James Conlon reflects on his 20 years as music director of L.A. Opera
In mid-September 2004, James Conlon, a 54-year-old New Yorker who had just completed a nine-year appointment as music…
Trump pays $765M to kill offshore wind projects, some in California
In yet another blow to the beleaguered offshore wind industry, the Trump administration said Wednesday it will pay…
Popular app Quinn is finding new ways to sell sex in Hollywood
Hollywood rarely misses the opportunity to sell sex. And one buzzy app is capitalizing on that by combining…
In California’s ‘Lithium Valley,’ students are training for jobs that don’t yet exist
When Imperial Valley College launched a program training students to become plant operators and technicians in the emerging…
Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox division brace for closures
Several studios in Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox gaming division, including Montreal-based Compulsion Games and San Francisco-based Double Fine, are…
This startup was supposed to revolutionize California’s wine industry: ‘It totally failed’
Just two years ago, Monarch Tractor was worth half a billion dollars and ready to shake up the…
Baby formula recalled after California child sickened with botulism
Nara Organics recalled its whole milk baby formula after a California child and two others were sickened by…
What we know about the Tracy Medline warehouse fire
A massive fire broke out in Tracy that destroyed a 1 million-square-foot medical supply distribution center, sent large…
Anthropic shuts down Mythos access after sweeping U.S. order
Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, following an unprecedented order…
Ellison family sells theater chain to European company Kinepolis
The Ellison family-controlled Harbor Lights Entertainment has sold its Showcase Cinemas theater chain to a major European cinema…
AI saves office workers hours, but then demands hours of babysitting
As the use of artificial intelligence spreads across companies worldwide, it is relieving workers of tedious old chores…
SpaceX shares rise 19% in stock market debut after historic IPO
SpaceX, the once fledgling aerospace company that Elon Musk predicted had a slim chance of survival, reached new…