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Californian tech company to move headquarters to Florida
California quantum computing company D-Wave is moving its headquarters to Boca Raton, Florida, and opening a new research and development facility.
In an announcement last week, the Palo Alto company said its new office ...Read more
Eviction levels hit an all-time high in WA, especially in Seattle area
Washington state and King County recorded more evictions in 2025 than ever before — a sign that the affordability crisis is deepening.
The number of eviction cases filed in Washington courts rose to 23,965 in 2025, a 3%...Read more
Amazon lays off almost 2,200 Seattle-area employees
Amazon laid off 2,198 Seattle-area employees last week, according to a state regulatory filing.
The layoffs are part of the 16,000 jobs the company cut amid corporate restructuring. They also follow a round from October, ...Read more
Auto dealers follow Carvana online to make buying a car less stressful
As the National Automobile Dealers Association prepares to meet this week in Las Vegas for its annual convention, dealers say moving online is critical for the industry to compete with digital-only vehicle marketplaces and...Read more
Disney's theme park revenue soared, but a prolonged YouTube contract dispute dampened its Q1 earnings
LOS ANGELES — A record fiscal quarter for Walt Disney Co.'s theme parks division was dampened slightly by a streaming aquisition and a protracted fight with YouTube, the Burbank media and entertainment giant reported ...Read more
Canada says jet certification Trump complained about is 'underway'
Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said the country’s aviation regulator is working toward certifying Gulfstream jets and that she believes the Trump administration’s complaints about delays can be resolved.
“...Read more
Chicago Reader, the city's struggling alt-weekly, is going monthly under new owners
The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while ...Read more
Writers Guild of America's staff union authorizes strike, weeks before major negotiations
As the Writers Guild of America West prepares to negotiate a new contract with major studios, its staff union has authorized a strike of its own.
The labor group's staff union (WGSU), which includesattorneys, research ...Read more
Dream of owning a flying car? This California company is already selling them
A future with flying cars is no longer science fiction — all you need to order your own is about $200,000 and some hope and patience.
The Palo Alto-based company Pivotal has been developing the technology since 2009 and...Read more
Amazon laid-off workers face stagnant job market in Seattle
Tech workers in the Seattle area and beyond are reeling from Amazon mass layoffs that saw a record-high 30,000 axed globally in just three months.
On Wednesday, the company announced 16,000 job cuts across the ...Read more
Google and Pinterest cut Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs linger
Google and Pinterest have both disclosed plans to trim scores of tech jobs in the Bay Area in layoffs that are poised to jolt workers in three of the region’s cities.
The plans for employment reductions by the two high-...Read more
Auto review: 2026 Honda Prelude is a reminder of what once was
For 2026, the Honda Prelude returns for the first time in nearly 25 years, exhumed from the late 20th century, when coupes were coupes, buttons clicked, and the most advanced software in your car was the radio, which ...Read more
Henry Payne: How Cadillac and Acura are using motorsports to sell V-8s and EVs
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida — At the Cadillac display here at Daytona International Speedway, racing fans mobbed the collection of battery and gas-powered cars. Rolex 24 attendees told The Detroit News they disagreed with ...Read more
Auto review: 2026 Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle keeps brand afloat
The Chrysler Pacifica Pinnacle PHEV brings all of the minivan magic to Grasso’s Garage this week.
Chrysler has put all of its energy into the Pacifica, a seven-passenger minivan, after the idea of going all electric ...Read more
Minnesota businesses resisted ICE, and now face DHS audits
Employment records of at least two Minneapolis-area businesses are being audited by the Department of Homeland Security, in what state and local officials describe as retaliation over the fallout from the Trump ...Read more
Auto review: Get the Griswolds a Honda Pilot road-warrior
SAN DIEGO — Honda makes sensational hot hatches for gearheads with the ferocious, corner-carving Civic Type R at the front of the parade
The Honda Pilot is not that car.
The three-row SUV is Honda's band leader for a ...Read more
Amazon in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI, expand ties
Amazon.com Inc. is in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI and expand an agreement that involves selling computer power to the AI startup, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
OpenAI is also ...Read more
Trump says US to decertify, levy tariff on planes from Canada
President Donald Trump said he would charge a 50% tariff on aircraft from Canada sold in the U.S. and decertify all planes made in that country until Ottawa agreed to approve certain jets made by Gulfstream, a unit of ...Read more
Report: Epic boosts Comcast's theme-park numbers
The first holiday season of Epic Universe helped propel fourth-quarter theme-park revenue of Comcast, the company reported Thursday.
Revenue for October-December 2025 was $2.89 billion, an increase of 21.9% over the same ...Read more
'Time to do better': Las Vegas public housing complex to be torn down, redeveloped
When Marble Manor opened in the early 1950s, the Las Vegas public housing complex offered modern homes with up-to-date kitchens, bathrooms, heating and cooling.
It had everything needed for “comfort and clean living,”...Read more
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