Armani Beauty unveiled its first dedicated pop-up in West Hollywood earlier this month, celebrating its unveiling with a roster of celebrities, including Dakota Fanning and Katherine Schwarzenegger, and a handful of product exclusives. The all-red 2,000-square-foot Armani Box is so far the only place in the U.S. to have the brand's new Power Fabric High Coverage Stretchable Concealer and the Foundation Balm, which will roll out nationally in March. Also, there's a vending machine on hand that delivers take-home samples as well as other technology such as mirrors that show the shopper what a particular lip color will look like on the person. Tim Quinn, Giorgio Armani Beauty celebrity makeup artist, said the Melrose Place location was "an iconic spot for someone to discover" and that although the offering was "soup to nuts, skin care through fragrance," the pop-up has a focused and curated feel. "The brand is known for foundation," said Quinn, adding that he often recommends his clients have three different foundations -- one each for weekends, evenings and workdays.

Tesla's former head of engineering Doug Field is back working with Apple after he took a sudden leave of absence from the Elon Musk firm back in May. In July, it was confirmed the senior engineer would not be returning to Tesla and is instead back with Apple - the company he left five years ago. He will be working on Apple's secretive'Project Titan' autonomous vehicle team, which been running since mid-2016. The two companies have fought over Silicon Valley talent for years with Tesla's CEO Elon Musk once describing Apple's car project as a'Tesla graveyard'. Tesla's former head of engineering Doug Field is back with Apple after first taking a sudden leave of absence back in May.

At 9 on a Friday night, I knocked on a door in a nondescript Los Angeles apartment building. The only distinguishing feature was a small label with red text that read "Lauren." Soon came a whirring sound and the click of the door unlocking. My night with Lauren had begun. Lauren is the creation of artist and UCLA professor Lauren McCarthy, whose weeklong interactive performance was part of the IDFA DocLab, an International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam showcase for new-media projects, and also part of "Vulnerability: The Space Between," an exhibition at Young Projects Gallery in West Hollywood.

Here are the stories you shouldn't miss today: What are you doing today, other than turning up the air conditioning if you live in Southern California? Spending it with family and friends? Watching TV? (Check out these tips.) Wondering how you are going to cook that turkey? Feeling remorse about the bird that gave its life? However you spend the day, columnist Bill Plaschke wants you to remember the Thanksgiving spirit.

This fall, Nordstrom opened a new store in West Hollywood, Calif., called Nordstrom Local, that didn't actually stock clothes you can buy. Instead, you can get manicures, try on clothes, talk to stylists and consultants about fashion, and meet with friends over coffee or perhaps a glass of Pinot Grigio (yes, there's a bar). If you want to buy something, it'll be available for same-day pickup or delivery. As bizarre as the concept might seem, it's likely a glimpse into the way many stores will soon function. Forward-thinking retail experts say that over the next decade or so the act of physical shopping will transform in two key ways. One, shopping will become more of an entertaining experience for trying out new products and services rather than a repetitive chore for purchasing and picking up things to bring home.

Robot" and "Good Girls Revolt" and films like this year's "Stronger," Shaw is now both the face of and the creative force behind a premium cable show. "She's very much the same as when I met her all those years ago," Dieckmann says by phone.

And now, thanks to the West Hollywood store – and a second one that opens simultaneously (its Tuesday night fete featured a performance by Solange Knowles) in New York City's Flatiron District – barely two weeks after those gizmos were unveiled the gadget-curious can fiddle with them up close and personal.

Google will sell its new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL devices at pop-up stores starting Oct. 19, the company announced. Since Google doesn't have hardware stores like Apple, Google will instead open up temporary locations to sell its newest smartphones and "all things made by Google," the search engine company said on Twitter using the hashtag #googlepopup. Where Are The Google Pop-Up Stores? Google will open up two location in the U.S., one in New York City and one in Los Angeles. The New York pop-up store will be located at 110 Fifth avenue in Manhattan, while the California shop will be located at 8552 Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood.

Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section. Data breaches remain a dark cloud over the business world. On Friday, Whole Foods became the latest company to report getting hacked. Days earlier, the burger chain Sonic said it too had been hit. And Equifax continues making news with its mega-breach involving 143 million consumers.

Nothing can stop Selena Gomez from expressing her affection to her boyfriend. On Sunday, The Weeknd shared on Instagram Story a snapshot of his girlfriend, Gomez, cuddling him while he was busy playing video games. He captioned the photo with "Home." The "Hands to Myself" singer sported a black sweatshirt as she wrapped herself in his arms. Meanwhile, the "Starboy" crooner was not paying 100 percent attention to her as he was clutching an Xbox controller and was presumably staring at a big TV screen, Us Weekly reported.