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Journalism's ethics code gets an AI-era rewrite as trust in media craters

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Porto's Bakery to open new location in Southern California

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Technology and the Internet

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How AI helped expose critical flaws in the code powering most websites

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Meta hit with $25-billion penalty for misleading Facebook users about data privacy

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Panasonic speeds up efforts to turn windows into solar panels

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Sky-high LADWP bills light up social media

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Six Flags Magic Mountain shuts down second coaster amid safety concerns, rider death in Georgia

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As Hollywood fights AI, a new filmmaking hub takes shape in Culver City

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Taylor Farms recall expands as company pulls jalapeños from Trader Joe's, Target, among others

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Waymos, robotaxis can now be ticketed by California police. But how exactly?

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How do I keep checks from being stolen in the mail?

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Can a brokerage sell my shares without my permission?

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After decades of false starts, the 1914 Hotel Clark finally reopens in downtown L.A.

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Dodgers owner Mark Walter wins partial approval to begin reshaping $20-billion network of loans

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American Express to cut 3,500 jobs as costs climb

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AI data centers turn politically toxic as tech giants court skeptical communities

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The Great SoCal House Hunt

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