. I didn’t miss it. Be worried, Elon Musk

FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Ernie Field pushes the doorbell on his Ring doorbell camera at his home in Wolcott, Conn. Amazon says it has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras. The company said in a letter released Tuesday, Nov. 19 by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras. The Massachusetts Democrat wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in September raising privacy and civil liberty concerns about Ring’s video-sharing partnerships with hundreds of police departments around the country. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

Amazon to pay $30.8 million to settle FTC privacy claims

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman waits to speak before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law hearing on artificial intelligence, Tuesday, May 16, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Prominent AI leaders warn of ‘risk of extinction’ from new technology

Columnists

Michael Hiltzik
Commentary on economics and more from a Pulitzer winner

Column: Right-wing hatemongers count on the cowardice of companies such as Target
Column: Short selling makes markets work better. So why do banks want to outlaw it?
Column: With debt ceiling deal, GOP reveals its only real goal was cruelty to the poor

Brian Merchant
Commentary on technology

Column: When AI takes your job, you may not even know it
Column: Californians deserve the right to repair their electronics — even if Big Tech hates it
Column: Your boss wants AI to replace you. The writers’ strike shows how to fight back

Real Estate

Photo illustration of a mansion formed by many bundles of $100 bills.

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Celebs dodged millions in L.A.’s ‘mansion tax.’ Meet the industry guarding their wealth

Anti-eviction signs decorate the Rodney Drive apartments in Los Feliz.

Are you a renter in California? Here’s what to know about tenant protections lawmakers are considering

The iconic home hovers above the ocean in Malibu, curling to resemble the rolling waves beneath it.

The ‘Wave House,’ Harry Gesner’s Malibu masterpiece, lists for $49.5 million

FILE - President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., walk down the House steps after attending an annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon gathering, Friday, March 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

The debt-limit deal could help clean energy. But probably not much

Opinion: A Supreme Court ruling is a warning for Prop. 13 — tax law should be fair

Company Town

Republican Presidential Town Hall with Donald Trump moderated by Kaitlan Collins Live from New Hampshire

CNN gets new chief operating officer amid ratings decline

David Leavy, a top lieutenant of Warner Bros. Discovery Chief David Zaslav, takes the new role, which reports to CNN Chairman Chris Licht.

Daymond John seeks temporary restraining order against former ‘Shark Tank’ contestants
Student heckling of David Zaslav speech was ‘cancel culture,’ Boston University president says
Journalist Lisa Ling lands at CBS News after 9 years at CNN
WGA blasts studio executive pay in message to Comcast, Netflix shareholders
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Hollywood writers say the bosses make too much. This is what our analysis found

California Business

Grazing goats prevent California wildfires. New salary rules may jeopardize the industry

Glendale woman sues Delta Air Lines over claims of carbon neutrality

Boiling Point: Brace for summer danger
Is there a retail exodus in San Francisco? Some say Union Square is ‘beating strong’

Autos

Auto safety regulators order better automatic emergency braking amid deadly highway crisis
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The freeway was born in L.A. But it might not always be free to drive on
Huge Tesla data leak reportedly reveals thousands of safety complaints. 4 things to know

Personal finance and guides

FILE - In this April 24, 2001 file photo, a Bureau of Printing and Engraving employee checks one dollar bills at the plant in Washington. When the bills are due, more young blacks and Latinos feel like they can’t turn to Mommy, Daddy or even Grandma to help them out of financial trouble than whites or Asians, according to a new Associated Press poll. (AP Photo/Hillery Smith Garrison, File)

Business

Should your retirement savings plan include life insurance? Here are some pros and cons

Indexed universal life insurance offers tax-free distributions in retirement. But it’s a complex product that’s not a good fit for most investors.

FILE - In this Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013 file photo, a person inserts a debit card into an ATM in Pittsburgh. Now is a great time to look for a bank or credit union that aligns with your values. Whether you care about fighting climate change or supporting community development and racial equity, there are financial institutions that want to use your money to create a more sustainable and fair world. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

How to pick a socially responsible bank

Sunset aerial view of dense suburban housing in Montebello, Calif.

So you have an unpermitted ADU? Here’s how to bring it up to code

What does it mean to be a successful working actor? Probably not what you think

Los Angeles, CA - March 23: Actress Carolyn Michelle Smith poses for a portrait at The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Thursday, March 23, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. She has appeared in The Chi and House of Cards and says that success has allowed her to achieve creative satisfaction with her work. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times).

She dreamed of acting on a prime-time procedural. Now, she’d rather play a calypso legend

After 53 years of acting, he still loves being recognized. His most famous role: Alien head on stick

He’s a 3rd-generation actor making a living in TV. It started with the role of ‘Pompous Face’

Explaining Hollywood: How to get a job as an actor in film and TV

She’ll shave her head whenever she wants. And dare to manifest a role in the Marvel Universe

SANTA MONICA, CA - MAY 04: Antonio Espinoza sanitizes tables at Casa Martin Authentic Mexican restaurant on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica on Tuesday May 4, 2021 as Los Angeles County continues to rebound dramatically from a deadly winter COVID-19 surge, and with vaccinations continuing at a rapid pace there's increasing certainty that public health officials will move the county (and its many businesses, large and small) into the state's least restrictive reopening tier this week. Third Street Promenade on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 in Santa Monica, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times).

Free money is still available for small L.A. businesses affected by the pandemic

FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, new $1 bills with the signatures of U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are cut and stacked at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington. There’s a finite list of things you can change at work, and your employer’s less-than-stellar retirement plan probably isn’t among them. An individual retirement account can provide comparable tax benefits to a 401(k), but with a broader array of assets and generally lower associated fees. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Roth IRA or traditional IRA? Here’s why one might be a better choice for young workers

FILE - A beam is measured and marked at a housing site in Madison County, Miss., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Homeowners may be reconsidering their remodeling plans this year because of the economy’s recent turbulence, but planning and prioritizing can help you accomplish projects with confidence. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

Five tips to tackle a home remodel in an uncertain economy

An apartment building decorated as a calculator

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