San Jose-based Trinamix landed a "well-into-nine-figures" growth investment from AEA Elevate arranged by Lloyd Greif, keeping founders in place while funding Oracle‑cloud AI expansion.

A San Diego State survey finds wide AI use across CSU but deep disagreement over its effects; students and faculty want training, data protections and clearer governance.

An activist investor’s public letter to CEO Evan Spiegel rattled investors and sent Snap shares higher, urging layoffs, a Specs review and buybacks. The outreach sets up a test of whether outside pressure can force faster change at the Santa Monica company.

A webinar-indexing site called WebinarTV has reposted recorded Zoom sessions — including local nonprofit trainings — and cybersecurity researchers warn the scraping is widespread.

L3Harris's Canoga Park plant is assembling RS‑25 core‑stage engines that will power NASA's Artemis II, linking Valley manufacturing to a crewed Moon mission.

MiniMed has spun out of Medtronic, raised roughly $560 million in an IPO and won FDA clearance for the smaller MiniMed Flex pump while re‑establishing its Northridge headquarters.

Harvard climate‑health leader Kari Nadeau will become dean of UCLA Fielding on July 1, 2026, bringing wildfire and exposure research experience to campus. The appointment links UCLA more directly to a major LA wildfire research consortium.

True Anomaly’s new Long Beach plant has landed Space Force prototype work and raised $260 million, promising hundreds of local engineering and manufacturing jobs. The company’s Jackal vehicles and Mosaic software will be built at a 90,000‑sq‑ft facility in Douglas Park.

A San Antonio firm demonstrated a prototype lunar excavator and partnered with Astrolab to outfit FLEX rovers with interchangeable tools for landing pads, roads and reactor sites on the Moon.

Ryan Clarkson says class actions accuse major insurers of using algorithms to cut rehab stays and deny claims, leaving patients with surprise bills.

A new alliance report finds Israeli‑founded firms support about 22,650 California jobs and add billions in output. The data arrives as state political debate over Israel intensifies.

Antares, a Los Angeles microreactor startup, has raised major capital and won DOE safety clearance as it prepares to test a demonstration reactor at Idaho National Lab.

Anduril agreed to buy ExoAnalytic Solutions, folding a 400‑telescope network into its space stack and expanding its Southern California footprint.