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Jonathan Gold at the Sundance Film Festival, Jan. 26, 2015. Gold, a Los Angeles Times restaurant critic, died on Saturday. He was 57. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

July 21, 2018 at 8:06 pm

L.A. Times restaurant critic Jonathan Gold, beloved by readers, dies at 57

Jonathan Gold redefined the genre of food criticism. Although he appreciated and wrote beautifully about fine dining, he revered the taco truck more than the...

Nation & World

Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of worldwide marketing, announces features of the new iPhone X at the Steve Jobs Theater on the new Apple campus on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

September 17, 2017 at 5:00 pm

Are you OK with using your face to unlock your iPhone?

With Face ID, which Apple unveiled Tuesday, owners of the company’s new top-of-the-line iPhone X will be able to unlock their phone, pay for products...

November 22, 2015 at 6:01 pm

Drug giants Pfizer, Allergan set to announce $150B merger

A Pfizer-Allergan deal is likely to fuel critics’ concerns that consumers would pay even more for drugs as competition declines among manufacturers, insurers and retailers.

Nation & World

August 8, 2015 at 3:37 pm

Social media’s role in elections is growing

Facebook’s high-profile participation in the Republicans’ debate highlights a trend that has been building for years: the ascendancy of social media in electoral politics and...

Nation & World

FILE – In this Dec. 10, 2009 file photo, AOL Chairman and CEO Tim Armstrong, center, applauds during opening bell ceremonies of the New York Stock Exchange. Verizon on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 announced it is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom’s push in both mobile and advertising fields. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) NYBZ144

May 17, 2015 at 8:00 pm

Tim Armstrong reinvents a flagging AOL

The air of skepticism surrounding Tim Armstrong when he left Google and took over a troubled AOL six years ago has dissipated over the years,...

Business

Passengers fly on a SurfAir flight to San Carlos from the Hawthorne Airport on March 19, 2015 in Hawthorne, Calif. SurfAir is an all-you-can-fly membership airline that is quickly growing. Passengers pay a monthly fee of $1,750 and can take unlimited flights to San Carlos, Oakland, Truckee, Santa Barbara and Carlsbad, among others. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

April 20, 2015 at 5:42 pm

Members-only airline lets you skip TSA, long delays

After a much-hyped launch, California’s Surf Air by early 2014 was struggling. With new leadership, the airline’s members fly as much as they want for...

April 8, 2015 at 4:22 pm

Early Apple Watch reviews are mixed

The much-awaited device is the object of so much buzz even before it hits the market April 24.

Business

April 5, 2015 at 8:00 pm

Tech-industry moguls snap up L.A. real estate

L.A.’s appeal among techies is spreading beyond the mega-rich, with tech industry buyers from Silicon Valley spending more and more time in the area and...

Business

December 28, 2014 at 8:00 pm

China set to become a leader in the world of technology

SHANGHAI — Alibaba was just the beginning. Get ready to hear a lot more about Chinese tech companies. China’s technology industry, much like China in...

Business

October 27, 2014 at 6:50 pm

Amazon unveils plug-in TV streaming stick, challenging Google, Roku

Amazon.com has added a second Fire TV streaming device to its lineup, announcing a $39 streaming-media stick Monday that will compete with Google Chromecast and...

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