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Planes have long been a passion of the rich, particularly in Los Angeles. But among Silicon Beach elites, a pilot’s license is seen less as leisure than a program of self-improvement. For engineers, flying is fun with applied math. It’s intellectual exercise in the guise of a sport.
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When a ransomware attack hit Keene, Texas, no one noticed. -
YouTube plans to end targeted ads on videos aimed at kids
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Facebook’s news curation move will fire up critics who believe it suppresses conservative viewpoints. But it may reduce complaints of viral garbage.
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Apple Inc. plans to roll out the Apple TV+ movie and TV subscription service by November, part of a drive to reach $50 billion in service sales by 2020, sources say.
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U.S. wireless carriers have long said they may slow video traffic on their networks to avoid congestion and bottlenecks. But new research shows the throttling happens pretty much everywhere all the time.
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Facebook and Twitter said China spread disinformation about Hong Kong protesters
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Chase Koch is at the sharp edge of efforts to prepare for a future in which cheap computers, data and artificial intelligence might threaten Koch Industries’ dominance.
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Like 11 other dockless e-scooter companies, Scoot Networks was eager to obtain a coveted permit to do business in San Francisco.
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San Francisco-based mobility company Scoot says it redlined two San Francisco neighborhoods at their request.
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Bernstein Research finds turnover at Tesla is sky high and worries that could hurt the company.
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Despite President Trump’s proclamations, the U.S. won’t get many of the jobs moving out of China. Taiwan and Southeast Asia are first in line to absorb any manufacturing exodus.
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Facebook confirmed it ran a program allowing contractors to listen to and transcribe some users’ audio clips. It said the only people affected had opted in.
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Overstock.com shares fell again after its CEO said he was involved in federal investigations related to the 2016 election.
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As streaming-video viewing grows, more subscribers are paying for faster internet speeds. Even then, they can run into data limits and overage fees.
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Facebook has been paying outside contractors to transcribe clips of audio from users of its services, according to people with knowledge of the work.
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After listing for $1 billion last year, a 157-acre Beverly Hills property called the Mountain has sold at foreclosure auction for $100,000 to the estate of Herbalife founder Mark Hughes, the property’s previous owner.
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The Air Force’s next-gen stealth bomber is taking shape at Northrop’s Palmdale campus. The new plane will be based on the B-2 bomber, now 30 years old.
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How can fast-food chains stay profitable as wages rise? The Popeyes chicken sandwich shows one play: Introduce a new menu item and charge more for it.
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Californians for Better Energy Solutions, which looks less like a grass-roots policy group than a front for Southern California Gas Co., has retreated.
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Americans routinely skirt federal law by crossing into Canada and Mexico or tapping online pharmacies abroad to buy prescription medications at a fraction of the price they would pay at home.
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A cluster of end-of-summer movies will try to squeeze in after Disney’s lineup cleaned up.
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Some legal experts and Matthew Modine’s main rival for SAG-AFTRA president say his use of videos produced by the New York Film Academy runs afoul of federal labor law.
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The breaking off of talks between Disney and Sony Pictures means Spider-Man will not appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward.
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SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris (“BH90210") faces Matthew Modine (“Stranger Things”). The union will fight to increase pay in negotiations with studios.
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The Fiat 500X offers a much sportier driving experience than the Fiat 500 thanks to an all-new 1.3-liter turbocharged engine.
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Subpar service could prevent Tesla from making a bigger splash in Germany, where exacting car owners value how painstakingly their BMWs and Mercedes are cared for.
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Elon Musk has a huge financial incentive to turn on full-service driving. But is Tesla anywhere close to ready?
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Snap unveils new Spectacles, but doesn’t expect to sell many.
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Roughly 20% of legislators were erroneously matched to a person arrested when the ACLU used face-scanning software to screen their pictures against a criminal database.
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Senate Democrats including Kamala Harris and Cory Booker are asking EBay, Amazon and Google to do more to police gun-related sales.
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Foxconn fired two execs at a Chinese plant that assembles devices for Amazon, after allegations it slashed wages and flouted laws due to rising U.S. tariffs.
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Oscar-winning actor Jon Voight is asking $19.975 million for his 3.3-acre property in the Beverly Hills Post Office area.
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Film and TV producer James Brubaker has listed his Beverly Hills home for long-term lease at $22,500 a month.
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In Malibu’s Point Dume, film producer Ryan Ahrens has sold his chic coastal compound for $12.995 million, or $1 million less than his original asking price.
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The coastal estate clocks in at 1.2 acres with a four-bedroom main home and one-bedroom guesthouse.
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