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'We are all eating': Inside California's secret industry that props up mass shoplifting
OAKLAND, California — For two days, investigators parked their unmarked car outside a nondescript parking lot behind an ... Read More
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From poker chips to computer chips: High-tech startups signal change to Nevada economy
Lucihub founder and CEO Amer Tadayon has started several businesses in California and Arizona. Those states never invested in his companies, but Nevada did.
Thanks to a growing startup ecosystem, increasing venture ...Read more
Amazon's carbon emissions jump as AI push tests company's climate pledge
Amazon's greenhouse gas emissions rose by 6% last year, due mostly to pollution generated by the company's delivery fleet and increased data center construction.
The jump in total carbon emissions from 64.38 million ...Read more
Los Angeles businesses need help to bounce back from raids and tariffs, advocacy group says
Businesses in downtown Los Angeles need the support and patronage of locals in these tough times, Central City Association President and Chief Executive Nella McOsker says.
Places that hadn't yet come back from the ...Read more
With blowout probe done, lawsuits take off against Boeing, Alaska Air
Boeing and Alaska Airlines have settled one of many lawsuits filed against them after the January 2024 midflight blowout, while three more claims are set to go to trial next year.
Dozens of passengers on board Alaska ...Read more
US initial jobless claims decline for a fifth straight week
Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits declined for a fifth straight week to the lowest level since mid-April, showing a resilient job market.
First-time jobless claims decreased by 7,000 to 221,000 in the week ended...Read more
Real estate Q&A: Should broker get part of deposit from failed sale?
Q: I hired a broker to sell my house in Florida. The first buyer backed out, so we agreed that I’d keep part of their deposit. I kept working with the same broker, and eventually, someone else bought the place. The ...Read more
No Tax? No Snacks!
I agree with you, 100%
Anybody who has a job today deserves mad respect, loud applause and free snacks galore. To some of us, it's an inalienable, if often inedible, human right.
A typical free snack selection offered ...Read more
Trump says Coca-Cola agrees to use cane sugar for Coke in US
President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to use cane sugar in Coke beverages sold in the US.
“I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United ...Read more
Tesla failed to stop Autopilot misuse, safety expert testifies
Tesla Inc. hasn’t done enough to protect against drivers misusing its Autopilot system, a safety expert testified at a trial over a 2019 fatal collision.
Mary “Missy” Cummings, an engineering professor at George ...Read more
These California tech hubs are set to dominate the AI economy
Despite suggestions it has been losing its edge, California is way ahead of others when it comes to the hottest technology right now: artificial intelligence.
The regions around San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles are...Read more
High time: Weed lounges are finally opening in New Jersey -- and they're coming this month
It’s easy to find a bar in Atlantic City — spots to grab a drink, hear live music, and hang with friends are everywhere. In a few short weeks, cannabis lounges will offer a similar vibe, but for weed.
On Tuesday, July...Read more
The pandemic gave workers power. Now employers are taking it back
The federal government job was hybrid when Sarah Reynolds accepted it, meaning she could live in Hudson, Wisconsin, and work in St. Paul.
But within months of her landing in the Midwest — Reynolds’ fourth cross-...Read more
Where Wells Fargo plans to be 'more aggressive' seeking growth opportunities now
During Wells Fargo’s first earnings call since its $2 trillion asset cap was lifted, bank officials provided more details Tuesday about how they will grow and also improve company culture.
“When the asset cap was ...Read more
Silicon Valley Pain Index says poverty, inequality continue to plague South Bay
SAN JOSE, California — San Jose State University researchers unveiled new findings Wednesday that show poverty and inequality continue to plague Silicon Valley.
This year’s iteration of the Silicon Valley Pain Index, ...Read more
Chuck E. Cheese opens arcades for adults
For almost half a century Chuck E. Cheese has been a place “where a kid can be a kid.” But what happens when kids grow up?
Enter Chuck’s Arcade: a new concept branding itself as a place where an adult to be a kid.
...Read more
Nvidia is the first $4-trillion company. Here are three things to know
Nvidia is already the world's most valuable company being one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom.
This week, the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker got another windfall.
The ...Read more
What feud? SpaceX launches competitor Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites
Just because Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos aren’t the best of friends and Amazon’s Project Kuiper will directly compete with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for broadband internet doesn’t mean everyone can’t get along.
...Read more
Motormouth: RPM or RPMs?
Q: I'm writing about your recent column where you answered a PHEV break-in period question. Oh, no: You wrote "...2,000 and 4,000 RPMs."
"RPM" is already plural! Revolutions per minute. Argh. As a mechanical engineer, I ...Read more
Social Security and You: World War II History With a Social Security Link
My wife and I were recently doing a little house cleaning and downsizing. Specifically, we were going through many of our old books. We've finally decided that having shelves and shelves of hardbacks and paperbacks and ...Read more
Chicago 'granny flats,' coach houses one step closer to citywide legalization with vote
CHICAGO — Aldermen advanced a measure that could legalize “granny flats” citywide with limited restrictions, a move advocates say will create more affordable housing.
The City Council’s Zoning Committee voted 13-7...Read more
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- Trump says Coca-Cola agrees to use cane sugar for Coke in US
- Tesla failed to stop Autopilot misuse, safety expert testifies
- These California tech hubs are set to dominate the AI economy
- High time: Weed lounges are finally opening in New Jersey -- and they're coming this month
- With blowout probe done, lawsuits take off against Boeing, Alaska Air
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