Bright summer box office gives a gloomy film industry hope

Foul-mouthed superheroes, babbling Minions and plenty of Anxiety (the animated kind) have propelled this summer’s box…

Edgar Bronfman Jr. submits bid to acquire Paramount

Former top Seagram and Warner Music executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. has entered the fray to acquire…

Unlike SpaceX or Chevron, we won’t flee California

Businesses both small and large are fleeing California in search of friendlier pastures. From 2018 through…

Column: In a troubled year, crypto opens its political checkbooks

The last year hasn’t been a very happy period in the cryptocurrency world. News about the…

Disney television unit, National Geographic hit with 140 layoffs

Walt Disney Co.’s television division is laying off about 2% of its workforce, or 140 people,…

‘Halo’ and ‘Destiny 2’ video game studio Bungie to lay off 17% of staff

Sony Corp.-owned video game company Bungie said Wednesday it would lay off 17% of its workforce…

Manhattan Beach EV maker Fisker went bankrupt. Here’s what buyers are doing about it

Michael Rosito loves his Fisker Ocean One, the very first model of the all-electric SUV that…

Column: The ATT and UnitedHealth breaches put the public at risk

AT&T is one of America’s largest telecommunications companies. Last year it recorded a pretax profit of…

California lawmakers revive debate on requiring Big Tech to pay for news

SACRAMENTO —  California lawmakers have revived legislation to charge online platforms for the news articles they publish,…