Sam Dean is a business reporter for the Los Angeles Times covering the technology industry in Southern California. He has previously worked as a feature writer for a number of publications including Newsweek, the Verge, 538 and Lucky Peach.
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A leaked document shows how Amazon cultivates support from nonprofits and politicians in its fight against environmental regulations and labor organizers in the Inland Empire.
Dec. 5, 2023
The Defense tech company Anduril unveiled a novel jet missile that’s a combination of AI-powered drone, bomb and boomerang all in one.
Nov. 30, 2023
The toy company, flush with cash from the Barbie movie and increased sales, pulled out of a pledge to donate millions to UCLA’s children’s hospital, according to a new lawsuit.
Nov. 14, 2023
A new book by former L.A. Times correspondent Vincent Bevins takes a close look at the 2010s, a decade of mass protest — and why they mostly failed.
Oct. 10, 2023
Insurers agreed to return to the high-risk fire zones in the hills and canyons of California in exchange for concessions that will make it easier for them to get rate increases approved.
Sept. 22, 2023
The deadline for a deal to address the home insurance market came and went in the California Legislature, but the problem persists.
Sept. 14, 2023
The cuts at the Los Angeles-based insurance company amount to 11% of its workforce. They come as insurers have shown increasing reluctance to write policies for Californians.
Aug. 28, 2023
Los Angeles is sitting at the vanguard of two trends: increasingly expensive housing and an increasing amount of cross-union solidarity.
Aug. 11, 2023
GT’s Living Foods’ kombucha factory subjected workers to ‘deplorable and abusive and disturbing working conditions,’ according to a court ruling.
Aug. 1, 2023
As a Rolling Hills Estates hillside further collapses, homeowners without special coverage are unlikely to get any financial assistance from their home insurers.
July 12, 2023