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The social network’s crackdown on posts that may incite violence raises the question of why it doesn’t do more to discourage abuse all the time.
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The consumer electronics giant rolls out a slew of new and upgraded products to compete with offerings from the likes of Samsung, Amazon and Google.
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After losing an election at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union has filed a complaint with the NLRB.
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Disneyland and other theme parks are reopening with pandemic safety protocols, many of which lean heavily on tech.
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A cancer patient paid about $200 for blood tests at a doctor’s office and nearly $2,000 for the same tests at a Los Angeles hospital. This is nuts.
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It turns out games are uniquely tailored to explore love, romance and heartbreak. Consider “Maquette,” “Genesis Noir” and “Journey of the Broken Circle,” interactive conversations that ask players to think about love.
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Triller’s parent company on Wednesday appointed a new CEO, Mahi de Silva, after acquiring his company, Amplify.ai for an undisclosed price.
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José Delbo, an 87-year-old comic artist, sold more than $1 million worth of Wonder Woman NFTs. Sales like his got the attention of DC Comics and Marvel. The debate over NFT winners and losers.
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The debut was a mark of success for Coinbase, which was valued at just $8 billion in its most recent funding round in 2018, and a win for Nasdaq, which hosted its first direct listing.
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Facebook’s quasi-independent Oversight Board says it will start letting users file appeals over posts, photos and videos that they think the company shouldn’t have allowed to stay on its platforms.
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Investment firm Blackstone acquired the genealogical site Ancestry for $4.7 billion. It says it has no plans to mine people’s DNA data for profit.
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At a virtual meeting with automakers and consumer electronics companies, the Biden administration sought to show it’s serious about addressing semiconductor supply constraints and softening the blow for affected industries.
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Uber is seeing strong demand for ride-hailing as more people get out of their homes, but its food delivery business remains strong as well.
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Indie game ‘Good Lookin’ Home Cookin’’ explores the struggles of running a small business with the microaggressions faced by people of color.
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Members of a Senate antitrust panel say Apple has pulled out of a hearing to examine allegations of anticompetitive treatment of outside app developers.
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Honest’s IPO filing comes amid heightened demand for personal care and cleaning supplies during the pandemic.
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In Scottsdale, Ariz., actor Steven Seagal is seeking $3.4 million for his desert retreat lined with bulletproof glass.
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On the Florida coast, a three-story home owned by LeBron James when he played for the Miami Heat just sold for $12.75 million.
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Scammers are targeting entertainers with a sneaky fake-check racket. A Rolling Stones tribute band almost lost $75,000 to these wild horses.
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The One, a 100,000-square-foot mega-mansion in Bel-Air, may be headed for foreclosure as developer Nile Niami owes more than $110 million in outstanding loans.
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Look outside the box. Here’s how to approach figuring out which new careers might be a good fit for you, based on your skills, experience, interests and goals.
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Southern California’s red-hot real estate market saw more than half of L.A. homes sell for over the asking price in March, and a few miles away in Beverly Park, a mansion was auctioned off for a record price.
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There’s a growing movement in Los Angeles and across the country calling for cities designed for people, not cars.
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Apple said it will make podcast subscriptions available on its Podcasts app next month. One analyst called it “an offensive and defensive move” against Spotify.
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The Oscar-winning specialty film studio, now owned by Disney, is best known for films including “12 Years a Slave” and current contender “Nomadland.”
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Shaun Harper, a professor of racial, gender and LGBTQ issues at USC’s Marshall School of Business, had been retained by HFPA after the group pledged to make “transformational change.”
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Netflix on Tuesday missed its estimates for new subscribers, saying that delays in productions due to the pandemic were a factor.
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Auto safety experts and driverless technology advocates hope someone will put an end to Tesla’s word games and rule-skirting.
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General Motors, Toyota and others benefited from Americans’ strong demand for new cars and trucks compared with a year earlier, when the spread of COVID-19 shut showrooms.
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Weighing the claims of a Tesla whistleblower, an appeals court has issued a ruling that could have big implications for employee rights.
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Muslim Advocates’ lawsuit claims Facebook officials broke a consumer-protection law by falsely promising the company would remove content that ran afoul of its moderation standards.
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The billionaire Facebook investor and Trump backer is a bitcoin investor, but he’s also worried China is using it to destroy the dollar.
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The U.S. House Oversight and Reform subcommittee on economic and consumer policy said YouTube does not do enough to protect kids from material that could harm them.
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A coalition of bookshops, pharmacies, hardware stores and grocers is attempting to ramp up the pressure on the world’s largest web retailer.
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Tycoon Goodwin Gaw, owner of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, is asking $21.5 million for a Wallace Neff-designed estate in San Marino.
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Built in 1929 by Wallace Neff, the Italian Revival-style residence features hand-painted ceilings, antique chandeliers and marble floors.
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Vice Media cofounder Shane Smith just sold his pedigreed estate in Pacific Palisades for $48.67 million, an all-time record for the coastal community.
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Eric Reid, the NFL veteran who knelt in protest alongside Colin Kaepernick during the U.S. national anthem, is selling his New Jersey home for $1.85 million.
