L.A. Times Tech Blog

California startups are building robots to help with fold laundry and other tedious tasks as the race to dominate artificial intelligence intensifies against countries such as China.

Tech industry leaders championed the order to create uniform national rules, but many state lawmakers warn it eliminates consumer protections and threatens jobs.

The San Mateo, Calif., company has faced scrutiny over child safety concerns but has been rolling out new features to protect young users.

A new study shows that some grocery shoppers on Instacart are paying 23% more for the same item. Instacart uses AI to experiment with pricing, according to its website.

While child safety advocates agree progress was made at the state capital this year to protect children online, they argue there's still a long way to go and plan to fight for more protections when legislators reconvene in January.

Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, was once seen as an underdog in Hollywood. Now, the former Arizona video store manager has emerged as one of the biggest Hollywood moguls yet.

Nonprofit Future of Life Institute gave low grades to AI firms including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta due to concerns about how the companies are handling AI safety.

The Silicon Valley giant teamed up with Range Media Partners earlier this year to commission short films about artificial intelligence that have less doomsday depictions of technology.

California employers announced 173,022 job cuts in the first 11 months of this year, up nearly 14% from the same period last year, according to data from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

A Waymo carrying passengers in San Francisco's Western Addition struck a small, unleashed dog on Sunday night, the company confirmed.

When Netflix was trying to establish itself as a place for original TV shows, "Stranger Things" was a key program that pierced the cultural zeitgeist.

Snapchat's user growth worldwide has been climbing, fueled by India and Pakistan, but investor confidence in the company has been waning as it loses money.