Business
Epic Games Inc. expanded its antitrust legal fight with Alphabet Inc.’s Google by accusing the tech giant of conspiring with Samsung Electronics Co. to block rival app marketplaces.
Galaxy
The Galaxy re-signed captain Maya Yoshida, fulfilling a major task of the team’s offseason after winning the MLS Cup title. The team has 10 of 11 starters back.
Books
Joan Didion’s diary of post-therapy notes, addressed to her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is going to be published in ‘Notes to John.’
Samsung is recalling more than 1.12 million electric ranges used for stovetops after reports of 250 fires and dozens of injuries.
Sports
In the Lakers’ final game before the All-Star break, they look slow and unfocused in loss to the Utah Jazz.
Facebook and Instagram owner Meta says it’s replacing its third-party fact-checking program with a Community Notes program.
Former Galaxy and U.S. Soccer star Cobi Jones said “it’s such an honor” to be immortalized with a statue in front of Dignity Health Sports Park.
California
Newsom is looking to strike a balance between collaboration and confrontation.
Maya Yoshida started more games and played more minutes than anyone on the Galaxy roster last season. And for that his reward was a pay cut. He’s not happy about that.
Loyal fans had seen enough of the Galaxy’s mediocrity and an orchestrated boycott got the attention of the team’s ownership, which made critical changes.