At a time when the American public is expressing unprecedented levels of distrust in the Israeli government, Congress just proposed tying the U.S. to the Israeli military more than ever before. Buried in the House’s version of the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) released on Tuesday, is section 224, entitled “United States-Israel Defense Technology … Read more
It’s 2026. You open Instagram reels, and instead of the cat videos you went looking for, you’re hit in the face with “I built an app in four hours with Claude Code!” It feels like everyone — from kids to grandmas — is vibe coding now. Vibe coding, a phrase coined by OpenAI founding member … Read more
After the 2022 Los Angeles mayoral primary, developer Rick Caruso looked to have a surprising, and sizable, lead over then-U.S. Rep. Karen Bass. The morning after the polls closed, Caruso was ahead by 5 percentage points — 42% to Bass’ 37% — and the former Republican called the early results “a victory story.” But that … Read more
A grand jury has added new counts to Lil Durk’s murder-for-hire case, transforming the federal prosecution into a broader racketeering case that now accuses the Grammy-winning rapper and his co-defendants of murder in aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit stalking. The third superseding indictment, filed Thursday, introduces a new allegation involving the Jan. 27, … Read more
When rain falls on California shopping centers and warehouses, the water runs off parking lots carrying metal dust and chemicals from vehicle tires and brake pads, oil and grease from engines, and bacteria from trash. The gunk washes into storm drains and pollutes creeks, rivers and beaches. Now environmental advocates are pushing state regulators to … Read more
A site of big changes, the Music Center has become farewell central. Alongside the Gustavo Dudamel hullabaloo at Walt Disney Concert Hall, James Conlon has begun his final appearances in the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion as music director for two decades of Los Angeles Opera, with his own signature form of enchantment in Mozart’s “Magic Flute.” … Read more
OpenAI and Anthropic have battled for workers, customers, and public attention. The rival AI labs have been on opposite sides of policy proposals, and their CEOs were the only ones not to link hands among a dozen industry leaders at a business summit earlier this year. But they do have one big area of overlap: … Read more
For the past year, Silicon Valley has been obsessed with “tokenmaxxing” — the idea that maximizing AI usage (and therefore token consumption) should make workers more productive. Charles Holive is measuring something else entirely. The chief AI officer at BNP Paribas CIB, the investment banking arm of one of Europe’s largest banks, told Business Insider … Read more
The last time Angelenos sacked an incumbent city attorney in the primaries, almost 30% of them were unemployed. That was May 2, 1933, the nadir of the Great Depression, when sprawling encampments blanketed downtown, King Kong ruled movie theaters and violent crime reached a fever pitch not seen again for almost half a century. Incumbent … Read more
Cercamon has picked up sales agency duties on tragicomedy “Black Money for White Nights,” which has its world premiere at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Crystal Globe Competition. The Bulgaria-Greece co-production is directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, and written by Grozeva, Valchanov and Decho Taralezhkov. Marina, 65, a maternity nurse, and … Read more
California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are losing their jobs and the cost of living remains high. New economic indicators released this week show how the Golden State is grappling with the effects of the Iran war, as well as an … Read more
Sorry to rain on your all-analog parade. It’s no secret that vinyl records’ resurgence has hit a new plateau, outselling CDs for the first time since 1987 as of 2022, according to a report from the Recording Industry Assn. of America. Three years later, its year-end report flaunts another statistic: Vinyl record sales surpassed $1 … Read more
Republicans forced the Trump administration to at least temporarily drop its agenda to create an astonishingly corrupt $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund this week. The showdown served as a reminder of how the GOP has the ability to foil President Donald Trump’s plans when it wants to, but rarely chooses to exercise that power. And that’s … Read more
On Sunday, Colombians will go to the polls for the first round of their presidential elections, a race that could radically reshape Colombia’s relations with the United States at a moment of political turmoil and polarization in Latin America. The key contenders include the ruling party’s candidate, Iván Cepeda; conservative outsider Abelardo De la Espriella; … Read more
There’s a Polish player in the women’s final at Roland-Garros — and it isn’t world No. 3 Iga Świątek. It’s Maja Chwalińska, a 24-year-old qualifier who had to win three matches at the French Open just to get into the main draw of the second Slam of the year. In Thursday’s semifinal, Chwalińska took out … Read more