On the morning after the Lakers got swept out of the playoffs and the Dodgers lost their third consecutive game, Magic Johnson flashed his trademark smile and stepped to the podium to talk soccer. “The world’s game is coming to the greatest city in the world,” Johnson said Tuesday. In Los Angeles, Johnson joined in … Read more
On the last day of my monthlong trip to Istanbul, I sat on the floor of my best friend’s apartment, reflecting on our adventures together. Loading audio narration… I had missed out on seeing all the top sights — the very reasons people fly across the world to visit Turkey — from the Basilica Cistern … Read more
More than 20 years after it redefined fast shipping, Amazon is preparing to raise the bar on consumer expectations again by offering to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in a half-hour or less for an extra fee. The company, which revolutionized online shopping in 2005 with two-day deliveries for Prime members, is rapidly opening … Read more
Steve Hilton is a former Fox News host who has unexpectedly emerged as a leading candidate in the race for governor with a message that California is a failed state in need of radical reform. But his sudden rise in California politics comes a decade and a half after he pitched the U.K. Conservative Party … Read more
The market for AI notetaking devices has exploded in the U.S., with the category generating over $600 million in revenue last year, according to a Menlo Ventures report. And as startups like Heidi Health and Freed, have shown, there’s decent demand for this tech in healthcare, where doctors and clinics see the potential for an … Read more
This summer’s bumper crop of crime fiction does not disappoint. Authors Ron Currie and David Heska Wanbli Weiden both return to their singular protagonists with narratives that deepen their legends by immersing readers in overlooked communities. Amy Bloom, best known for her literary fiction, steeps her mystery in the academic world she happens to hail … Read more
The Lakers’ roster isn’t the only thing getting restructured this offseason. In the first offseason under Mark Walter’s ownership, the Lakers will undergo several changes in their front office and with the organization’s infrastructure while trying to keep pace in the ever-evolving NBA. The Lakers plan to hire two assistant general managers, Rob Pelinka, the … Read more
When my wife and I set out to buy our first house nearly a decade ago, we were looking for a fixer-upper. Something with “good bones.” Loading audio narration… More than just a house, our first real-estate purchase would be a strategic investment — and as an attorney with a very corporate, back-office career on … Read more
Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologized to the price-conscious customers who might struggle to find affordable flights in its absence. “We apologize most specifically for those Americans who may now be priced entirely out,” Spirit … Read more
Tom Steyer is trying to sell himself to voters as an agent of change. He has vowed to take on entrenched political and economic forces to create affordable housing, make the wealthy pay more in taxes, lower energy bills and protect the environment. But perhaps the biggest change he is selling is his own. The … Read more
Amazon announced the latest update to Alexa+ on Monday: the ability to generate podcast episodes on demand. The new feature, called “Alexa Podcasts,” is rolling out to customers in the U.S. today. Amazon describes the capability as a way to “turn any topic you’re curious about into a podcast episode, ready in minutes.” To use … Read more
Just about every corner of Julie Burton’s Silver Lake studio is filled with sparkling glass jewelry — some real, some symbolic — and whimsical ceramic figures inspired by Midcentury Modern design. Elegant hand-blown glass vases sit beside ceramic crater pots on warm cherry shelves. Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling … Read more
As nearly 300,000 fans prepare to arrive in Los Angeles for the men’s World Cup soccer championship in mid-June, the international soccer federation is coming under fire for what climate scientists and advocates are calling the most polluting World Cup in history. This year’s event is being held in 16 stadiums across three giant countries: … Read more
I spent decades vacationing in the Hamptons, but eventually got tired of it. Loading audio narration… I can’t count how much time I’ve spent sitting in traffic on the Montauk Highway, searching for parking spots at the beach, and waiting for tables at trendy restaurants. “Destination dupes” are all the rage right now, with many … Read more
In the race to build the infrastructure that powers artificial intelligence, Alphabet Inc.’s Google has an enviable position: The company has a healthy cloud computing business, makes its own chips, and has struck deals to share them with companies like Anthropic PBC and Meta Platforms Inc. Google’s success has made its computing resources so valuable, … Read more