Ceremony: Santa Monica Elks Lodge hosts Flag Day dinner and ceremony June 11 at 1040 Pico Blvd. (Courtesy Image) Published: June 07, 2026, 8:09 pm The Santa Monica Elks Lodge…

Texas has dethroned California as the state with the most Fortune 500 companies. The Fortune 500 list ranks the largest U.S. companies by revenue. This year, 57 of the top…

California, the epicenter of the artificial intelligence boom, continues to grow its economy faster than the nation, but more people are losing their jobs and the cost of living remains…

This past month, the Santa Monica Pacific Palisades Lions Club held its first Comedy Night fundraiser at Bergamot Station Arts Center on Sunday, May 17. Hosted at The Crow, the…

California defense tech startup Mach Industries said Tuesday it raised $300 million, nearly quadrupling the company’s valuation to $1.8 billion within a year. The Huntington Beach startup’s soaring valuation underscores…

Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is joining the ranks of entertainment industry power players embracing generative AI. Black Forest Labs, the German AI startup behind the text-to-image model Flux, announced Tuesday…

WASHINGTON — President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the federal government to establish a voluntary early review process for the country’s most advanced artificial intelligence models, following a…

The co-founder of Aspiration, Joseph Sanberg, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Monday after defrauding investors and lenders of over $248 million. The startup, an eco-friendly digital banking…

An arbitrator has sided with former Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, ruling that he was not guilty of sexual assault against his former girlfriend and business partner Michelle Ritter. The…

Meta Platforms announced more details about its latest round of layoffs. As part of its already-announced plans to cut close to 10% of its workforce, more than 2,000 employees will…