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Forbes‘Cupertino’ Review: A Sensational Legal Drama That Gets Real With AICupertino is CBS' new must-watch drama that brings the fight over AI to broadcast as Michael Price and Olivia Siffre face-off with the tech giants of Silicon Valley.
The New York TimesIn San Francisco, It’s a Good Time to Be a Satirist
KusiSan Diego considers suing companies over deceptive e-bike ads
The New York TimesSome in Silicon Valley Are Questioning the Calls for an A.I. Slowdown02Deal flow
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M&AWorld’s leading construction manufacturer makes bold move to acquire little-known California startupNew York Post→ExpansionBMO moving ahead with U.S. branch expansion in California (Business)Castanet→FundingOne Year After the Fires, Flexible Funding Helps Local Businesses Reopen and RebuildSmdp→ExpansionMedicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program’s rapid expansionLos Angeles Times→
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SoCal business owner hid cameras in bathroom — and his shoe — for secret recordings, police allegeLos Angeles TimesCalifornia probes nation’s largest alcohol distributor as federal investigation wrapsSan Francisco ChronicleCould steam help California strawberry farmers grow more with fewer chemicals?Los Angeles TimesCould California’s wine grape oversupply turn into a shortage?San Francisco ChronicleEx-Warner Bros. CEO pockets $600 million in sale to ParamountLos Angeles TimesWith Hollywood’s history of failed mergers, this is the rocky road ahead for David Ellison and SkydanceLos Angeles TimesHow do you teach children to handle money?Los Angeles TimesNicolas Cage says he won’t work with Amazon again over AI disputeLos Angeles TimesTrial exhibits detail extensive bribery, fraud, corruption allegations against ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng ThaoABC7 Bay AreaSouplantation will return to Orange County in 2027. ‘There is a god’Los Angeles TimesWhy award shows are leaving network TV for streamingLos Angeles TimesCommentary: Hilton's 'immigrant' attack on Becerra is despicable. But here's where we agreeLos Angeles Times'Circling like sharks': Companies are buying up L.A. County’s $4-billion sex abuse settlementLos Angeles TimesAnthropic’s Claude AI submits a false tip on a Philadelphia crime websiteLos Angeles TimesHere are the threats that remain from storm Rachel and the weather whiplash that comes nextLos Angeles TimesTrump strikes deal with Putin for Russian diesel in sharp reversal of U.S. policy ahead of midtermsLos Angeles TimesTrump keeps trying to control California’s elections. The midterms will be another testSan Francisco ChronicleRachel deluges Southwest with rain, but battered coast catches a breakLos Angeles TimesNewport Beach, other coastal spots hit by flooding: ‘We’re preparing for more damage’Los Angeles Times‘Following traffic’: Why it’s so easy to speed the PCHLos Angeles TimesBipartisan group of senators calls for Trump administration to reverse Russian diesel planLos Angeles TimesNew California ghost gun lawsuit takes aim at company that sells 3-D printer filamentLos Angeles TimesMedicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program’s rapid expansionLos Angeles TimesSoCal's famed coastal railroad may have to move to survive rising seas. How could it happen?Los Angeles TimesWould Prop 39 speed up or slow down California’s vote-counting?San Francisco ChronicleCalifornia High-Speed Rail vows to seek reimbursement after consultants spent wildlySan Francisco Chronicle‘We responded to the moment’: Fred Claire’s lasting lesson for a former young assistantLos Angeles TimesAvert 'ecological tailspin': Advocates sue California over one of the largest water systems in the worldLos Angeles TimesHeavy surf, red-tagged homes, a battered boardwalk: Long Beach confronts costly climate realityLos Angeles TimesBass-led turnout surge crashes meeting to replace L.A. homeless outreach agencyLos Angeles TimesMexican cartels are building luxury fleets by stealing U.S. rental carsLos Angeles TimesSpeed camera shocker: 100,000 violators seen in nine days on Pacific Coast Highway in MalibuLos Angeles TimesColumn: Take a breath. Educate yourself. Then vote.Los Angeles TimesL.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman has strong opinions. But they often change.Los Angeles TimesTropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for SoCal this weekendLos Angeles TimesPostal worker charged with beating Sugar, a beloved Pasadena white peacockLos Angeles Times
