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6 <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:34:46 -0400</lastBuildDate>
7 <title>Technology</title>
8 <description>Los Angeles Times articles covering technology, including social media, apps, electronics and other news of tech companies.</description>
9 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/rss2.0.xml</link>
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11 <copyright>Los Angeles Times © 2019</copyright>
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17 <title>NYC's wealthy are commuting from their pandemic pads — by chopper</title>
18 <dc:creator>Oshrat Carmiel</dc:creator>
19 <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2020 18:34:46 -0400</pubDate>
20 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-30/nycs-wealthy-are-commuting-from-their-pandemic-pads-by-chopper</link>
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23 <description><![CDATA[<p>Not ready to move back to the city full time, wealthy New York executives are commuting in for business via helicopter or seaplane from homes in East Hampton and other posh locales. </p>]]></description>
24 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not ready to move back to the city full time, wealthy New York executives are commuting in for business via helicopter or seaplane from homes in East Hampton and other posh locales. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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27 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jake Rajs]]></media:credit>
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33 <title>SpaceX starts rolling out Starlink internet, hoping it'll fund Mars flights</title>
34 <dc:creator>Samantha Masunaga</dc:creator>
35 <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2020 08:00:26 -0400</pubDate>
36 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-28/spacex-starlink-internet-beta-price</link>
37 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-28/spacex-starlink-internet-beta-price</guid>
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39 <description><![CDATA[<p>SpaceX is starting public beta testing of its Starlink broadband internet service. The price: $99 a month, plus $499 of hardware.</p>]]></description>
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42 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Editorial use only. HANDOUT /NO SALES Mandatory Credit: Photo by SPACEX/HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX (10543170a) A handout photo made available by SpaceX shows the Falcon 9 rocket lifting off with a cargo of 60 Starlink satellites, from the space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, 29 January 2020. SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites, Cape Canaveral, USA - 29 Jan 2020 ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY **]]></media:description>
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48 <item>
49 <title>Column: Canceling subscriptions shouldn't be like running an obstacle course</title>
50 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
51 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:00:45 -0400</pubDate>
52 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-27/column-canceling-subscriptions</link>
53 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-27/column-canceling-subscriptions</guid>
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55 <description><![CDATA[<p>Some companies seem to make it deliberately difficult to cancel subscriptions or contracts in hopes of pocketing more fees.</p>]]></description>
56 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some companies seem to make it deliberately difficult to cancel subscriptions or contracts in hopes of pocketing more fees.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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59 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ringo H.W. Chiu, For The Times]]></media:credit>
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64 <item>
65 <title>Uber, Lyft, DoorDash workers on Prop. 22: 'I don't want to end up on the wrong side'</title>
66 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain, Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
67 <pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:00:07 -0400</pubDate>
68 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-27/uber-lyft-doordash-drivers-prop-22</link>
69 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-27/uber-lyft-doordash-drivers-prop-22</guid>
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71 <description><![CDATA[<p>Gig companies have been pressing their drivers to vote yes on Proposition 22 and — regardless of the drivers' feelings on the matter — to push the same message to customers.</p>]]></description>
72 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gig companies have been pressing their drivers to vote yes on Proposition 22 and — regardless of the drivers' feelings on the matter — to push the same message to customers.</p>]]></content:encoded>
73 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d7c5e2a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1200x1200+0+0/resize/1200x1200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2F24%2F895bb93c4241920cdbe7d8bba1a5%2Fprop-22-bags.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
74 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DoorDash has shipped millions of bags branded with pro-Proposition 22 messaging to hundreds of restaurants across California ahead of the November election. DoorDash and other gig companies heavily bankrolled Prop. 22, which would cement gig workers status as independent contractors. DoorDash spent $100,500 on the branded bags, according to campaign disclosures from Sept. 20 to Oct. 17.]]></media:description>
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80 <item>
81 <title>Column: The pandemic makes clear it's time to treat the internet as a utility</title>
82 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
83 <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2020 08:00:44 -0400</pubDate>
84 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-23/coronavirus-internet-is-a-utility</link>
85 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-23/coronavirus-internet-is-a-utility</guid>
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87 <description><![CDATA[<p>Like power and water, the internet has been shown by the pandemic to be a necessity for households. It's time for it to be regulated as a utility.</p>]]></description>
88 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like power and water, the internet has been shown by the pandemic to be a necessity for households. It's time for it to be regulated as a utility.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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96 <item>
97 <title>Facebook touts free speech. In Vietnam, it's aiding in censorship</title>
98 <dc:creator>David S. Cloud, Shashank Bengali</dc:creator>
99 <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2020 08:00:19 -0400</pubDate>
100 <link>https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-22/facebook-censorship-suppress-dissent-vietnam</link>
101 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-10-22/facebook-censorship-suppress-dissent-vietnam</guid>
102
103 <description><![CDATA[<p>To protect its business in an important market, Facebook increasingly removes content that Vietnam's authoritarian government doesn't like.</p>]]></description>
104 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To protect its business in an important market, Facebook increasingly removes content that Vietnam's authoritarian government doesn't like.</p>]]></content:encoded>
105 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bab6162/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1024x683!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdd%2F37%2Fd98dd4c38d7251d876b93a8a2ca2%2Fla-fi-tn-facebook-sued-over-alleged-scanning-o-001" type="image/jpeg">
106 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Facebook is being sued over allegations it monitors private messages on the social network to surreptitiously gather even more information on its users and share the data with marketers.]]></media:description>
107 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Luong Thai Linh / EPA]]></media:credit>
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112 <item>
113 <title>Do we need a COVID-19 video game? How about 51 games? I think we might</title>
114 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
115 <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 13:55:18 -0400</pubDate>
116 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-20/covid-19-pandemic-video-games</link>
117 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-20/covid-19-pandemic-video-games</guid>
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119 <description><![CDATA[<p>51 video games. Made in two weeks. All of them about life in 2020. Trust me, it's better when it's a game.</p>]]></description>
120 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>51 video games. Made in two weeks. All of them about life in 2020. Trust me, it's better when it's a game.</p>]]></content:encoded>
121 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4233e17/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1899x1055+0+0/resize/1500x833!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6e%2Fd5%2F76916f4d4c8b852ceab7b582b2cf%2Fcatcolony.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
122 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A screengrab of "Cat Colony Crisis," a game that uses cats — and data — to reflect our current COVID-19 crisis.]]></media:description>
123 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Devil's Cider Games]]></media:credit>
124 </media:content>
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128 <item>
129 <title>What Prop. 22's defeat would mean for Uber and Lyft — and drivers</title>
130 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
131 <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:50:57 -0400</pubDate>
132 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-19/prop-22-explained</link>
133 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-19/prop-22-explained</guid>
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135 <description><![CDATA[<p>Gig companies have poured a historic amount of money into defeating a law to make workers employees. What happens if their effort fails?</p>]]></description>
136 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Gig companies have poured a historic amount of money into defeating a law to make workers employees. What happens if their effort fails?</p>]]></content:encoded>
137 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/faf7e74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1080x720+0+0/resize/1080x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa3%2Ff3%2F423aba4d48ccb3bc46a17fd10622%2F1013-prop22-web-lead-update2.gif" type="image/gif">
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139 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ross May / Los Angeles Times; Getty Images]]></media:credit>
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144 <item>
145 <title>With Prop. 24, California is trying to rewrite the rules of online privacy. Again.</title>
146 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
147 <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2020 09:00:09 -0400</pubDate>
148 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-15/prop-24-california-internet-privacy-ballot-measure</link>
149 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-15/prop-24-california-internet-privacy-ballot-measure</guid>
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151 <description><![CDATA[<p>The ballot measure is intended to strengthen California's landmark data privacy law — so why are privacy groups against it?</p>]]></description>
152 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ballot measure is intended to strengthen California's landmark data privacy law — so why are privacy groups against it?</p>]]></content:encoded>
153 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7445c19/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2046x1151+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F35%2F8aca4e6603ce81ba24d2413a8a18%2Fla-1530297730-3bv5oxh2sc-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
154 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[State Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, left, and Assemblyman Ed Chau, D-Arcadia, right, celebrate with Alastair Mactaggart, center, after the Legislature approved their data privacy bill Thursday, June 28, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Mactaggert removed a similar initiative he sponsored from the November ballot because the bill was passed. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)]]></media:description>
155 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Rich Pedroncelli / AP]]></media:credit>
156 </media:content>
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160 <item>
161 <title>Review: 'Mario Kart Live' tops 'Pokémon Go' for augmented reality and makes your home a playground</title>
162 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
163 <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
164 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-14/mario-kart-live-is-not-just-a-racing-game-its-a-whole-new-way-to-view-my-home</link>
165 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-14/mario-kart-live-is-not-just-a-racing-game-its-a-whole-new-way-to-view-my-home</guid>
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167 <description><![CDATA[<p>Nothing has yet matched the augmented reality hit "Pokémon Go." But watch out, Pikachu! "Mario Kart Live" brings AR home. The wonders are in your living room. </p>]]></description>
168 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nothing has yet matched the augmented reality hit "Pokémon Go." But watch out, Pikachu! "Mario Kart Live" brings AR home. The wonders are in your living room. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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170 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photo from Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit.]]></media:description>
171 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Nintendo]]></media:credit>
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176 <item>
177 <title>Are the best 'Star Wars' stories now in video games? 'Star Wars: Squadrons' makes the case</title>
178 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
179 <pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2020 10:00:23 -0400</pubDate>
180 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-10/star-wars-squadrons-wants-to-put-you-in-an-intergalactic-dog-fight</link>
181 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-10/star-wars-squadrons-wants-to-put-you-in-an-intergalactic-dog-fight</guid>
182
183 <description><![CDATA[<p>Some of the best "Star Wars" narratives are in video games. "Squadrons" is no exception. And in VR it almost replicates a theme park experience.</p>]]></description>
184 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Some of the best "Star Wars" narratives are in video games. "Squadrons" is no exception. And in VR it almost replicates a theme park experience.</p>]]></content:encoded>
185 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2cc8115/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2F11%2Ff902a26844068f49bef84fe4eaa2%2Fsws-screens-get-in.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
186 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Star Wars: Squadrons" recalls vintage LucasArts game but also has a modern 'wow' factor.]]></media:description>
187 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Motive Studios / Electronic Arts]]></media:credit>
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192 <item>
193 <title>Tech companies step up to bring free Wi-Fi to L.A. public housing residents</title>
194 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
195 <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2020 10:00:02 -0400</pubDate>
196 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-09/tech-companies-step-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-l-a-public-housing-students</link>
197 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-09/tech-companies-step-up-to-bring-free-wi-fi-to-l-a-public-housing-students</guid>
198
199 <description><![CDATA[<p>A new partnership between the mayor's office, Microsoft, and the wireless internet service provider Starry is bringing fast internet to Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens and other major public housing complexes in L.A. for the school year</p>]]></description>
200 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new partnership between the mayor's office, Microsoft, and the wireless internet service provider Starry is bringing fast internet to Jordan Downs, Nickerson Gardens and other major public housing complexes in L.A. for the school year</p>]]></content:encoded>
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202 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 09: Rahael Asfaw and Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network work and browse social media while hanging out at Cullors' home in South Los Angeles on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. The group have been friends since high school, which they attended together in the valley. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
203 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Gabriella Angotti-Jones/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
204 </media:content>
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208 <item>
209 <title>Column: D&D nerds (like me) are donning virtual armor and venturing online amid pandemic</title>
210 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
211 <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2020 09:00:47 -0400</pubDate>
212 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-09/coronavirus-dungeons-and-dragons</link>
213 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-09/coronavirus-dungeons-and-dragons</guid>
214
215 <description><![CDATA[<p>Online services such as Fantasy Grounds and Roll20 provide virtual tabletops for D&D gamers to meet online and stage adventures.</p>]]></description>
216 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Online services such as Fantasy Grounds and Roll20 provide virtual tabletops for D&D gamers to meet online and stage adventures.</p>]]></content:encoded>
217 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5e3e4ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1984x1439+0+0/resize/1500x1088!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Feb%2F95%2Fe4a2ff754903b609daaad0c5f2ff%2Fdungeons-dragons-1979.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
218 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Dungeons & Dragons, known for its oddly shaped dice, became a hit after its introduction in 1974, and eventually was turned into video games, books and movies.]]></media:description>
219 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
220 </media:content>
221
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224 <item>
225 <title>Amazon warehouses in Hawthorne and Eastvale are fined for coronavirus safety violations</title>
226 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
227 <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2020 08:00:41 -0400</pubDate>
228 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-09/amazon-warehouses-in-southern-california-are-being-cited-by-cal-osha</link>
229 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-10-09/amazon-warehouses-in-southern-california-are-being-cited-by-cal-osha</guid>
230
231 <description><![CDATA[<p>California's workplace safety watchdog cited Amazon for failing to train workers in COVID-19 precautions at its Hawthorne delivery center and Eastvale warehouse, where nearly 100 workers have gotten sick</p>]]></description>
232 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>California's workplace safety watchdog cited Amazon for failing to train workers in COVID-19 precautions at its Hawthorne delivery center and Eastvale warehouse, where nearly 100 workers have gotten sick</p>]]></content:encoded>
233 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3f470a6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1363+0+0/resize/1500x998!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7d%2Fbc%2F9791e4db15c33c9562b775a8fd2d%2Fla-blm-cyber-monday2-jpg-20141201" type="image/jpeg">
234 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A worker packs shelves as Kiva robots move them to fill orders at the Amazon.com warehouse in Tracy, Calif. Amazon uses more than 15,000 of the robots companywide.]]></media:description>
235 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[David Paul Morris / Bloomberg]]></media:credit>
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240 <item>
241 <title>The first lab-grown meat for sale could come from this Singapore startup that's re-creating shrimp</title>
242 <dc:creator>David Pierson</dc:creator>
243 <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2020 08:00:38 -0400</pubDate>
244 <link>https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-10-08/lab-shrimp-meat</link>
245 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-10-08/lab-shrimp-meat</guid>
246
247 <description><![CDATA[<p>Shiok Meats is among a bevy of companies hoping to win the "edible space race" by making cell-cultured beef, chicken and even bluefin tuna and foie gras.</p>]]></description>
248 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shiok Meats is among a bevy of companies hoping to win the "edible space race" by making cell-cultured beef, chicken and even bluefin tuna and foie gras.</p>]]></content:encoded>
249 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d0893c0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/700x465+0+0/resize/700x465!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F1d%2Fc34636ff428d8faf39e64bd03a10%2Flab-shrimp-gif.gif" type="image/gif">
250 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Singapore-based Shiok Meats has re-created shrimp meat in its lab. The company aims to also produce crab and lobster. (Michael Rodriguez / For The Times)]]></media:description>
251 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Comrade / For The Times]]></media:credit>
252 </media:content>
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256 <item>
257 <title>Uber, Lyft push Prop. 22 message where you can't escape it: your phone</title>
258 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
259 <pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2020 08:00:27 -0400</pubDate>
260 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-08/uber-lyft-novel-tactics-huge-spending-prop-22</link>
261 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-08/uber-lyft-novel-tactics-huge-spending-prop-22</guid>
262
263 <description><![CDATA[<p>Building support for a ballot measure that would create a new category of gig work, Uber and Lyft are resorting to a new form of advertising. Even if it passes legal muster, it threatens to turn off some customers. </p>]]></description>
264 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Building support for a ballot measure that would create a new category of gig work, Uber and Lyft are resorting to a new form of advertising. Even if it passes legal muster, it threatens to turn off some customers. </p>]]></content:encoded>
265 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2804684/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6442x3925+0+0/resize/1500x914!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5a%2Fe0%2Faeaa85594d79a969533028c00918%2Fla-photos-1staff-627348-me-1006-prop22-rally-01-cmh.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
266 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES-CA-OCTOBER 6, 2020: Felipe Caceres, of Mobile Workers Alliance, speaks at a news conference as ride-share drivers from across Southern California begin a 22 hour-long Get Out the Vote effort against Proposition 22, the November ballot measure that would classify app-based drivers as independent contractors and not employees or agents, providing them with an exemption from AB 5, at Placita Olvera in Los Angeles on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Ride-share drivers organizing against Proposition 22 are alleging its passage would "strip ride share drivers of basic workplace rights and allow gig companies to continue exploiting them." Ride-share drivers hope to contact one million California voters and urge them to vote no on Proposition 22. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
267 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Christina House/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
268 </media:content>
269
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272 <item>
273 <title>Facebook institutes sweeping ban on QAnon. Will it work?</title>
274 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
275 <pubDate>Tue, 6 Oct 2020 19:48:19 -0400</pubDate>
276 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-06/facebook-institutes-sweeping-ban-on-qanon-will-it-work</link>
277 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-06/facebook-institutes-sweeping-ban-on-qanon-will-it-work</guid>
278
279 <description><![CDATA[<p>In its most sweeping content policy decision to date, Facebook has banished the QAnon conspiracy theory outright, saying its spread is associated with 'real world harm.' </p>]]></description>
280 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In its most sweeping content policy decision to date, Facebook has banished the QAnon conspiracy theory outright, saying its spread is associated with 'real world harm.' </p>]]></content:encoded>
281 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/05925dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5045x3363+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F05%2Fa37246264be1bb07066d9f81c860%2Ftrump-qanon-99985.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
282 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, David Reinert holding a Q sign waits in line with others to enter a campaign rally with President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A far-right conspiracy theory forged in a dark corner of the internet is creeping into the mainstream political arena. It's called QAnon, and it centers on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the "deep state." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)]]></media:description>
283 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ASSOCIATED PRESS]]></media:credit>
284 </media:content>
285
286
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288 <item>
289 <title>Trump's coronavirus test sparks online misinformation spree</title>
290 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
291 <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2020 16:04:00 -0400</pubDate>
292 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-02/trumps-coronavirus-test-sparks-online-misinformation-spree</link>
293 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-10-02/trumps-coronavirus-test-sparks-online-misinformation-spree</guid>
294
295 <description><![CDATA[<p>After Trump's COVID-19 news, QAnon adherents were baselessly claiming it was all part of a conspiracy plan, forcing online platforms to react. </p>]]></description>
296 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After Trump's COVID-19 news, QAnon adherents were baselessly claiming it was all part of a conspiracy plan, forcing online platforms to react. </p>]]></content:encoded>
297 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/05925dd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5045x3363+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F15%2F05%2Fa37246264be1bb07066d9f81c860%2Ftrump-qanon-99985.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
298 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2018, file photo, David Reinert holding a Q sign waits in line with others to enter a campaign rally with President Donald Trump in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. A far-right conspiracy theory forged in a dark corner of the internet is creeping into the mainstream political arena. It's called QAnon, and it centers on the baseless belief that President Donald Trump is waging a secret campaign against enemies in the "deep state." (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)]]></media:description>
299 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ASSOCIATED PRESS]]></media:credit>
300 </media:content>
301
302
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304 <item>
305 <title>Making 'Fall Guys,' 2020's surprise hit game: Secrets of one of its wildest levels</title>
306 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
307 <pubDate>Fri, 2 Oct 2020 06:43:33 -0400</pubDate>
308 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-02/fall-guys-anatomy-of-a-level-in-2020s-unexpected-breakout-hit</link>
309 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-10-02/fall-guys-anatomy-of-a-level-in-2020s-unexpected-breakout-hit</guid>
310
311 <description><![CDATA[<p>Lost rabbits and a missing nighttime rave: An insider's look at how a "Fall Guys" course is made from start to finish with level designer Megan Ralph. </p>]]></description>
312 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lost rabbits and a missing nighttime rave: An insider's look at how a "Fall Guys" course is made from start to finish with level designer Megan Ralph. </p>]]></content:encoded>
313 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b1cb29/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1216x588+0+0/resize/1216x588!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F03%2F5100efd947ba8378ed0e71b18253%2Fegggrab6.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
314 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[An early vision of the Egg Scramble round in "Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout," the breakout game of 2020. The animal mouths were cute, but provided too difficult to work in the actual game.]]></media:description>
315 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Mediatonic / Devolver Digital]]></media:credit>
316 </media:content>
317
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320 <item>
321 <title>Column: When the phone company and the robocall scammer are one and the same</title>
322 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
323 <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2020 09:00:55 -0400</pubDate>
324 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-29/column-robocall-spoofing</link>
325 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-29/column-robocall-spoofing</guid>
326
327 <description><![CDATA[<p>The FTC has settled with a phone company affiliated with a telemarketer that pitched "bogus credit card interest rate relief."</p>]]></description>
328 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The FTC has settled with a phone company affiliated with a telemarketer that pitched "bogus credit card interest rate relief."</p>]]></content:encoded>
329 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0c80d6d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1363+0+0/resize/1500x998!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F0a%2F1c62e55b652e651289d4a46c5895%2Fla-1554247093-v9gwopc22z-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
330 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Four operations, including one that controls software blamed for billions of robocalls, have agreed to permanently end their operations, the Federal Trade Commission said. (Dreamstime/TNS) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, TCN - OUTS **]]></media:description>
331 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dreamstime /]]></media:credit>
332 </media:content>
333
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336 <item>
337 <title>Can technology predict wildfires? New systems attempt to better forecast their spread</title>
338 <dc:creator>Joseph Serna</dc:creator>
339 <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2020 09:00:29 -0400</pubDate>
340 <link>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-26/new-technology-tries-to-forecast-california-wildfires</link>
341 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-26/new-technology-tries-to-forecast-california-wildfires</guid>
342
343 <description><![CDATA[<p>Remote weather stations, satellites and supercomputers have begun to show promise as a means of predicting the spread of wildfires. </p>]]></description>
344 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remote weather stations, satellites and supercomputers have begun to show promise as a means of predicting the spread of wildfires. </p>]]></content:encoded>
345 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/349ff98/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2446+0+0/resize/1500x1223!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Fb8%2Fb927930a457ea01b8770930d4fa3%2Fapphoto-california-wildfires-utility.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
346 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2017, file photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, flames burn near power lines in Sycamore Canyon near West Mountain Drive in Montecito, Calif. A Wednesday, July 10, 2019, report in the Wall Street Journal says Pacific Gas & Electric, which is blamed for some of California's deadliest recent fires, knew for years that dozens of its aging power lines posed a wildfire threat but avoided replacing or repairing them. PG&E says it disagrees with the Journal's conclusions but says it's "taking significant actions to inspect, identify, and fix" safety issues. (Mike Eliason/Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)]]></media:description>
347 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Mike Eliason/AP]]></media:credit>
348 </media:content>
349
350
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352 <item>
353 <title>How clean is the air inside LAX's terminals?</title>
354 <dc:creator>Christopher Reynolds</dc:creator>
355 <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:00:27 -0400</pubDate>
356 <link>https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-09-25/how-clean-is-laxs-indoor-air</link>
357 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/travel/story/2020-09-25/how-clean-is-laxs-indoor-air</guid>
358
359 <description><![CDATA[<p>Los Angeles International Airport officials outline how frequently filters freshen the air inside terminals.</p>]]></description>
360 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Los Angeles International Airport officials outline how frequently filters freshen the air inside terminals.</p>]]></content:encoded>
361 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/09ab516/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1600+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2F60%2F0309f372434a82c7e271304a36ae%2Fla-photos-1staff-545331-me-0522-unusual-getaway-day-002.IK.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
362 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 22: Due to global pandemic and upcoming Memorial Day Weekend travelers are strongly advised to follow mask and social distancing recommendations at Los Angeles International Airport. Los Angeles Airport LAX on Friday, May 22, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
363 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Irfan Khan/Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
364 </media:content>
365
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368 <item>
369 <title>Column: The switch to 5G wireless could shut down SOS buttons in millions of cars</title>
370 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
371 <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:00:28 -0400</pubDate>
372 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-24/column-5g-wireless-car-emergency-systems</link>
373 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-24/column-5g-wireless-car-emergency-systems</guid>
374
375 <description><![CDATA[<p>The switch to 5G wireless technology could leave millions of older vehicles cut off from emergency services unless manufacturers upgrade systems.</p>]]></description>
376 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The switch to 5G wireless technology could leave millions of older vehicles cut off from emergency services unless manufacturers upgrade systems.</p>]]></content:encoded>
377 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fb65196/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x389+0+0/resize/500x389!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2f%2F3c%2F92cf5eebea8e5d8b4e193fa21647%2Fla-hy-tech-onstar2.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
378 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[#10 - Personal assistance safety services You've no doubt heard the testimonial commercials for GM's OnStar system. Children locked in the car, accidents that rendered the driver immobile, someone who needed help finding a restaurant. With the touch of a button, your personal 911 operator is there to save the day. Average cost: $17 per month]]></media:description>
379 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[CADILLAC]]></media:credit>
380 </media:content>
381
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384 <item>
385 <title>Quibi may be for sale. But what is it worth, and who would buy it? </title>
386 <dc:creator>Ryan Faughnder, Wendy Lee</dc:creator>
387 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:00:19 -0400</pubDate>
388 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-09-23/quibi-sale-value-bidders-katzenberg-whitman</link>
389 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-09-23/quibi-sale-value-bidders-katzenberg-whitman</guid>
390
391 <description><![CDATA[<p>Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's short-form video startup launched with $1.75 billion but is already looking for a buyer. </p>]]></description>
392 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's short-form video startup launched with $1.75 billion but is already looking for a buyer. </p>]]></content:encoded>
393 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/193ad72/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x801+0+0/resize/1500x626!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7c%2Fea%2F576c29aa4f63adbb3c50ea458cce%2Fla-ca-free-rayshawn-quibi-105.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
394 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[#FreeRayshawn on Quibi tells the story of a young, black Iraq War veteran named Rayshawn(Stephan James, pictured) who is set up by New Orleans police on a drug deal, runs for his life, and takes refuge inside his apartment building with his girlfriend and child. With New Orleans PD and the SWAT team outside ready to storm his home, a social media frenzy begins as community members and news outlets arrive at the scene. During this growing mayhem, a sympathetic cop named Steven Poincy(Laurence Fishburne, pictured) plays the role of negotiator, and, over the course of one brutally stressful day, Steven tries to get Rayshawn to calmly surrender in order to avoid an escalation of unnecessary violence.]]></media:description>
395 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Quibi/Quibi]]></media:credit>
396 </media:content>
397
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400 <item>
401 <title>The luxury air business is booming — as many Californians struggle to breathe</title>
402 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
403 <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2020 08:00:35 -0400</pubDate>
404 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe</link>
405 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-23/the-luxury-air-business-is-booming-as-many-californians-struggle-to-breathe</guid>
406
407 <description><![CDATA[<p>Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.</p>]]></description>
408 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wealthy consumers are spending big on air filtration systems for their homes as COVID-19 and wildfires rage.</p>]]></content:encoded>
409 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/121c6dc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3053+0+0/resize/1500x954!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2F71%2F2f7819fb438ab7ae47e879b0adae%2Fla-photos-1staff-585619-la-me-apple-fire-riverside011-ls.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
410 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BEAUMONT, CA - AUG.1, 2020. A jumbo jet firefighting plane is dwarfed by the smoke plume of the Apple fire in the hills above Beaumont on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. The fire has charred more than 4,000 acres and destroyed at least one home. (Luis Sinco/Los Aneles Time)]]></media:description>
411 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
412 </media:content>
413
414
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416 <item>
417 <title>Trump's WeChat ban is on hold after judge grants preliminary injunction</title>
418 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain, Ben Muessig</dc:creator>
419 <pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2020 11:34:09 -0400</pubDate>
420 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-20/trump-wechat-ban-preliminary-injunction</link>
421 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-20/trump-wechat-ban-preliminary-injunction</guid>
422
423 <description><![CDATA[<p>A judge issued an order temporarily halting the U.S. Department of Commerce from implementing restrictions that would remove WeChat from U.S. app stores.</p>]]></description>
424 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A judge issued an order temporarily halting the U.S. Department of Commerce from implementing restrictions that would remove WeChat from U.S. app stores.</p>]]></content:encoded>
425 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d477c41/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1023x575+0+0/resize/1023x575!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2F49%2Fa5262281c12704f684e97cb8d83a%2Fla-1559139018-qg5nizyyfg-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
426 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HONG KONG, HONG KONG - OCTOBER 6: A man holds an Apple iPad Mini as he uses WeChat app on October 6, 2017 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by studioEAST/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **]]></media:description>
427 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[studioEAST / Getty Images]]></media:credit>
428 </media:content>
429
430
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432 <item>
433 <title>Trump's TikTok and WeChat bans: What they really mean for you</title>
434 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain, Wendy Lee</dc:creator>
435 <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 18:05:07 -0400</pubDate>
436 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-18/trump-is-making-good-on-his-promise-to-ban-tiktok-and-wechat-what-does-that-mean-for-you</link>
437 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-18/trump-is-making-good-on-his-promise-to-ban-tiktok-and-wechat-what-does-that-mean-for-you</guid>
438
439 <description><![CDATA[<p>The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday took harsh action against popular apps WeChat and TikTok. Here's what you need to know.</p>]]></description>
440 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday took harsh action against popular apps WeChat and TikTok. Here's what you need to know.</p>]]></content:encoded>
441 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/24c980c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1347+0+0/resize/1500x987!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2c%2F7c%2Fafc61b2fc5bb94cd263c25c616d6%2Fla-1475157083-snap-photo" type="image/jpeg">
442 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shirley Zhang with her phone and WeChat. She uses WeChat to purchase dumplings.]]></media:description>
443 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Glenn Koenig/ Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
444 </media:content>
445
446
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448 <item>
449 <title>Nintendo's 'Super Mario 3D All-Stars' proves why Mario at 35 is more relevant than ever</title>
450 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
451 <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2020 11:00:57 -0400</pubDate>
452 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-17/nintendo-super-mario-3d-all-stars-super-mario-64-35th-anniversary</link>
453 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-17/nintendo-super-mario-3d-all-stars-super-mario-64-35th-anniversary</guid>
454
455 <description><![CDATA[<p>Nintendo celebrates 35 years of Mario with the rerelease of the first 'Mario' games to feature 3-D worlds, including the transformational "Super Mario 64," the criminally underappreciated "Super Mario Sunshine" and the starry-eyed wonder of "Super Mario Galaxy."</p>]]></description>
456 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nintendo celebrates 35 years of Mario with the rerelease of the first 'Mario' games to feature 3-D worlds, including the transformational "Super Mario 64," the criminally underappreciated "Super Mario Sunshine" and the starry-eyed wonder of "Super Mario Galaxy."</p>]]></content:encoded>
457 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b65b4ab/2147483647/strip/true/crop/960x672+0+0/resize/960x672!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2F59%2F57cb95314272bd20633297da5d33%2Fswitch-supermario3dallstars-sm64-screen-01.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
458 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Super Mario 64' is considered the 3D game that forever changed the medium.]]></media:description>
459 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Nintendo of America]]></media:credit>
460 </media:content>
461
462
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464 <item>
465 <title>Column: When it comes to political emails, 'democracy can be annoying'</title>
466 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
467 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:00:30 -0400</pubDate>
468 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-11/stopping-political-emails</link>
469 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-11/stopping-political-emails</guid>
470
471 <description><![CDATA[<p>A Long Beach Democrat says she receives emails from the Trump campaign every day. Experts say there's little that people like her can do to stop it.</p>]]></description>
472 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Long Beach Democrat says she receives emails from the Trump campaign every day. Experts say there's little that people like her can do to stop it.</p>]]></content:encoded>
473 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2c11dfa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc4%2Fff%2F9d4ba7ca1b8bac92c2144e2b8954%2F1600x900" type="image/jpeg">
474 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Full caption: CARSON, CALIF. NOV. 21, 2015 - Workers stitch together hats on the factory floor of Cali Fame and Cali Headwear in Carson. The hat and apparel maker is best known for producing Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" baseball caps.]]></media:description>
475 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
476 </media:content>
477
478
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480 <item>
481 <title>L.A. has a new COVID-19 contact tracing app from a controversial source</title>
482 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
483 <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:00:37 -0400</pubDate>
484 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-11/los-angeles-citizen-contact-tracing-safepass</link>
485 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-11/los-angeles-citizen-contact-tracing-safepass</guid>
486
487 <description><![CDATA[<p>The crime-tracking app Citizen has been criticized for encouraging overpolicing. L.A. chose the company behind it to do COVID-19 contact tracing. </p>]]></description>
488 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The crime-tracking app Citizen has been criticized for encouraging overpolicing. L.A. chose the company behind it to do COVID-19 contact tracing. </p>]]></content:encoded>
489 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/90e07a1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4032x3024+0+0/resize/1500x1125!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5e%2Fa7%2F3afedcd34f1c9e12d3011a746910%2Flupie-leyva-contact-tracing.jpeg" type="image/jpeg">
490 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Photo courtesy of Emily Leyva]]></media:description>
491 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Librarian Lupie Leyva will work as a coronavirus contact tracer interviewer for the next three months.]]></media:credit>
492 </media:content>
493
494
495 </item>
496 <item>
497 <title>Discover the joy of a game that transports you into the mythologies of ancient India</title>
498 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
499 <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 10:00:22 -0400</pubDate>
500 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-10/discover-the-joy-of-a-game-that-transports-you-into-the-mythologies-of-ancient-india</link>
501 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-10/discover-the-joy-of-a-game-that-transports-you-into-the-mythologies-of-ancient-india</guid>
502
503 <description><![CDATA[<p>'Raji: An Ancient Epic' is a beautiful action-adventure game that brings to life the myths and folklore of India. </p>]]></description>
504 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'Raji: An Ancient Epic' is a beautiful action-adventure game that brings to life the myths and folklore of India. </p>]]></content:encoded>
505 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a4a9654/2147483647/strip/true/crop/509x286+0+0/resize/509x286!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F40%2Fbf03343245e19014a17b48c3a415%2Fbd1cf9-015ee8428b8144fda7bfd0ebb5177341-mv2.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
506 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Raji: An Ancient Epic" transports players to ancient India.]]></media:description>
507 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Nodding Heads Games]]></media:credit>
508 </media:content>
509
510
511 </item>
512 <item>
513 <title>Review: A call to digital arms, 'The Social Dilemma' demands change</title>
514 <dc:creator>Kevin Crust</dc:creator>
515 <pubDate>Wed, 9 Sep 2020 18:11:57 -0400</pubDate>
516 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-09-09/review-social-dilemma-facebook-google-netflix</link>
517 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-09-09/review-social-dilemma-facebook-google-netflix</guid>
518
519 <description><![CDATA[<p>'The Social Dilemma' on Netflix takes aim at Facebook, Google, Twitter and other purveyors of social media and search engines</p>]]></description>
520 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'The Social Dilemma' on Netflix takes aim at Facebook, Google, Twitter and other purveyors of social media and search engines</p>]]></content:encoded>
521 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/243a5ca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1080+0+0/resize/1500x791!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F16%2F19%2F9a38e4f44355a8ef671082bca79c%2Fthe-movie-part-2-dec-4.00_28_32_16.Still001_Credit-ExposureLabs.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
522 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Former Google design ethicist co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology Tristan Harris testifies before the U.S. Senate in the documentary "The Social Dilemma."]]></media:description>
523 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Exposure Labs/Netflix]]></media:credit>
524 </media:content>
525
526
527 </item>
528 <item>
529 <title>Column: 'It's the principle of the thing!' Couple fights for 44-year-old phone number</title>
530 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
531 <pubDate>Tue, 8 Sep 2020 09:00:43 -0400</pubDate>
532 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-08/frontier-spectrum-customer-service</link>
533 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-08/frontier-spectrum-customer-service</guid>
534
535 <description><![CDATA[<p>Federal rules require that phone companies let you take your number with you when you switch providers. A pair of Frontier customers found this easier said than done.</p>]]></description>
536 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Federal rules require that phone companies let you take your number with you when you switch providers. A pair of Frontier customers found this easier said than done.</p>]]></content:encoded>
537 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bce3a1a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F62%2F4e%2F79be438713252b7a0f580ebe6564%2Fla-1541533313-26cvivgdfx-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
538 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Red telephone receiver hanging over gray background concept for on the phone, on hold or contact us User Upload Caption: Red phones, landline, ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **]]></media:description>
539 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images/iStockphoto]]></media:credit>
540 </media:content>
541
542
543 </item>
544 <item>
545 <title>Donald Trump Jr. joins TikTok rival Triller as ban on the Chinese-owned app looms</title>
546 <dc:creator>Ryan Faughnder</dc:creator>
547 <pubDate>Fri, 4 Sep 2020 19:57:16 -0400</pubDate>
548 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-09-04/donald-trump-jr-joins-tiktok-rival-triller-as-ban-on-the-chinese-owned-app-looms</link>
549 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-09-04/donald-trump-jr-joins-tiktok-rival-triller-as-ban-on-the-chinese-owned-app-looms</guid>
550
551 <description><![CDATA[<p>The move comes as TikTok is trying to sell its U.S. assets to an American company amid the president's looming ban. </p>]]></description>
552 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The move comes as TikTok is trying to sell its U.S. assets to an American company amid the president's looming ban. </p>]]></content:encoded>
553 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e3e6f8c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1350+0+0/resize/1500x989!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe3%2F11%2F7b97b85a96bb90172cfec04cd975%2Fla-1557914726-65entrlob2-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
554 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - In this Thursday, March 28, 2019, file photo, Donald Trump Jr. speaks at a rally for President Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, Mich. The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee says the panel subpoenaed Donald Trump Jr. after he backed out of two interviews that were part of its Russia investigation. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)]]></media:description>
555 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Paul Sancya / AP]]></media:credit>
556 </media:content>
557
558
559 </item>
560 <item>
561 <title>The star of the 'Marvel's Avengers' game is a Muslim Pakistani teenager, a.k.a. Ms. Marvel</title>
562 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
563 <pubDate>Fri, 4 Sep 2020 10:00:49 -0400</pubDate>
564 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-04/star-marvel-avengers-game-muslim-pakistani-teenager-ms-marvel</link>
565 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-04/star-marvel-avengers-game-muslim-pakistani-teenager-ms-marvel</guid>
566
567 <description><![CDATA[<p>Meet Sandra Saad, who brings Ms. Marvel to the interactive screen in "Marvel's Avengers."</p>]]></description>
568 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Meet Sandra Saad, who brings Ms. Marvel to the interactive screen in "Marvel's Avengers."</p>]]></content:encoded>
569 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/61ec546/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb1%2F11%2F433b12a449f7b56827698eec0d21%2Fla-photos-1staff-604542-la-et-sandra-saad-voice-actress-06.FO.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
570 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 01: Portrait of Sandra Saad, who is an Egyptian-American actress in the video game "Marvel's Avengers" on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 in the North Hollywood neighborhood located in Los Angeles, CA. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
571 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
572 </media:content>
573
574
575 </item>
576 <item>
577 <title>Trump's war on TikTok could hurt these teachers: 'My family will be screwed'</title>
578 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
579 <pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2020 16:15:54 -0400</pubDate>
580 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-03/english-teachers-caught-in-trump-war-on-tiktok</link>
581 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-03/english-teachers-caught-in-trump-war-on-tiktok</guid>
582
583 <description><![CDATA[<p>Thousands of American teachers depend on GoGoKid as a stable source of income. But the company is owned by Bytedance, TikTok's Chinese parent company.</p>]]></description>
584 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thousands of American teachers depend on GoGoKid as a stable source of income. But the company is owned by Bytedance, TikTok's Chinese parent company.</p>]]></content:encoded>
585 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4be49c7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2250+0+0/resize/1500x1125!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2Fbc%2F16fc61d240b088f51302e2a1158c%2Ffi-tn-gogokids-tiktok-trump-china-teachers-2.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
586 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Christa Kacer-Reynolds teaches on the GoGoKid platform from her home in Iowa in early September.]]></media:description>
587 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Courtesy of Christa Kacer-Reynol]]></media:credit>
588 </media:content>
589
590
591 </item>
592 <item>
593 <title>The return of Tony Hawk, pro skater, video game icon</title>
594 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
595 <pubDate>Thu, 3 Sep 2020 10:30:13 -0400</pubDate>
596 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-03/the-return-of-tony-hawk-pro-skater-video-game-icon</link>
597 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-03/the-return-of-tony-hawk-pro-skater-video-game-icon</guid>
598
599 <description><![CDATA[<p>A cultural nerve was struck when it was announced that "Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater 1 + 2" would be remastered. Hawk even renamed a trick for the game that instantly dominated social media talk. </p>]]></description>
600 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A cultural nerve was struck when it was announced that "Tony Hawk 's Pro Skater 1 + 2" would be remastered. Hawk even renamed a trick for the game that instantly dominated social media talk. </p>]]></content:encoded>
601 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0655877/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4635x2918+0+0/resize/1500x944!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3b%2Fe2%2F2533dd7e495caaec3fd2dad0bd26%2F601646-la-et-tony-hawk-portrait-006.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
602 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[VISTA, CA - AUGUST 31: Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk stands on his ramp at his warehouse on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 in Vista, CA. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 And 2 Remaster video game will be release this week. (K.C. Alfred / The San Diego Union-Tribune)]]></media:description>
603 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune]]></media:credit>
604 </media:content>
605
606
607 </item>
608 <item>
609 <title>Review: What's the Polestar 2? Meet the Tesla Model 3's first true competitor</title>
610 <dc:creator>Russ Mitchell</dc:creator>
611 <pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2020 10:50:04 -0400</pubDate>
612 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-02/polestar-2-a-new-tesla-model-3-competitor</link>
613 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-09-02/polestar-2-a-new-tesla-model-3-competitor</guid>
614
615 <description><![CDATA[<p>The Polestar 2 is the first car that could pose a real challenge to Tesla's dominance of the electric car market. And it's a joy to drive. </p>]]></description>
616 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Polestar 2 is the first car that could pose a real challenge to Tesla's dominance of the electric car market. And it's a joy to drive. </p>]]></content:encoded>
617 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e90a41f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2625+0+0/resize/1500x1125!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2Ffb%2Fa04fec964cdca7e1855af7f22085%2Fpolestar-2-photo-from-polestar-dropbox.jpeg" type="image/jpeg">
618 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Owned 50 percent by Volvo and 50 percent by Chinese automaker Geely, the Polestar 2 electric vehicle starts production in the first quarter of next year. This year's edition costs $63,000 and the car maker plans to eventualy produce models for about $45,000, in an attempt to challenge the Tesla Model 3.]]></media:description>
619 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Polestar]]></media:credit>
620 </media:content>
621
622
623 </item>
624 <item>
625 <title>'Tell Me Why' makes video game history with a transgender lead role</title>
626 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
627 <pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2020 08:00:41 -0400</pubDate>
628 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-01/tell-me-why-makes-video-game-history-with-a-transgender-lead-role</link>
629 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-09-01/tell-me-why-makes-video-game-history-with-a-transgender-lead-role</guid>
630
631 <description><![CDATA[<p>'Tell Me Why' breaks ground not only for its transgender lead, but for not indulging in the cliches of transphobia.</p>]]></description>
632 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'Tell Me Why' breaks ground not only for its transgender lead, but for not indulging in the cliches of transphobia.</p>]]></content:encoded>
633 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8ab1baa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F30%2F8d%2F2d16276b47139bd1ed9bdbdbdd3a%2Ftell-me-why-image-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
634 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Tell Me Why" is a mystery into a mother's tragic death that stars a transgender lead, a rarity in video games.]]></media:description>
635 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dontnod Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios]]></media:credit>
636 </media:content>
637
638
639 </item>
640 <item>
641 <title>Uber may face big fines for stonewalling on sexual assault data</title>
642 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
643 <pubDate>Tue, 1 Sep 2020 08:00:15 -0400</pubDate>
644 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-01/california-regulators-are-demanding-sexual-assault-data-uber-keeps-dodging-their-requests</link>
645 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-09-01/california-regulators-are-demanding-sexual-assault-data-uber-keeps-dodging-their-requests</guid>
646
647 <description><![CDATA[<p>Uber has spent the better part of a year refusing the California Public Utilities Commission's requests for detailed information on incidences of sexual assault and harassment. Now, the company could face fines in the tens of millions of dollars.</p>]]></description>
648 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Uber has spent the better part of a year refusing the California Public Utilities Commission's requests for detailed information on incidences of sexual assault and harassment. Now, the company could face fines in the tens of millions of dollars.</p>]]></content:encoded>
649 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0627d65/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1270+0+0/resize/1500x930!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff1%2F91%2Fa59c48a450aa4386e63642f6aee4%2Fla-uber-logo-wre0036762697-20150825" type="image/jpeg">
650 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uber headquarters in San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2014.]]></media:description>
651 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Eric Risberg / Associated Press]]></media:credit>
652 </media:content>
653
654
655 </item>
656 <item>
657 <title>After CEO Kevin Mayer's abrupt exit, is a TikTok sale near? </title>
658 <dc:creator>Ryan Faughnder, Wendy Lee, Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
659 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 15:46:17 -0400</pubDate>
660 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-27/after-ceo-kevin-mayers-abrupt-exit-whats-tiktoks-future</link>
661 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-27/after-ceo-kevin-mayers-abrupt-exit-whats-tiktoks-future</guid>
662
663 <description><![CDATA[<p>Microsoft is working with retail giant Walmart on a deal for TikTok as Trump's ban looms. </p>]]></description>
664 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Microsoft is working with retail giant Walmart on a deal for TikTok as Trump's ban looms. </p>]]></content:encoded>
665 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c6c38f0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3822x2144+0+0/resize/1500x841!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2Ff8%2F5b844c4e4d0b8ab9ce28c285b8b9%2Ftiktok1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
666 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TikTok will run a U.S. ad campaign from Aug. 17 to Oct. 12.]]></media:description>
667 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Photo provided courtesy of TikTok]]></media:credit>
668 </media:content>
669
670
671 </item>
672 <item>
673 <title>Instacart shoppers say they face unforgiving metrics: 'It's a very easy job to lose'</title>
674 <dc:creator>Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
675 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 09:00:43 -0400</pubDate>
676 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-27/shopping-for-instacart-metrics</link>
677 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-27/shopping-for-instacart-metrics</guid>
678
679 <description><![CDATA[<p>Shoppers say its Instacart's policies often ignore the realities of the job, leaving them in constant fear of termination over things out of their control.</p>]]></description>
680 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shoppers say its Instacart's policies often ignore the realities of the job, leaving them in constant fear of termination over things out of their control.</p>]]></content:encoded>
681 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/04f51cb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1151+0+0/resize/1500x843!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6a%2Fc8%2F655010796d01fa59b990e541d985%2Fla-1549507582-xup6g25wed-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
682 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DENVER, CO. OCTOBER 28: Kaitlin Myers a shopper for Instacart studies her smart phone as she shops for a customer at Whole Foods in Denver. Myers receives a grocery list for a shopper and then completes the shopping on Tuesday, October 28, 2014. (Denver Post Photo by Cyrus McCrimmon)__User Upload Caption: ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **]]></media:description>
683 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Cyrus McCrimmon / Denver Post via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
684 </media:content>
685
686
687 </item>
688 <item>
689 <title> TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer exits as Trump ban nears</title>
690 <dc:creator>Wendy Lee</dc:creator>
691 <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 00:41:11 -0400</pubDate>
692 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-26/tiktok-kevin-mayer-quits</link>
693 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-26/tiktok-kevin-mayer-quits</guid>
694
695 <description><![CDATA[<p>Mayer resigns after just three months on the job, as President Trump's ban on the popular viral streaming app nears.</p>]]></description>
696 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mayer resigns after just three months on the job, as President Trump's ban on the popular viral streaming app nears.</p>]]></content:encoded>
697 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/01c335e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4992x3328+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F99%2Ffe4d8ecd455cae89e32893c125dc%2Fla-et-ct-kevin-mayer-disney13.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
698 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 23: Chairman of Direct-to-Consumer & International division of The Walt Disney Company Kevin Mayer took part today in the Disney+ Showcase at Disney's D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney)]]></media:description>
699 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney]]></media:credit>
700 </media:content>
701
702
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704 <item>
705 <title>Palantir files for IPO with manifesto against Silicon Valley surveillance</title>
706 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
707 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:51:47 -0400</pubDate>
708 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-25/palantir-initial-public-offering</link>
709 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-25/palantir-initial-public-offering</guid>
710
711 <description><![CDATA[<p>The secretive data analytics company Palantir released financial documents in advance of its initial public offering — and a screed against its tech world competitors.</p>]]></description>
712 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The secretive data analytics company Palantir released financial documents in advance of its initial public offering — and a screed against its tech world competitors.</p>]]></content:encoded>
713 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9ce2037/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F38%2F59%2Fcaf87a47fb7bdaa89c1cb4ef6777%2Fla-1519334783-uxdqksl215-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
714 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Mandatory Credit: Photo by PETER KLAUNZER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9332949as) Alex Karp World Economic Forum 2018 in Davos, Switzerland - 24 Jan 2018 Alex Karp, CEO Palantir, looks on during a panel session about 'Digital Switzerland', on the second day of the 48th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, 24January 2018. The meeting brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, corporate and political leaders in Davos, January 23 to 26. ** Usable by LA, CT and MoD ONLY **]]></media:description>
715 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[KLAUNZE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock / KLAUNZE/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock]]></media:credit>
716 </media:content>
717
718
719 </item>
720 <item>
721 <title>Bella Thorne has made $2 million on OnlyFans in less than a week. A movie is next</title>
722 <dc:creator>Amy Kaufman</dc:creator>
723 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 11:00:22 -0400</pubDate>
724 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-08-25/bella-thorne-sean-baker-onlyfans-movie</link>
725 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-08-25/bella-thorne-sean-baker-onlyfans-movie</guid>
726
727 <description><![CDATA[<p>Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans last week and has already made $2 million. Now she wants to make a movie about it with Sean Baker.</p>]]></description>
728 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bella Thorne joined OnlyFans last week and has already made $2 million. Now she wants to make a movie about it with Sean Baker.</p>]]></content:encoded>
729 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cdd56b4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/995x663+0+0/resize/995x663!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff5%2F00%2F70005a58408ba684a853452ff299%2Fla-ca-baker-thorne.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
730 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Filmmaker Sean Baker and actress Bella Thorne may be teaming on a film about OnlyFans.]]></media:description>
731 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Daniel Bergeron / Daniele Venturelli / WireImage]]></media:credit>
732 </media:content>
733
734
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736 <item>
737 <title>Column: Billboards that follow you? It's not sci-fi. They're already here</title>
738 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
739 <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:00:15 -0400</pubDate>
740 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-25/column-clear-channel-billboards-privacy</link>
741 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-25/column-clear-channel-billboards-privacy</guid>
742
743 <description><![CDATA[<p>Clear Channel is rolling out technology in Europe that tracks people after they pass a billboard. The company has been doing this in the U.S. for years.</p>]]></description>
744 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clear Channel is rolling out technology in Europe that tracks people after they pass a billboard. The company has been doing this in the U.S. for years.</p>]]></content:encoded>
745 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1f569c0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x900+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbf%2F36%2F5b3771b003b263952515a1b85cc1%2Fla-et-mn-tom-cruise-career-in-pictures-photos-019" type="image/jpeg">
746 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Tom Cruise stars in "Minority Report," based on a short story by Philip K. Dick. The film was nominated for several awards and named best film of 2002 by Roger Ebert.]]></media:description>
747 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[David James / DreamWorks/20th Century Fox]]></media:credit>
748 </media:content>
749
750
751 </item>
752 <item>
753 <title>It's a beautiful summer for 'Blaseball.' Yes, 'Blaseball,' where America's pastime meets 'D&D'</title>
754 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
755 <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2020 21:36:28 -0400</pubDate>
756 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-08-24/blaseball-online-browser-game-dungeons-dragons</link>
757 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-08-24/blaseball-online-browser-game-dungeons-dragons</guid>
758
759 <description><![CDATA[<p>Baseball right now is weird. So check out "Blaseball," a word-of-mouth baseball-inspired video game hit. </p>]]></description>
760 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Baseball right now is weird. So check out "Blaseball," a word-of-mouth baseball-inspired video game hit. </p>]]></content:encoded>
761 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4a177df/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3900x2600+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff3%2F67%2F39d591b940c197d6aee1bfb11a39%2Fla-photos-1staff-596936-la-et-blaseball-video-game-1298.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
762 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 21: Blaseball founders Stephen Bell, Sam Rosenthal and Joel Clark, left to right, pose for a portrait in Highland Park Recreation on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. Blaseball is a free-to-play absurdist baseball simulator video game where rules and the game collide. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
763 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
764 </media:content>
765
766
767 </item>
768 <item>
769 <title>Uber and Lyft just avoided a shutdown. How they got here and what's next</title>
770 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
771 <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2020 21:25:50 -0400</pubDate>
772 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-19/why-are-uber-and-lyft-threatening-to-shutdown-in-california</link>
773 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-19/why-are-uber-and-lyft-threatening-to-shutdown-in-california</guid>
774
775 <description><![CDATA[<p>An emergency stay granted Thursday by a California appeals court will temporarily allow Uber and Lyft to continue operating under their current model. </p>]]></description>
776 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>An emergency stay granted Thursday by a California appeals court will temporarily allow Uber and Lyft to continue operating under their current model. </p>]]></content:encoded>
777 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e552394/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4000x2638+0+0/resize/1500x989!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc3%2Fef%2Ff36b6b2546c5a75edfec25afedda%2Fla-photos-1staff-597420-la-me-ride-hailing-demonstration-1-als.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
778 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LAX AIRPORT, CA - AUGUST 20: Kerriann Salmon and friend off a flight from New York locate their Lyft driver Ralph at LAX as Uber and Lyft drivers with the Mobile Workers Alliance held a moving rally as part of a statewide day of action to demand that both ride-hailing companies follow California law and grant drivers "basic employee rights" and to "denounce the corporations' efforts to avoid their responsibilities to workers." Uber and Lyft threatened to suspend services in California Thursday night but a court granted Uber and Left a stay to a preliminary injunction requiring both rideshare companies to reclassify their drivers as employees, meaning the rideshare companies will not suspend service in California tonight as they threatened. Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 in LAX Airport, CA. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times]]></media:description>
779 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Al Seib/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
780 </media:content>
781
782
783 </item>
784 <item>
785 <title>As Trump threatens ban, TikTok launches U.S. ad campaign</title>
786 <dc:creator>Wendy Lee</dc:creator>
787 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 13:41:28 -0400</pubDate>
788 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-18/la-et-ct-trump-tiktok-ban-ad-campaign</link>
789 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-08-18/la-et-ct-trump-tiktok-ban-ad-campaign</guid>
790
791 <description><![CDATA[<p>The ads, featuring TikTok creators, will air ESPN and ABC, the radio, Hulu, Spotify and TikTok in the U.S.</p>]]></description>
792 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The ads, featuring TikTok creators, will air ESPN and ABC, the radio, Hulu, Spotify and TikTok in the U.S.</p>]]></content:encoded>
793 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c6c38f0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3822x2144+0+0/resize/1500x841!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F06%2Ff8%2F5b844c4e4d0b8ab9ce28c285b8b9%2Ftiktok1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
794 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[TikTok will run a U.S. ad campaign from Aug. 17 to Oct. 12.]]></media:description>
795 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Photo provided courtesy of TikTok]]></media:credit>
796 </media:content>
797
798
799 </item>
800 <item>
801 <title>Column: Protecting your privacy shouldn't be this hard. Here's a better idea</title>
802 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
803 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2020 08:00:33 -0400</pubDate>
804 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-18/column-coronavirus-privacy</link>
805 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-18/column-coronavirus-privacy</guid>
806
807 <description><![CDATA[<p>Like other big internet companies, Yahoo seems to be trying hard to circumvent California's tough privacy law, which requires allowing people to opt out from data sharing. </p>]]></description>
808 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Like other big internet companies, Yahoo seems to be trying hard to circumvent California's tough privacy law, which requires allowing people to opt out from data sharing. </p>]]></content:encoded>
809 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0f56aca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1388+0+0/resize/1500x1017!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa4%2Fd3%2Fb683d24330e1e0f5014cc175045e%2Fla-fi-tn-yahoo-ondemand-passwords-20150316-001" type="image/jpeg">
810 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Text messages play an important role in Yahoo's new way of letting users log into their accounts.]]></media:description>
811 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Karen Bleier / AFP/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
812 </media:content>
813
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816 <item>
817 <title>Column: The maker of 'Fortnite' complains that Apple and Google are monopolists. No kidding</title>
818 <dc:creator>Michael Hiltzik</dc:creator>
819 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:23:49 -0400</pubDate>
820 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-14/fortnite-apple-google</link>
821 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-14/fortnite-apple-google</guid>
822
823 <description><![CDATA[<p>The maker of 'Fortnite' may be uniquely positioned to break Apple's and Google's mobile app dominance.</p>]]></description>
824 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The maker of 'Fortnite' may be uniquely positioned to break Apple's and Google's mobile app dominance.</p>]]></content:encoded>
825 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/40cffff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3538x2184+0+0/resize/1500x926!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2Fef%2Fbc0bf0024eb0bd13c9b5f15aa992%2Ffortn.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
826 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[In parody of Apple's "1984" commercial, Epic Games depicts itself as a giant-killer, with Apple the giant.]]></media:description>
827 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Epic Games]]></media:credit>
828 </media:content>
829
830
831 </item>
832 <item>
833 <title>Forget credit cards — now you can pay with your face. Creepy or cool? </title>
834 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
835 <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2020 08:00:11 -0400</pubDate>
836 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-14/facial-recognition-payment-technology</link>
837 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-14/facial-recognition-payment-technology</guid>
838
839 <description><![CDATA[<p>A company called PopID is rolling out the country's first facial recognition payment system at a cluster of restaurants in Pasadena. It's easy and contactless for COVID-conscious customers and cuts down on payment fees for businesses. But is it too creepy to catch on?</p>]]></description>
840 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A company called PopID is rolling out the country's first facial recognition payment system at a cluster of restaurants in Pasadena. It's easy and contactless for COVID-conscious customers and cuts down on payment fees for businesses. But is it too creepy to catch on?</p>]]></content:encoded>
841 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a2c3892/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2F97%2F4e6bcab44523aa5176ae12a19ebd%2Fla-photos-1staff-587472-fi-tn-payby-face-popid-kkn-17218.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
842 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[PASADENA, CA - AUGUST 05: PopID CEO John Miller demonstrates how the PopPay payment facial recognition software works, at a payment register at Lemonade on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 in Pasadena, CA. PopID that makes facial recognition systems for payment at restaurants and retail outlets, and for keyless entry for employees. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
843 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
844 </media:content>
845
846
847 </item>
848 <item>
849 <title>News Analysis: Uber and Lyft might halt California operations over a labor fight. That may help them in November</title>
850 <dc:creator>Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
851 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:09:09 -0400</pubDate>
852 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-12/uber-lyft-california-shutdown</link>
853 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-12/uber-lyft-california-shutdown</guid>
854
855 <description><![CDATA[<p>A temporary closure of Uber in California might seem like a big blow to the company, but it could help sway voter opinion over a ballot measure.</p>]]></description>
856 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A temporary closure of Uber in California might seem like a big blow to the company, but it could help sway voter opinion over a ballot measure.</p>]]></content:encoded>
857 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5b8ef99/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1578+0+0/resize/1500x1156!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0f%2F6d%2Ff558083250308e8eac467155c56c%2Fla-1526384989-xvo5d8caat-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
858 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Chief Executive Officer of Uber Dara Khosrowshahi speaks at the ninth annual Women in the World Summit Thursday, April 12, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)]]></media:description>
859 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Frank Franklin II / AP]]></media:credit>
860 </media:content>
861
862
863 </item>
864 <item>
865 <title>WeChat is a lifeline for the Chinese diaspora. What happens now that Trump banned it?</title>
866 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain, Taylor Avery</dc:creator>
867 <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 08:00:45 -0400</pubDate>
868 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-12/wechat-lifeline-chinese-diaspora-trump-ban</link>
869 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-12/wechat-lifeline-chinese-diaspora-trump-ban</guid>
870
871 <description><![CDATA[<p>For swaths of the U.S. with concentrated Chinese populations, WeChat is a way of life. President Trump's executive order banning the app could upend that. </p>]]></description>
872 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For swaths of the U.S. with concentrated Chinese populations, WeChat is a way of life. President Trump's executive order banning the app could upend that. </p>]]></content:encoded>
873 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2e0751e/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2005+0+0/resize/1500x1003!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb8%2Fb7%2F2adc72354c84aeeeffd389d3ef53%2Fla-fi-tn-wechat-executive-order-implications-2.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
874 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charlie Gu, lar left, and his husband, Thomas Alfieri, far right, pose with Gu's parents and cousin on vacation in Ronda, Spain. Gu, who lives in San Francisco, uses WeChat to keep in touch with his family abroad and organize vacations. (Courtesy of Charlie Gu)]]></media:description>
875 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Courtesy of Charlie Gu]]></media:credit>
876 </media:content>
877
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880 <item>
881 <title>Trump banned TikTok and WeChat. Are video games next? </title>
882 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
883 <pubDate>Fri, 7 Aug 2020 19:20:49 -0400</pubDate>
884 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-07/trump-banned-tiktok-and-wechat-are-video-games-next</link>
885 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-07/trump-banned-tiktok-and-wechat-are-video-games-next</guid>
886
887 <description><![CDATA[<p>The executive order singling out WeChat and its parent company, Tencent, caused a furor in the gaming world Thursday night. Officials say the order is focused on WeChat, not Tencent's gaming holdings — but how long will that hold?</p>]]></description>
888 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The executive order singling out WeChat and its parent company, Tencent, caused a furor in the gaming world Thursday night. Officials say the order is focused on WeChat, not Tencent's gaming holdings — but how long will that hold?</p>]]></content:encoded>
889 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/09dbffd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1296+0+0/resize/1500x949!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fe9%2Fcb%2Fead15db1d66a3abd0bf1ca40471a%2Fla-pdave-1479771018-snap-photo" type="image/jpeg">
890 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A large crowd gathered at Staples Center in Los Angeles last month for the "League of Legends" World Championship.]]></media:description>
891 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
892 </media:content>
893
894
895 </item>
896 <item>
897 <title>Prince Harry likens social media to lead poisoning, calling it harmful to children</title>
898 <dc:creator>Christie D'Zurilla</dc:creator>
899 <pubDate>Fri, 7 Aug 2020 14:44:49 -0400</pubDate>
900 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-08-07/prince-harry-social-media-reform-redesign</link>
901 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-08-07/prince-harry-social-media-reform-redesign</guid>
902
903 <description><![CDATA[<p>Prince Harry is calling on advertisers to seek change from social media platforms and heal the 'crisis of hate' they've created. </p>]]></description>
904 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Prince Harry is calling on advertisers to seek change from social media platforms and heal the 'crisis of hate' they've created. </p>]]></content:encoded>
905 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/41c2195/2147483647/strip/true/crop/840x560+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2Fd0%2F31427257438baefa55ecf5d5643f%2Fharry.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
906 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prince Harry hosts the draws for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 in London on Jan. 16, 2020.]]></media:description>
907 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images]]></media:credit>
908 </media:content>
909
910
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912 <item>
913 <title>California labor commissioner sues Uber and Lyft, alleging wage theft</title>
914 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
915 <pubDate>Wed, 5 Aug 2020 18:30:44 -0400</pubDate>
916 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-05/california-labor-commissioner-sues-uber-lyft-for-wage-theft</link>
917 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-08-05/california-labor-commissioner-sues-uber-lyft-for-wage-theft</guid>
918
919 <description><![CDATA[<p>In a wage-theft lawsuit, California's top labor law enforcer says ride-hailing tech companies have "willfully" misclassified drivers as independent contractors.</p>]]></description>
920 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a wage-theft lawsuit, California's top labor law enforcer says ride-hailing tech companies have "willfully" misclassified drivers as independent contractors.</p>]]></content:encoded>
921 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a7c815c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F69%2Fd2686cb4aa689e232f926461c8ed%2Fla-1516149324-frrmbuze78-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
922 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that competition from Lyft is keeping Uber from making a profit in the United States. (Richard B. Levine/Sipa USA/TNS) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, TCN - OUTS **]]></media:description>
923 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Richard B. Levine / TNS]]></media:credit>
924 </media:content>
925
926
927 </item>
928 <item>
929 <title>Elon Musk says Tesla headquarters could still move out of California</title>
930 <dc:creator>Russ Mitchell</dc:creator>
931 <pubDate>Tue, 4 Aug 2020 17:30:15 -0400</pubDate>
932 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-04/elon-musk-says-tesla-still-considering-move-out-of-california</link>
933 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-08-04/elon-musk-says-tesla-still-considering-move-out-of-california</guid>
934
935 <description><![CDATA[<p>Elon Musk renews the threat to leave California he first made during a fight over the reopening of Tesla's Fremont plant during the coronavirus lockdown.</p>]]></description>
936 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Elon Musk renews the threat to leave California he first made during a fight over the reopening of Tesla's Fremont plant during the coronavirus lockdown.</p>]]></content:encoded>
937 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e5ad733/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1571+0+0/resize/1500x1151!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F23%2F1b%2Ff0283a1fbb7b5ad12f4ba593053d%2Fla-fi-hy-elon-musk-re-invests-in-tesla-2016012-001" type="image/jpeg">
938 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Elon Musk's Tesla Motors announced that the CEO and co-founder had made a substantial reinvestment in his Palo Alto electric car company.]]></media:description>
939 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jack Plunkett / AP]]></media:credit>
940 </media:content>
941
942
943 </item>
944 <item>
945 <title>Promising a TikTok ban, Trump escalates tech war with China</title>
946 <dc:creator>Russ Mitchell, Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
947 <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:47:14 -0400</pubDate>
948 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-31/trump-administration-prepares-forced-sale-of-tiktok-national-security-threat</link>
949 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-31/trump-administration-prepares-forced-sale-of-tiktok-national-security-threat</guid>
950
951 <description><![CDATA[<p>In reportedly preparing an order to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell it off, the Trump administration chooses a peculiar cyberdefense beachhead in an emerging battle over information espionage.</p>]]></description>
952 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reportedly preparing an order to force TikTok's Chinese parent company to sell it off, the Trump administration chooses a peculiar cyberdefense beachhead in an emerging battle over information espionage.</p>]]></content:encoded>
953 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/60d97fc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5366x3648+0+0/resize/1500x1020!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb3%2F7b%2F197520d34b9b8da01c9d1d29a418%2Fla-photos-1staff-583732-la-et-ct-tiktok-influencer-noah-beck14-mam.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
954 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BEL AIR, CA -JULY 30, 2020: TikTok influencer Noah Beck is photographed at his home in Bel Air. He used to regularly post videos on TikTok, but due to concerns over how the app manages his user data, is now encouraging his fans to follow him on Triller. Beck joined Triller as an advisor and holds equity in the company. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
955 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
956 </media:content>
957
958
959 </item>
960 <item>
961 <title>Here's how Snap's diversity stacks up against Silicon Valley</title>
962 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
963 <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 14:33:41 -0400</pubDate>
964 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-29/turns-out-snap-like-the-rest-of-the-tech-industry-is-mostly-male-white-and-asian</link>
965 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-29/turns-out-snap-like-the-rest-of-the-tech-industry-is-mostly-male-white-and-asian</guid>
966
967 <description><![CDATA[<p>In its first-ever diversity report, Snap admitted its workforce does not reflect society and set some specific goals for how to change that.</p>]]></description>
968 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In its first-ever diversity report, Snap admitted its workforce does not reflect society and set some specific goals for how to change that.</p>]]></content:encoded>
969 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d82f78/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1363+0+0/resize/1500x998!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F2e%2F0b5fc82dc33f3ed92459b577b352%2Fla-afp-getty-france-us-it-internet-security-snapc-20150218" type="image/jpeg">
970 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year, Snapchat received an infusion of $485 million from a group that included the prominent venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. That money helped fuel a big expansion for the small start-up.]]></media:description>
971 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Lionel Bonaventure / AFP, Getty Images]]></media:credit>
972 </media:content>
973
974
975 </item>
976 <item>
977 <title>Better than social distancing? In this game you take a virtual walk in Griffith Park</title>
978 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
979 <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:00:06 -0400</pubDate>
980 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-23/video-game-social-distancing-alternative-four-months-earlier-griffith-park-los-angeles</link>
981 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-23/video-game-social-distancing-alternative-four-months-earlier-griffith-park-los-angeles</guid>
982
983 <description><![CDATA[<p>"Four Months Earlier," a game equivalent of a COVID-era tone poem, takes us back to the days we could walk L.A.'s Griffith Park with an out-of-towner.</p>]]></description>
984 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Four Months Earlier," a game equivalent of a COVID-era tone poem, takes us back to the days we could walk L.A.'s Griffith Park with an out-of-towner.</p>]]></content:encoded>
985 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6ca3e24/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2732x2048+0+0/resize/1500x1124!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F8d%2F7ec04527469ea3b9df300b6f187b%2Flindajoanprologuescreenshot06.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
986 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Four Months Earlier" takes us back to the days we could walk Griffith Park with an out-of-towner.]]></media:description>
987 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[False Vacuum Games]]></media:credit>
988 </media:content>
989
990
991 </item>
992 <item>
993 <title>Tesla, posting a crucial profit, unveils Austin factory plan </title>
994 <dc:creator>Russ Mitchell</dc:creator>
995 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 20:27:23 -0400</pubDate>
996 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/tesla-earnings-analysis</link>
997 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/tesla-earnings-analysis</guid>
998
999 <description><![CDATA[<p>Tesla's $104 million second quarter profit came from the selling of pollution credits, not cars.</p>]]></description>
1000 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tesla's $104 million second quarter profit came from the selling of pollution credits, not cars.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1001 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9024bde/2147483647/strip/true/crop/586x440+0+0/resize/586x440!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbc%2Fc4%2F43a1b0bcb13987e1141760f63fd0%2Fla-trb-labor-day-cities-20130820-002" type="image/jpeg">
1002 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[You can go bat-watching off the Congress Avenue Bridge in Austin, Texas, but it might cost you. Room prices are up $50 to $80 a night at this time of year.]]></media:description>
1003 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Peter 17 / Wikimedia Commons]]></media:credit>
1004 </media:content>
1005
1006
1007 </item>
1008 <item>
1009 <title>Column: Spectrum, like other big companies, seeks to abandon its merger promises</title>
1010 <dc:creator>Michael Hiltzik</dc:creator>
1011 <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:00:11 -0400</pubDate>
1012 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/spectrum-merger-promises</link>
1013 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-22/spectrum-merger-promises</guid>
1014
1015 <description><![CDATA[<p>Spectrum joins other big companies in bailing on promises they have made.</p>]]></description>
1016 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spectrum joins other big companies in bailing on promises they have made.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1017 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/da9a1ff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F59%2F25%2Febee7f32587e3b7837ae8b8f75c1%2Fla-majames-1483142497-snap-photo" type="image/jpeg">
1018 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Charter cable TV, phone and Internet service is sold under the Spectrum brand.]]></media:description>
1019 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Charter Communications]]></media:credit>
1020 </media:content>
1021
1022
1023 </item>
1024 <item>
1025 <title>Target-owned Shipt sparks worker protest with pay change</title>
1026 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
1027 <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:00:48 -0400</pubDate>
1028 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-20/shipt-shoppers-protest-pay-algorithm-change</link>
1029 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-20/shipt-shoppers-protest-pay-algorithm-change</guid>
1030
1031 <description><![CDATA[<p>Shipt is implementing a new pay structure the company says is a good thing for its shoppers. But drivers say the changes slash their pay by up to 50%.</p>]]></description>
1032 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shipt is implementing a new pay structure the company says is a good thing for its shoppers. But drivers say the changes slash their pay by up to 50%.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1033 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8930edc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x338+0+0/resize/600x338!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F99%2F70%2F6a5c7d8f2530f6529c7a3a73d3b0%2Fla-fi-mo-target-gift-cards-20131231-001" type="image/jpeg">
1034 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Shopping carts in a Target store.]]></media:description>
1035 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></media:credit>
1036 </media:content>
1037
1038
1039 </item>
1040 <item>
1041 <title>This heartbreaking video game about the joys of life deeply resonates in 2020</title>
1042 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1043 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2020 08:00:59 -0400</pubDate>
1044 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-17/before-i-forget-reminds-us-that-we-are-not-in-control-of-own-health</link>
1045 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-17/before-i-forget-reminds-us-that-we-are-not-in-control-of-own-health</guid>
1046
1047 <description><![CDATA[<p>'Before I Forget' is a short game, but it has big ideas, tackling the topic of dementia. </p>]]></description>
1048 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>'Before I Forget' is a short game, but it has big ideas, tackling the topic of dementia. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1049 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1129f3a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F20%2F02%2Fbefcd23d40758dca585c3da7b4cb%2Fbeforeiforget.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1050 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Before I Forget" is a celebration of life.]]></media:description>
1051 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[3-Fold Games]]></media:credit>
1052 </media:content>
1053
1054
1055 </item>
1056 <item>
1057 <title>Twitter scrambles to contain damage after bitcoin scam targets celebrities</title>
1058 <dc:creator>Sam Dean, Jeff Bercovici</dc:creator>
1059 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:31:50 -0400</pubDate>
1060 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-15/twitter-bitcoin-hack</link>
1061 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-15/twitter-bitcoin-hack</guid>
1062
1063 <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter handles belonging to Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were among the high-profile social media accounts that were apparently hacked to promote a bitcoin scam.</p>]]></description>
1064 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitter handles belonging to Bill Gates, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos were among the high-profile social media accounts that were apparently hacked to promote a bitcoin scam.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1065 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/70354ae/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1024x673+0+0/resize/1024x673!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fac%2Fba%2F1ce80cebcaf57c2eb28d802e97c8%2Fla-fi-tb-chris-sacca-twitter-20150604-001" type="image/jpeg">
1066 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Friday's cyberattack stopped or slowed access to Twitter, Spotify, Amazon and other sites.]]></media:description>
1067 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Emmanuel Dun / Associated Press]]></media:credit>
1068 </media:content>
1069
1070
1071 </item>
1072 <item>
1073 <title>222 L.A. tech companies pledged to improve on diversity. Have they made any progress? </title>
1074 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
1075 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:00:44 -0400</pubDate>
1076 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-15/la-fi-tn-pledgela-diversity-annenberg-efforts</link>
1077 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-15/la-fi-tn-pledgela-diversity-annenberg-efforts</guid>
1078
1079 <description><![CDATA[<p>A new report from PledgeLA shows local venture capital firms invest in women, Black and Latino start-up founders at double the rate of the industry at large. </p>]]></description>
1080 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A new report from PledgeLA shows local venture capital firms invest in women, Black and Latino start-up founders at double the rate of the industry at large. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1081 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/aa9bf4d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa9%2F3f%2F66f6dab2ff3d2c418f613fac6d03%2Flat-sp-los-angeles-skyline-20150105" type="image/jpeg">
1082 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The sun sets beyond downtown Los Angeles in January 2011. Los Angeles is vying to be the sole American bidder for the 2024 Summer Games.]]></media:description>
1083 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Mark J. Terrill / Associated Press]]></media:credit>
1084 </media:content>
1085
1086
1087 </item>
1088 <item>
1089 <title>At gaming giant Ubisoft, major executive changes after allegations of harassment, misconduct </title>
1090 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1091 <pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2020 21:21:49 -0400</pubDate>
1092 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-11/ubisoft-executive-changes-resignations-sexual-harassment-allegations-workplace-misconduct</link>
1093 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-07-11/ubisoft-executive-changes-resignations-sexual-harassment-allegations-workplace-misconduct</guid>
1094
1095 <description><![CDATA[<p>After allegations of sexual harassment and toxic misconduct, several top executives resign at Ubisoft, maker of 'Assassin's Creed' and 'Watch Dogs.'</p>]]></description>
1096 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After allegations of sexual harassment and toxic misconduct, several top executives resign at Ubisoft, maker of 'Assassin's Creed' and 'Watch Dogs.'</p>]]></content:encoded>
1097 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/741948b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1350x759+0+0/resize/1350x759!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F40%2Faa%2F262f951e47ffb85789276fcd1897%2Facv.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1098 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Explore England as a viking raider in "Assassin's Creed Valhalla."]]></media:description>
1099 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ubisoft]]></media:credit>
1100 </media:content>
1101
1102
1103 </item>
1104 <item>
1105 <title>Amazon email on TikTok highlights app's security concerns and U.S.-China tech standoff</title>
1106 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
1107 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:27:03 -0400</pubDate>
1108 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-10/amazon-tiktok-app-security</link>
1109 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-10/amazon-tiktok-app-security</guid>
1110
1111 <description><![CDATA[<p>TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under pressure from lawmakers, who see a potential national security threat.</p>]]></description>
1112 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is under pressure from lawmakers, who see a potential national security threat.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1113 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/410e360/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4872x3248+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb0%2Fa3f15a4a448faa443e34339705b7%2Fgettyimages-1073256686.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1114 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A photo taken on December 14, 2018 in Paris shows the logo of the application TikTok. - TikTok, is a Chinese short-form video-sharing app, which has proved wildly popular this year. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo credit should read JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images)]]></media:description>
1115 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
1116 </media:content>
1117
1118
1119 </item>
1120 <item>
1121 <title>Reddit moderators spent years asking for help fighting hate. The company may finally be listening</title>
1122 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
1123 <pubDate>Wed, 8 Jul 2020 16:18:38 -0400</pubDate>
1124 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-08/reddit-hate-harassment-moderators-gain-ground</link>
1125 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-08/reddit-hate-harassment-moderators-gain-ground</guid>
1126
1127 <description><![CDATA[<p>Reddit and other internet platforms have shown new interest in addressing hate, harassment. For those pushing for change from within, it's been a long time coming. </p>]]></description>
1128 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reddit and other internet platforms have shown new interest in addressing hate, harassment. For those pushing for change from within, it's been a long time coming. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1129 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ed31cff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2968x1688+0+0/resize/1500x853!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff7%2F68%2F1aa74c6f42e3ad15e7856b3b9767%2Fjefferson-kelley-1.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1130 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Jefferson Kelley and his son record "Beyond Trek Podcast," a project Kelley works on with friends he made in a Star Trek forum he moderates on Reddit. Kelley has been in discussions with Reddit about how to curb hate speech on the platform, as part of the company's recent outreach efforts to Black moderators.]]></media:description>
1131 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Courtesy of Jefferson Kelley]]></media:credit>
1132 </media:content>
1133
1134
1135 </item>
1136 <item>
1137 <title>Jelly Belly and Yeezy got PPP loans. Which other California companies benefited?</title>
1138 <dc:creator>Sam Dean, Don Lee</dc:creator>
1139 <pubDate>Mon, 6 Jul 2020 18:18:58 -0400</pubDate>
1140 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-06/california-ppp-loan</link>
1141 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-06/california-ppp-loan</guid>
1142
1143 <description><![CDATA[<p>580,000 California businesses received PPP loans in the last 3 months, leaving few parts of the economy untouched.</p>]]></description>
1144 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>580,000 California businesses received PPP loans in the last 3 months, leaving few parts of the economy untouched.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1145 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd826a0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/600x400+0+0/resize/600x400!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2Fbb%2Fa877fd0a364b55f5d4afaa75ca7c%2Fla-xpm-photo-2012-jul-06-la-fi-sugar-program-20120706" type="image/jpeg">
1146 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A coalition aimed at ending the U.S. sugar program says it costs consumers as much as $3.5 billion a year in higher food prices. Above, Francisco Tril empties out jelly beans for packaging at the Jelly Belly factory in Fairfield, Calif.]]></media:description>
1147 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[David Paul Morris, Getty Images]]></media:credit>
1148 </media:content>
1149
1150
1151 </item>
1152 <item>
1153 <title>For 'Insta-brands,' boycotting Facebook advertising isn't easy</title>
1154 <dc:creator>Taylor Avery</dc:creator>
1155 <pubDate>Fri, 3 Jul 2020 08:00:39 -0400</pubDate>
1156 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-03/for-insta-brands-boycotting-facebook-advertising-is</link>
1157 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-07-03/for-insta-brands-boycotting-facebook-advertising-is</guid>
1158
1159 <description><![CDATA[<p>For companies whose entire livelihood depends on finding customers through Facebook and Instagram ads, the prospect of joining a boycott of those platforms raises a unique dilemma. </p>]]></description>
1160 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For companies whose entire livelihood depends on finding customers through Facebook and Instagram ads, the prospect of joining a boycott of those platforms raises a unique dilemma. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1161 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ccab4dc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0e%2Fcc%2F0b236b78b97c67882d3eff685284%2Fla-bmuessig-1481071082-snap-photo" type="image/jpeg">
1162 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Instagram loads on a phone. The photo-sharing app is rolling out three features that give users more control over their online experience.]]></media:description>
1163 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Carl Court / Getty Images]]></media:credit>
1164 </media:content>
1165
1166
1167 </item>
1168 <item>
1169 <title>TikTok made stars out of these villagers in India. Then it was banned</title>
1170 <dc:creator>Shashank Bengali, Parth M.N.</dc:creator>
1171 <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2020 17:23:43 -0400</pubDate>
1172 <link>https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-02/ban-on-chinas-tiktok-app-devastates-users-in-india</link>
1173 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-07-02/ban-on-chinas-tiktok-app-devastates-users-in-india</guid>
1174
1175 <description><![CDATA[<p>The Chinese video-sharing app is booted from its biggest foreign market as India retaliates for a deadly border clash.</p>]]></description>
1176 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Chinese video-sharing app is booted from its biggest foreign market as India retaliates for a deadly border clash.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1177 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9d8b461/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5472x3648+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F72%2Fdc%2F75bb7d1143f8b48eb15e5d2b31c8%2Findia-china-34597.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1178 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Activists of Jammu and Kashmir Dogra Front shout slogans against Chinese President Xi Jinping during a protest in Jammu, India, Wednesday, July.1, 2020. Indian TikTok users awoke Tuesday to a notice from the popular short-video app saying their data would be transferred to an Irish subsidiary, a response to India's ban on dozens of Chinese apps amid a military standoff between the two countries. The quick workaround showed the ban was largely symbolic since the apps can't be automatically erased from devices where they are already downloaded, and is a response to a border clash with China where 20 Indian soldiers died earlier this month, digital experts said. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)]]></media:description>
1179 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[ASSOCIATED PRESS]]></media:credit>
1180 </media:content>
1181
1182
1183 </item>
1184 <item>
1185 <title>Column: Fake reviews should stay online, researchers say. I'm not so sure</title>
1186 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
1187 <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2020 08:00:40 -0400</pubDate>
1188 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-02/column-fake-online-reviews</link>
1189 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-02/column-fake-online-reviews</guid>
1190
1191 <description><![CDATA[<p>Consumers place greater trust in websites "that display fraudulent reviews alongside non-fraudulent reviews," according to a recent study.</p>]]></description>
1192 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Consumers place greater trust in websites "that display fraudulent reviews alongside non-fraudulent reviews," according to a recent study.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1193 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b01b156/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1365+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2Fe4%2F83ac89a7bebd8dd3bf3aa6caa985%2Fla-20307901-h995724-jpg-20140904" type="image/jpeg">
1194 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Yelp has long been dogged by accusations that it strong-arms businesses into advertising.]]></media:description>
1195 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Scott Eells / Bloomberg]]></media:credit>
1196 </media:content>
1197
1198
1199 </item>
1200 <item>
1201 <title>Grindr's new owners are straight. They say that's OK</title>
1202 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
1203 <pubDate>Thu, 2 Jul 2020 08:00:08 -0400</pubDate>
1204 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-02/grindr-new-ownership-american-investors-interview</link>
1205 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-07-02/grindr-new-ownership-american-investors-interview</guid>
1206
1207 <description><![CDATA[<p>Citing national security concerns, the U.S. compelled the Chinese owners of Grindr, the popular gay dating app, to sell the company to American investors. Here's their vision for the company.</p>]]></description>
1208 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Citing national security concerns, the U.S. compelled the Chinese owners of Grindr, the popular gay dating app, to sell the company to American investors. Here's their vision for the company.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1209 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cd6abf1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1151+0+0/resize/1500x843!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F10%2Fddcea41cde6fa89afcff0a34d6a6%2Fla-1544561877-sphvtcdfj9-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
1210 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[BuzzFeed News reported Monday the app Grindr provided the HIV status of its members to analytics companies Apptimize and Localytics, which help optimize apps and sharpen marketing strategies. (Tyler O'neill/Dreamstime/TNS) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, TCN - OUTS **]]></media:description>
1211 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Tyler O'neill / Dreamstime]]></media:credit>
1212 </media:content>
1213
1214
1215 </item>
1216 <item>
1217 <title>Why are Black and Latino people still kept out of the tech industry?</title>
1218 <dc:creator>Sam Dean, Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
1219 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2020 08:00:23 -0400</pubDate>
1220 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-24/tech-started-publicly-taking-lack-of-diversity-seriously-in-2014-why-has-so-little-changed-for-black-workers</link>
1221 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-24/tech-started-publicly-taking-lack-of-diversity-seriously-in-2014-why-has-so-little-changed-for-black-workers</guid>
1222
1223 <description><![CDATA[<p>Tech companies are famous for moving fast. Yet despite calling diversity a priority since 2014, they remain mostly white and mostly male.</p>]]></description>
1224 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tech companies are famous for moving fast. Yet despite calling diversity a priority since 2014, they remain mostly white and mostly male.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1225 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b7209cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0a%2F15%2F3a61562d4e48ba40345b3beaef67%2Fap20158852820642.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1226 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People march as traffic is stopped on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Saturday, June 6, 2020, at a protest over the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. Floyd died May 25 after being restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)]]></media:description>
1227 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jeff Chiu/AP]]></media:credit>
1228 </media:content>
1229
1230
1231 </item>
1232 <item>
1233 <title>Google workers demand the company stop selling its tech to police </title>
1234 <dc:creator>Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
1235 <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 19:59:31 -0400</pubDate>
1236 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-22/google-workers-demand-company-stop-selling-tech-to-police</link>
1237 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-22/google-workers-demand-company-stop-selling-tech-to-police</guid>
1238
1239 <description><![CDATA[<p>"We should not be in the business of criminalizing Black existence while we chant that Black Lives Matter," reads a letter from Google employees. </p>]]></description>
1240 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"We should not be in the business of criminalizing Black existence while we chant that Black Lives Matter," reads a letter from Google employees. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1241 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3e45edb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdb%2F90%2F1cb06f2f71342ff36294ddc6f97e%2Fla-lraab-1482357770-snap-photo" type="image/jpeg">
1242 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters carry a "Black Lives Matter" banner as they march through downtown Seattle in November.]]></media:description>
1243 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Matt Mills McKnight / European Pressphoto Agency]]></media:credit>
1244 </media:content>
1245
1246
1247 </item>
1248 <item>
1249 <title>Snapchat pulls insensitive Juneteenth filter after backlash. Why does this keep happening?</title>
1250 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
1251 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:42:59 -0400</pubDate>
1252 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-19/snapchat-pulls-insensitive-juneteenth-filter-after-backlash</link>
1253 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-19/snapchat-pulls-insensitive-juneteenth-filter-after-backlash</guid>
1254
1255 <description><![CDATA[<p>Snapchat apologized for a Juneteenth filter it released Friday that prompted users to "smile" to break chains. It's not the first time the company's augmented reality lenses have drawn charges of racism or insensitivity. </p>]]></description>
1256 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Snapchat apologized for a Juneteenth filter it released Friday that prompted users to "smile" to break chains. It's not the first time the company's augmented reality lenses have drawn charges of racism or insensitivity. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1257 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d82f78/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1363+0+0/resize/1500x998!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F89%2F2e%2F0b5fc82dc33f3ed92459b577b352%2Fla-afp-getty-france-us-it-internet-security-snapc-20150218" type="image/jpeg">
1258 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Last year, Snapchat received an infusion of $485 million from a group that included the prominent venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. That money helped fuel a big expansion for the small start-up.]]></media:description>
1259 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Lionel Bonaventure / AFP, Getty Images]]></media:credit>
1260 </media:content>
1261
1262
1263 </item>
1264 <item>
1265 <title>Inside 2020's most anticipated — and targeted — game: violence, a virus, an LGBTQ love story </title>
1266 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1267 <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 16:08:16 -0400</pubDate>
1268 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-18/the-last-of-us-part-2-writer-halley-gross-westworld</link>
1269 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-18/the-last-of-us-part-2-writer-halley-gross-westworld</guid>
1270
1271 <description><![CDATA[<p>Ex 'Westworld' writer Halley Gross joins Neil Druckmann to create the unexpectedly timely story in "The Last of Us Part II" set in a virus-ravaged world</p>]]></description>
1272 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ex 'Westworld' writer Halley Gross joins Neil Druckmann to create the unexpectedly timely story in "The Last of Us Part II" set in a virus-ravaged world</p>]]></content:encoded>
1273 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/60cbc7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F5c%2F53%2F7affc34a4d31a722a66dfa167072%2Fla-ca-halley-gross-tloup2-08.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1274 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Framegrab from the video game "The Last of Us Part 2." Halley Gross, who's written for "Westworld" and "Snowpiercer," has authored the year's more anticipated video game. The "Last of Us Part 2" presents itself as a revenge story, but aims to explore the challenges of surviving trauma and maintaining a sense of normalcy. The game is centered around the journey of young protagonists Ellie(pictured) and Dina.]]></media:description>
1275 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment]]></media:credit>
1276 </media:content>
1277
1278
1279 </item>
1280 <item>
1281 <title>These products may not protect you from coronavirus. But they will make you laugh</title>
1282 <dc:creator>Jessica Roy</dc:creator>
1283 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 08:00:55 -0400</pubDate>
1284 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-17/worst-covid-19-coronavirus-crowdfunding-projects</link>
1285 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-17/worst-covid-19-coronavirus-crowdfunding-projects</guid>
1286
1287 <description><![CDATA[<p>A mask that only covers your nose, a keychain to touch elevator buttons for you, and other highly suspect new gadgets you can crowdfund.</p>]]></description>
1288 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A mask that only covers your nose, a keychain to touch elevator buttons for you, and other highly suspect new gadgets you can crowdfund.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1289 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/06fd52f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1800x1200+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F47%2F6c%2F80c7e77445bc88bc3d897560738c%2Ffunds.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1290
1291 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Handout / AP]]></media:credit>
1292 </media:content>
1293
1294
1295 </item>
1296 <item>
1297 <title>Column: Video games are thriving amid COVID-19 — and experts say that's a good thing</title>
1298 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
1299 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2020 09:00:08 -0400</pubDate>
1300 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-16/column-coronavirus-video-games</link>
1301 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-16/column-coronavirus-video-games</guid>
1302
1303 <description><![CDATA[<p>Spending by Americans on video games hit a record $10.86 billion in the first quarter, up 9% from a year before.</p>]]></description>
1304 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spending by Americans on video games hit a record $10.86 billion in the first quarter, up 9% from a year before.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1305 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4d9a6d2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4479x2986+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F21%2Fd7%2Ffb4a508d435cb9002f22ebb92819%2Fla-photos-1staff-544916-jja-03.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1306 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 24: From Left - Sebastian Hernandez, 15 and his brother, Benjamin Hernandez, 12, both of Los Angeles play video games during the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, May 24, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. While some kids are stressed, confused, bored and isolated during quarantine, the Hernandez brothers have relished the opportunity to slow down. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
1307 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Jason Armond/Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
1308 </media:content>
1309
1310
1311 </item>
1312 <item>
1313 <title>After GitHub CEO backs Black Lives Matter, workers demand an end to ICE contract</title>
1314 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain, Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
1315 <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:39:34 -0400</pubDate>
1316 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-12/github-ceo-black-lives-matter-employees-demand-end-ice-contract</link>
1317 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-12/github-ceo-black-lives-matter-employees-demand-end-ice-contract</guid>
1318
1319 <description><![CDATA[<p>At Microsoft-owned GitHub, the parent company's decision to stop offering facial recognition software to police reinvigorated internal opposition to a deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</p>]]></description>
1320 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At Microsoft-owned GitHub, the parent company's decision to stop offering facial recognition software to police reinvigorated internal opposition to a deal with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1321 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b81fcca/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1151+0+0/resize/1500x843!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F46%2F74%2F7c25759904e374e9d30a8e064ee1%2Fla-fi-microsoft-family-leave-20150805-001" type="image/jpeg">
1322 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Microsoft is enhancing its parental leave policy, appearing to follow Netflix's lead.]]></media:description>
1323 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Ted S. Warren / Associated Press]]></media:credit>
1324 </media:content>
1325
1326
1327 </item>
1328 <item>
1329 <title>For a cold, heartless robot, Sally makes a decent salad</title>
1330 <dc:creator>Jon Kauffman</dc:creator>
1331 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:00:34 -0400</pubDate>
1332 <link>https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-06-11/robot-vending-machines</link>
1333 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2020-06-11/robot-vending-machines</guid>
1334
1335 <description><![CDATA[<p>Sally the salad maker and her robotic friends — serving ramen, mini pizzas and more — are at work in the service industry.</p>]]></description>
1336 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sally the salad maker and her robotic friends — serving ramen, mini pizzas and more — are at work in the service industry.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1337 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/33afab0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1309+0+0/resize/1500x818!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd9%2F68%2Fe80df4ac4d07bc444637ce3d77dc%2F506326-la-fo-vending-robotic-02.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1338 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[HAYWARD, CA - MARCH 16, 2020 - A salad dispensed by Chowbotics' Sally robot rests in a cradle at the company's Hayward, California, headquarters on Monday, March 16, 2020. (Noah Berger / For the Times)]]></media:description>
1339 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Noah Berger/For the Times/ One Time Use/No wires/No Mags]]></media:credit>
1340 </media:content>
1341
1342
1343 </item>
1344 <item>
1345 <title>Column: Edison warns SoCal customers not to fall for 'fat-finger dialing scam'</title>
1346 <dc:creator>David Lazarus</dc:creator>
1347 <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
1348 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-11/dialing-scam-socal-edison</link>
1349 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-11/dialing-scam-socal-edison</guid>
1350
1351 <description><![CDATA[<p>Telemarketers purchase numbers that are nearly identical to those of well-known companies and organizations in hopes you'll misdial.</p>]]></description>
1352 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Telemarketers purchase numbers that are nearly identical to those of well-known companies and organizations in hopes you'll misdial.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1353 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bb3dbac/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1257+0+0/resize/1500x921!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb9%2F50%2F6570db0764f6a139118de73ddcad%2Fla-xpm-photo-2014-apr-22-la-oe-beck-smartphone-theft-law-20140423" type="image/jpeg">
1354 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The black market for stolen smartphones has become so lucrative that even Colombian drug cartels now traffic in them.]]></media:description>
1355 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[David Paul Morris / Bloomberg]]></media:credit>
1356 </media:content>
1357
1358
1359 </item>
1360 <item>
1361 <title>Amazon pauses police use of its facial recognition software</title>
1362 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
1363 <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 19:22:19 -0400</pubDate>
1364 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-10/amazon-police-facial-recognition-software-rekognition</link>
1365 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-10/amazon-police-facial-recognition-software-rekognition</guid>
1366
1367 <description><![CDATA[<p>The company said it was placing a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition, its facial recognition platform, while calling for new regulation on the technology.</p>]]></description>
1368 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The company said it was placing a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition, its facial recognition platform, while calling for new regulation on the technology.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1369 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/228e9a5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5418x3588+0+0/resize/1500x993!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2Fd9%2F0a576ffb4bd4afca348840ec73f4%2Fap18304728846735.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1370 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Demonstrators hold images of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos near their faces during a Halloween-themed protest at Amazon headquarters over the company's facial recognition system, "Rekognition," Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018, in Seattle. Protesters said that they were there in support of hundreds of Amazon employees who have signed a letter asking the company to stop marketing their facial recognition software to ICE and to drop its contract with software company Palantir and to law enforcement agencies. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)]]></media:description>
1371 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Elaine Thompson/AP]]></media:credit>
1372 </media:content>
1373
1374
1375 </item>
1376 <item>
1377 <title>Zoom shut down U.S. activists' account after Tiananmen commemoration, citing Chinese law</title>
1378 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
1379 <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 18:17:04 -0400</pubDate>
1380 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-10/zoom-activist-tiananmen-china</link>
1381 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-10/zoom-activist-tiananmen-china</guid>
1382
1383 <description><![CDATA[<p>Zoom, the videoconferencing technology company, says it has reactivated the account of U.S.-based activists who hosted an event commemorating the 1990 Tiananmen Square massacre. </p>]]></description>
1384 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Zoom, the videoconferencing technology company, says it has reactivated the account of U.S.-based activists who hosted an event commemorating the 1990 Tiananmen Square massacre. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1385 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8a96302/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3500x2333+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4b%2F6f%2F82f3731e4aceb14b074da0941234%2Fgettyimages-1137878548.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1386 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 18: Employees reacts as Jay Heller, head of capital markets & initial public offering (IPO) execution of Nasdaq Inc, center, opens trading on Zoom Video Communications Inc. during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq MarketSite on April 18, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Kena Betancur/Getty Images)]]></media:description>
1387 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Kena Betancur/Getty Images]]></media:credit>
1388 </media:content>
1389
1390
1391 </item>
1392 <item>
1393 <title>Welcome, please scan your QR code: In South Korea, a high-tech registry for nightlife amid coronavirus</title>
1394 <dc:creator>Victoria Kim</dc:creator>
1395 <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:07:15 -0400</pubDate>
1396 <link>https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-10/welcome-please-scan-your-qr-code-in-south-korea-a-high-tech-registry-for-nightlife-amid-coronavirus</link>
1397 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-06-10/welcome-please-scan-your-qr-code-in-south-korea-a-high-tech-registry-for-nightlife-amid-coronavirus</guid>
1398
1399 <description><![CDATA[<p>Would you scan a QR code to go clubbing? In South Korea, it's now required.</p>]]></description>
1400 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you scan a QR code to go clubbing? In South Korea, it's now required.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1401 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/8f5b468/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F50%2F50%2Fc02a787d432b82a248d3f29b462b%2Fla-photos-1staff-554487-fg-0607-qrcode-mwy-0177.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1402 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[DAEJEON, SOUTH KOREA -- FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2020: Bouncers ask patrons for their QR codes before allowing them into Nightclub 7 in Daejeon, South Korea, on June 5, 2020. The South Korean government is rolling out the use of QR codes before entry, as a precaution to allow for contact tracing, in an event of a coronavirus outbreak. The QR code is required in certain types of establishments: night clubs, karaokes, indoor sports facilities and concert spaces. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
1403 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
1404 </media:content>
1405
1406
1407 </item>
1408 <item>
1409 <title>Police abuse. Entitled white people: The most relevant, antiracist video game of 2020 </title>
1410 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1411 <pubDate>Tue, 9 Jun 2020 16:33:20 -0400</pubDate>
1412 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-09/antiracist-video-game-treachery-in-breakdown-city</link>
1413 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-09/antiracist-video-game-treachery-in-breakdown-city</guid>
1414
1415 <description><![CDATA[<p>Mostly overlooked in the "Animal Crossing" craze, "Treachery in Beatdown City" is a game in which you fight racists. Behind its humor and retro look is bracing political commentary. </p>]]></description>
1416 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mostly overlooked in the "Animal Crossing" craze, "Treachery in Beatdown City" is a game in which you fight racists. Behind its humor and retro look is bracing political commentary. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1417 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c39a2af/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1280x720+0+0/resize/1280x720!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F6d%2F4d%2Fcd60d53849209a5234db73744964%2F102374230-10219936399172792-2249303415343858389-o.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1418 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Treachery in Beatdown City' is made for 2020.]]></media:description>
1419 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Nuchallenger]]></media:credit>
1420 </media:content>
1421
1422
1423 </item>
1424 <item>
1425 <title> After 'bro culture' crisis, 'League of Legends' esports ruler Riot touts new game, new outlook</title>
1426 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1427 <pubDate>Wed, 3 Jun 2020 16:39:43 -0400</pubDate>
1428 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-03/riot-games-league-of-legends-to-valorant-toxic-to-soul-searching</link>
1429 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-03/riot-games-league-of-legends-to-valorant-toxic-to-soul-searching</guid>
1430
1431 <description><![CDATA[<p>First came esport mega-hit 'League of Legends,' then an identity crisis. After soul searching, Riot Games has 'Valorant' and new idealism.</p>]]></description>
1432 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>First came esport mega-hit 'League of Legends,' then an identity crisis. After soul searching, Riot Games has 'Valorant' and new idealism.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1433 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7981532/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F68%2Faf85bc624d719e8abbfb3a422f63%2F03.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1434 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[With "Valorant," Riot Games is aiming to create the next esport sensation.]]></media:description>
1435 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Riot Games]]></media:credit>
1436 </media:content>
1437
1438
1439 </item>
1440 <item>
1441 <title>Tech companies say they support racial justice. Their actions raise questions</title>
1442 <dc:creator>Johana Bhuiyan</dc:creator>
1443 <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2020 20:49:58 -0400</pubDate>
1444 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-02/tech-companies-with-police-contracts-and-poor-diversity-records-issue-statements-of-solidarity-with-george-floyd-protesters</link>
1445 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-06-02/tech-companies-with-police-contracts-and-poor-diversity-records-issue-statements-of-solidarity-with-george-floyd-protesters</guid>
1446
1447 <description><![CDATA[<p>Facebook, Google and Amazon have all called for racial justice, but their records in some cases tell a different story. </p>]]></description>
1448 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook, Google and Amazon have all called for racial justice, but their records in some cases tell a different story. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1449 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0cabd3c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F09%2Fc6%2F5804856c755975a192c564351373%2Fla-1474788012-snap-photo" type="image/jpeg">
1450 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Protesters march Saturday in Atlanta in response to police shooting deaths in Tulsa, Okla., and Charlotte, N.C.]]></media:description>
1451 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Branden Camp / AP Photo]]></media:credit>
1452 </media:content>
1453
1454
1455 </item>
1456 <item>
1457 <title>Electric truck maker Nikola looks like Tesla 2.0 — except even riskier</title>
1458 <dc:creator>Russ Mitchell</dc:creator>
1459 <pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2020 07:00:04 -0400</pubDate>
1460 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-02/nikola-electric-truck-company-set-to-list-shares-on-public-market-founder-spreads-love-for-tesla-and-elon-musk</link>
1461 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-06-02/nikola-electric-truck-company-set-to-list-shares-on-public-market-founder-spreads-love-for-tesla-and-elon-musk</guid>
1462
1463 <description><![CDATA[<p>The billionaire founders of Nikola and Tesla have a lot in common</p>]]></description>
1464 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The billionaire founders of Nikola and Tesla have a lot in common</p>]]></content:encoded>
1465 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/da2001f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x4000+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F30%2Fd1f2e6fa4ef6a856fdc568b8a40e%2Fnikola-two-and-trevor-milton-20.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1466 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Nikola founder and CEO Trevor Milton and a prototype of the upcoming Nikola Two fuel cell big rig hauler.]]></media:description>
1467 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[(Nikola)]]></media:credit>
1468 </media:content>
1469
1470
1471 </item>
1472 <item>
1473 <title>Is looting covered by insurance? Depends on the business</title>
1474 <dc:creator>Sam Dean, Laurence Darmiento, Ronald D. White</dc:creator>
1475 <pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2020 23:59:28 -0400</pubDate>
1476 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-31/business-insurance-looting-riots</link>
1477 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-05-31/business-insurance-looting-riots</guid>
1478
1479 <description><![CDATA[<p>National chains' losses are covered by large insurance policies. But the financial impact on small businesses varies widely.</p>]]></description>
1480 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>National chains' losses are covered by large insurance policies. But the financial impact on small businesses varies widely.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1481 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bd22366/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2400x1600+0+0/resize/1500x1000!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F31%2F95%2F34b2425c4338baecd783e425f214%2Fla-photos-1staff-549374-me-0530-jail-demonstration-003.IK.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1482 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CA - MAY 30: Businesses vandalized and looted in downtown Los Angeles during Friday night protest of the killing of George Floyd. Downtown on Saturday, May 30, 2020 in Los Angeles, CA. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)]]></media:description>
1483 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Irfan Khan/Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
1484 </media:content>
1485
1486
1487 </item>
1488 <item>
1489 <title>How Twitter made its own rules for Trump to break</title>
1490 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain, Jeff Bercovici</dc:creator>
1491 <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2020 21:24:59 -0400</pubDate>
1492 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-29/how-twitter-made-its-own-rules-for-trump-to-break</link>
1493 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-29/how-twitter-made-its-own-rules-for-trump-to-break</guid>
1494
1495 <description><![CDATA[<p>Among the big social media platforms, Twitter has taken a unique approach to moderating user speech, one that's both unusually subjective and notably principled. That approach has allowed the company to avoid direct conflict with President Trump — until this week. </p>]]></description>
1496 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Among the big social media platforms, Twitter has taken a unique approach to moderating user speech, one that's both unusually subjective and notably principled. That approach has allowed the company to avoid direct conflict with President Trump — until this week. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1497 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d2a62f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/900x597+0+0/resize/900x597!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F14%2Faf%2Fe3ebff5a7671178f1b92b4201f7a%2Fhoyla-lat-trump-advierte-que-podria-ocurrir-un-001" type="image/jpeg">
1498 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[El presidente Trum ha exigido una larga lista de duras medidas inmigratorias que deberían acompañar al proyecto de ley del presupuesto, incluida una reducción en la inmigración autorizada.]]></media:description>
1499 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Los Angeles Times]]></media:credit>
1500 </media:content>
1501
1502
1503 </item>
1504 <item>
1505 <title>The scariest movie in quarantine is actually a game unfolding on Instagram</title>
1506 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1507 <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 19:22:12 -0400</pubDate>
1508 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-28/coronavirus-quarantine-instagram-game-arcana-murder-mystery-scary-movie</link>
1509 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-28/coronavirus-quarantine-instagram-game-arcana-murder-mystery-scary-movie</guid>
1510
1511 <description><![CDATA[<p>"Arcana," a new game with an old Los Angeles murder at its center, is reviving the ARG (alternate-reality game) format by utilizing Instagram. </p>]]></description>
1512 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Arcana," a new game with an old Los Angeles murder at its center, is reviving the ARG (alternate-reality game) format by utilizing Instagram. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1513 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/f2b5a74/2147483647/strip/true/crop/632x427+0+0/resize/632x427!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd6%2F20%2F1f573b0d4604adc9a5be062f54b3%2Fjade.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1514 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA["Arcana" is a narrative game that has been unfolding on Instagram.]]></media:description>
1515 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Screengrab of the "Arcana" game on Instagram.]]></media:credit>
1516 </media:content>
1517
1518
1519 </item>
1520 <item>
1521 <title>Will 'Ghost of Tsushima,' one of the last games coming for PS4, honor samurai tradition?</title>
1522 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1523 <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 11:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
1524 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-28/ghost-of-tsushima-end-of-playstation-4-era-samurai</link>
1525 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-28/ghost-of-tsushima-end-of-playstation-4-era-samurai</guid>
1526
1527 <description><![CDATA[<p>Made by American samurai-movie fans, 'Ghost of Tsushima' is one of the last games coming exclusively for PlayStation 4. </p>]]></description>
1528 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Made by American samurai-movie fans, 'Ghost of Tsushima' is one of the last games coming exclusively for PlayStation 4. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1529 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b0dcb7c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3840x2160+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff9%2F68%2Ff351a4a84e069a195f0d2de8c1b0%2Fla-ca-ghost-of-tsushima-48.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1530 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Framegrab from the video game 'Ghost of Tsushima' coming to the PlayStation 4.]]></media:description>
1531 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Sucker Punch]]></media:credit>
1532 </media:content>
1533
1534
1535 </item>
1536 <item>
1537 <title>Amazon won't say how many workers have gotten COVID-19. So workers are tracking cases themselves</title>
1538 <dc:creator>Suhauna Hussain</dc:creator>
1539 <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 08:00:31 -0400</pubDate>
1540 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-28/amazon-whole-foods-workers-track-coronavirus-cases</link>
1541 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-28/amazon-whole-foods-workers-track-coronavirus-cases</guid>
1542
1543 <description><![CDATA[<p>Amazon workers say they need to know how many cases of coronavirus have hit warehouses and Whole Foods stores. As totals have climbed, the company has grown reticent.</p>]]></description>
1544 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Amazon workers say they need to know how many cases of coronavirus have hit warehouses and Whole Foods stores. As totals have climbed, the company has grown reticent.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1545 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9ac49d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3562x2441+0+0/resize/1500x1028!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb0%2F9b%2F524898f6472e810d22164694c878%2Fap20119558658793.jpg" type="image/jpeg">
1546 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[FILE - In this March 30, 2020, file photo, workers at an Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, N.Y., protest conditions in the company's warehouse. A month later, even after Amazon scrambled to provide masks and gloves and check employees' temperatures, Amazon workers have continued scattered walkouts across the country to protest what they say are still-risky conditions in warehouses where workers have had the virus. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)]]></media:description>
1547 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Bebeto Matthews / Associated Press]]></media:credit>
1548 </media:content>
1549
1550
1551 </item>
1552 <item>
1553 <title>He was part of Amazon's coronavirus hiring spree. Two weeks later he was dead</title>
1554 <dc:creator>Sam Dean</dc:creator>
1555 <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 08:00:46 -0400</pubDate>
1556 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-27/la-fi-tn-amazon-worker-dead-hiring-wave</link>
1557 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-27/la-fi-tn-amazon-worker-dead-hiring-wave</guid>
1558
1559 <description><![CDATA[<p>Harry Sentoso, 63, went back to work at Amazon as part of the company's hiring wave. Two weeks later, he was dead from COVID-19.</p>]]></description>
1560 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Harry Sentoso, 63, went back to work at Amazon as part of the company's hiring wave. Two weeks later, he was dead from COVID-19.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1561 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5f4092c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1950+0+0/resize/1500x975!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa6%2F23%2Fa0a3e07446e7bd3543a0ddf2c500%2Fla-fi-tn-amazon-worker-dead-hiring-wave.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1562 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Harry Sentoso poses in front of a waterfall during a 2016 family trip back to his hometown of Malang, Indonesia.]]></media:description>
1563 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Evan Sentoso]]></media:credit>
1564 </media:content>
1565
1566
1567 </item>
1568 <item>
1569 <title>One fix for our broken food supply chain? A skin that keeps avocados fresher for longer</title>
1570 <dc:creator>Jeff Bercovici</dc:creator>
1571 <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2020 09:00:36 -0400</pubDate>
1572 <link>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-26/apeel-food-waste-katy-perry</link>
1573 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2020-05-26/apeel-food-waste-katy-perry</guid>
1574
1575 <description><![CDATA[<p>Coronavirus lockdowns have exacerbated the problem of food waste. Up to 40% of food produced in the U.S. gets thrown away. Apeel Sciences is hoping to reduce that by making fruits and vegetables keep longer. </p>]]></description>
1576 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Coronavirus lockdowns have exacerbated the problem of food waste. Up to 40% of food produced in the U.S. gets thrown away. Apeel Sciences is hoping to reduce that by making fruits and vegetables keep longer. </p>]]></content:encoded>
1577 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6d6c3e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1152+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2F0d%2F34d458d9551fbfe61ed35ff8ebde%2Fla-1529439189-na6r5s5ty8-snap-image" type="image/jpeg">
1578
1579 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Apeel Sciences]]></media:credit>
1580 </media:content>
1581
1582
1583 </item>
1584 <item>
1585 <title>Schlocky 'Night Trap' to absurdly fun 'Kimmy Schmidt': 8 defining interactive TV games</title>
1586 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1587 <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 09:30:06 -0400</pubDate>
1588 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-20/interactive-tv-kimmy-schmidt-reverend-night-trap-russia-game</link>
1589 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-20/interactive-tv-kimmy-schmidt-reverend-night-trap-russia-game</guid>
1590
1591 <description><![CDATA[<p>Branching narratives and multiple endings, interactive TV is rooted in games. Some of it is fun. Some is so bad it's good. One is from Russia.</p>]]></description>
1592 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Branching narratives and multiple endings, interactive TV is rooted in games. Some of it is fun. Some is so bad it's good. One is from Russia.</p>]]></content:encoded>
1593 <media:content url="https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6e4cad8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3600x2025+0+0/resize/1500x844!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F25%2F5a%2F94c89dff4902a32d4e28ca5940f4%2Fla-ca-unbreakable-kimmy-schmidt-vs-the-reverend-23.JPG" type="image/jpeg">
1594 <media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Ellie Kemper and Daniel Radcliffe in "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Kimmy vs. the Reverend"]]></media:description>
1595 <media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Courtesy of Netflix/Courtesy of Netflix/Courtesy of Netflix]]></media:credit>
1596 </media:content>
1597
1598
1599 </item>
1600 <item>
1601 <title> 'Crucible,' Amazon's bid to enter the competitive shooter space, wants to be 'a gamer's game'</title>
1602 <dc:creator>Todd Martens</dc:creator>
1603 <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2020 08:00:15 -0400</pubDate>
1604 <link>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-20/crucible-amazon-bid-to-enter-the-esport-space</link>
1605 <guid>https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-05-20/crucible-amazon-bid-to-enter-the-esport-space</guid>
1606
1607 <description><![CDATA[<p> Amazon says 'Crucible,' its first major video game, is not a bid enter the esport space. For now</p>]]></description>
1608 <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Amazon says 'Crucible,' its first major video game, is not a bid enter the esport space. For now</p>]]></content:encoded>
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