Why celebrities like Dwayne Johnson, John Legend have skincare brands
Spirits. Cosmetics. Apparel. Fragrance. As the categories most closely associated with the rise of celebrity brands become increasingly…
Elon Musk company bot apologizes for sharing sexualized images of children
Grok, the chatbot of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, published sexualized images of children as its guardrails…
Tesla dethroned as the world’s top EV maker
Elon Musk’s Tesla is no longer the top electric vehicle seller in the world as demand at home…
John Mayer and McG on why they bought Hollywood’s Henson Studios
John Mayer calls it “adult day care”: the historic recording studio behind the arched gates on La Brea…
Tiny Scotia battles to survive as California’s last company town
SCOTIA — The last time Mary Bullwinkel and her beloved little town were in the national media spotlight was not…
The biggest startups raised a record amount in 2025, dominated by AI
The excitement around artificial intelligence led to a record year for certain types of fundraising. Silicon Valley’s AI…
insulin cap, CSU auto-admission, bag crackdown
Multiple bills signed into law this year are set to take effect in 2026. The changes span from…
Harvard-Westlake blocks TikTok and Clash Royale on student phones. How’s that going down?
English teacher Jocelyn Medawar has noticed a new vibe at Harvard-Westlake School this school year: Upper school students…
This Long Beach studio is designing America’s cheapest EV truck
In an echoing Long Beach studio, an ambitious team of designers is trying to reinvent how electric vehicles…
Here are some of the key Hollywood storylines to watch in 2026
It’s been a turbulent year in Hollywood, to say the least. 2025 began with the devastating fires in…
California regulators order Edison to look for fire risks on old lines
State regulators ordered Southern California Edison to identify fire risks on its unused transmission lines like the century-old…
Even ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ can’t lift 2025 box office out of pandemic-crisis doldrums
As “Avatar: Fire and Ash” headed to the big screen this month, theater owners held their breath. In…