Mark Suster is at the center of L.A.’s venture capital scene

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Meet the cannabis CEO who called out MedMen for unpaid invoices

For a long time, Olivia Alexander defended MedMen. Despite the pushback she got for partnering with…

Trump heads to California to fundraise after guilty verdict

In the wake of former President Trump’s conviction of 34 felonies, he is heading to California…

Pixar is laying off 14% of its staff, affecting about 175 employees

Walt Disney Co.-owned computer animation studio Pixar is laying off 14% of its staff, as it…

Ex-Fatburger boss indicted in $47-million ‘sham loan’ scheme

A federal grand jury this week indicted Andrew Wiederhorn, the former chief executive of the company…

Nearly all customers of failed crypto exchange FTX to get money back

Nearly all customers of FTX will get their money back, plus interest, after the cryptocurrency exchange…

Graffitied skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles poised for sale

Oceanwide Plaza, the bankrupt, unfinished development in downtown Los Angeles that became a canvas for trespassing…

Snoop Dogg sponsors college football bowl game with Gin & Juice drink

Thirty years ago, Snoop Dogg was sipping on gin and juice, with his mind on his…

A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

As a test of their resulting AI tool, the researchers checked its outputs with one cryptocurrency…

How athletes, entertainers get financially scammed by inner circle

R. Allen Stanford is among the most brazen white-collar criminals — and he’s paying dearly for…