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A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman’s decision is …
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Waymo has suspended service of its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area. Waymo doesn’t believe the protests are related to the company specifically, according to …
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The Transportation Department paved the way for looser U.S. fuel economy standards on Friday by declaring that former President Joe Biden’s administration exceeded its authority by assuming high uptake of electric vehicles in calculating rules. The department made the declaration …
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Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told employees they needed to reinforce safety standards after a growing number of injury near-misses in an internal video message on April 29, just weeks before three workers died due to a fire on one of …
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Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism.
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Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical. The transactions in focus are tied to so-called subrogation claims, which hedge funds, private equity firms …
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The Doan Group has expanded its footprint with a new franchise operation covering the entire state of South Carolina. Nathan Loy, an auto appraiser with three years of field experience, will lead the franchise. The Doan Group, headquartered in Covington, …
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OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely, arguing that the order conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users. Last month, a …
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Reserv Inc., a tech-focused third-party administrator, completed its $25 million Series B funding round. The oversubscribed round, led by Flourish Ventures with full pro-rata participation, also included Accenture Ventures, bringing Reserv’s reported total funding to $55 million. The company said …
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Some homeowners who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires have filed lawsuits against three large insurers over claims payouts they say didn’t cover their losses. The lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court this week. They …
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