Amazon says it’ll roll out a new grocery store format next year

Amazon is wading further into the physical retail world as it confirmed plans to open a different type of grocery store in 2020. Reports earlier this year suggested Amazon was working on a low-cost grocery format as an alternative to Whole Foods and...

Google’s Waze-like app for public transit hits five more cities

Last year, Google incubator Area 120 announced a public transit app that works in a similar way to Waze. Users of Pigeon report transit information to help others know if they're likely to face delays or other issues. Until now, it's only been availa...

A virtual reality massage center will open in Los Angeles this week

Los Angeles residents will soon be able to float off into distant worlds while their aches are soothed in a virtual reality massage center, which opening this Friday, July 5th. At the outset, the Esqapes Immersive Relaxation Center, supposedly the fi...

LA and Minnesota are getting ‘Call of Duty’ esports teams

Activision Blizzard has revealed the next two teams for its upcoming Call of Duty esports League, bringing the total franchises announced so far to seven. The latest squads will represent Los Angeles and Minnesota.

LA County is using an algorithm to clear 50,000 pot convictions faster

The district attorneys for Los Angeles and San Joaquin counties have teamed up with Code for America to help them clear around 54,000 marijuana convictions. The nonprofit's algorithm will aid prosecutors by automatically evaluating whether a case is...

Elon Musk’s LA tunnel turns Teslas into a ‘rail-guided train’

The Boring Company is starting its launch event for the test tunnel it successfully built in LA running from SpaceX property to "O'Leary Station," and Elon Musk has already shared a few details. In tweets he showed off a Model X settled equipped with...

Elon Musk’s LA tunnel turns Teslas into a ‘rail-guided train’

The Boring Company is starting its launch event for the test tunnel it successfully built in LA running from SpaceX property to "O'Leary Station," and Elon Musk has already shared a few details. In tweets he showed off a Model X settled equipped with...