High-speed train company Hyperloop One shuts down
Based on an Elon Musk idea, with previous backing from Richard Branson, the firm will close this month.
State insurance commissioner says companies are delaying policies, denying discounts
Responding to consumer complaints about auto insurance coverage, the state insurance commissioner said Thursday that insurers could face penalties for creating unlawful barriers for California drivers. Ricardo Lara issued a bulletin to auto insurers, reminding them that they cannot change their policies’ terms and rates without formally filing for state review and approval. The bulletin…
Column: The 10 best tech books of 2023
In the tech world, 2023 was a year of pure chaos. There was the artificial intelligence boom that breathed life into an industry in dire want of its next big thing, delivering a torrent of new startups, investment and hype. There was also the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the fraud conviction of crypto titan…
Tech Trends 2024: AI and electric vehicle deals
From an AI slowdown to humanoid robots doing real work – tech trends to watch out for in 2024.
Ralphs illegally denied jobs to formerly incarcerated people, civil rights lawsuit alleges
Grocery company Ralphs illegally denied jobs to hundreds of people based on their criminal history, California’s Civil Rights Department alleges in a new lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, is the first of its kind under California’s Fair Chance Act, which went into effect in 2018 and limits the use…
Commentary: MLS made a colossal mistake to drop U.S. Open Cup. How does the league not get that?
Don Garber acknowledged long ago he didn’t know much about soccer when he left the NFL for MLS. Last week, the MLS commissioner showed he still doesn’t understand the sport. The league’s attempt to limit its participation in the U.S. Open Cup to developmental MLS Next Pro players, knee-capping the country’s oldest national soccer competition,…
Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Follow them on X at @CurtisSChin and @JoseBCollazo. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at the year that was in…
Jim Cramer recaps the year in generative artificial intelligence
CNBC’s Jim Cramer looked back on the year of artificial intelligence and highlighted some ways it has affected the world. “The good news? Generative AI can’t do everything,” Cramer said on his Thursday show. “The bad news? What it can do, it does better than we’ll ever do, unless maybe you’re Einstein or Beethoven or…
Woman’s waist size may be contributing factor to infertility, study says
Woman’s waist size may be contributing factor to infertility, study says Woman’s waist size may be contributing factor to infertility, study says 00:53 BOSTON – One in four couples struggle with infertility and a new study finds that a woman’s waist size may be a contributing factor. A team in China studied more than 3,000…
Minimum-wage workers in these California cities are getting a raise in 2024
Workers at fast-food restaurants and in minimum-wage jobs can expect a pay bump soon, courtesy of higher wage floors adopted by California lawmakers and more than two dozen cities across the state. In California, the minimum wage is currently $15.50 per hour, but it rises to $16 per hour starting Jan. 1, according to the…
