"The aisles were eerily quiet. Clerks that normally stock aisles or buzz around the cash register were nearly non-existent. But Alexa seemed to be everywhere."
Reporter Leslie Ignacio takes you inside Amazon's new 'smart' store in Woodland Hills.
Tesla unveils a new battery it says will lead to a $25,000 electric car.
NASA adds new details about its Artemis Plan to get back to the Moon in 2024.
Blue Origin targets Thursday for its next rocket launch.
TikTok says it took down more than 104 million videos in the last six months.
The Justice Department says its lawsuit will take narrow aim at Google over its search dominance.
Amazon reportedly puts up extra barriers to its competitors.
The dot.LA Summit is coming in October, featuring cutting-edge programming, fast-pitch competitions, networking, workshops, social events and a live awards show. See the speakers and register for early bird prices here!
Alexa's the Clerk at LA's New Amazon Supermarket
Amazon's new supermarket is an ode to automation. Alexa is everywhere and you pay through your grocery cart affixed with cameras and a monitor that syncs to your Amazon account. Read more >>
Beyond Limits Takes its 'Transparent' AI Software Global
The Glendale-based startup has taken its technology from outer space onto factory floors and into hospitals. Now it has $133 million to take its human-centric AI approach global. Read more >>
From Single Mom and Janitor to Multimillionaire CEO
By the age of 20, Sabrina Kay had dropped out of school and was a single mother focused on creating a better life for her daughter. In less than a decade, she founded one of the big four fashion colleges, and sold it for eight figures. Hear her story >>
Daring Foods Gets $8M to Take Faux Chicken Mainstream
L.A.-based Daring Foods wants to do for plant-based chicken what Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger did for faux meat: Take it mainstream and, in the process, convert a few carnivores. Read more >>
Register for the dot.LA Summit
The inaugural dot.LA Summit on October 27th and 28th will feature a selection of disruptive and innovative L.A.-based startups, keynote speakers and panelists, made up of founder CEOs and C-level executives working in tech, media, entertainment and healthcare. Register here!
Our Startup Pitch Showcase Events
Join us at 11 a.m. PST on Thursday, September 24th for the first of three qualifying rounds of dot.LA's Startup Pitch Showcase competition. A winner will be chosen at each qualifying event. Each winner will advance to pitch at the finale, which will be broadcast live at the dot.LA Summit with a grand prize and guest judges. Nominate your company and register for the first event!
Nominate Innovators for dot.LA's Startup Awards
We are thrilled to announce the first dot.LA Startup Awards 2020, a celebration of the most innovative people and companies in the L.A. startup and tech community, on Wednesday, October 28th. See the award categories and nominate companies >>
Sign up for The Wrap's 3-Day Entertainment Tech Conference
dot.LA is joining TheGrill, TheWrap's flagship 3-day, all-virtual conference on the convergence between entertainment, media and technology. Read more and get half off registration here >>