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Viridos In Algae Biofuels Effort With ExxonMobil

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Viridos was foudned in 2005 and has been working on synthetic, engineered microalgae intended to improve the production of biofuels. La Jolla-based Viridos (formerly known as Synthetic Genomics) said it has signed a joint development agreement with ExxonMobil, with the intent to bring its low carbon biofuels towards commercial levels.

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San Diego’s KnuEdge, Stealthy Since 2005, Unveils Neural Tech

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After operating in the shadows for the past 11 years, a San Diego neural technology company founded by former NASA administrator Dan Goldin is stepping into the light to introduce two commercial products intended to advance the frontier of human-machine interaction.

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Sonos Hardware Plan Casts Doubts On The Smart Home

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The new plan announced by Santa Barbara-based Sonos to essentially "brick" all of its legacy products , is casting doubt on the lifetime of "smart homes" , as loyal, early adopters of the company's products are faced with having to throw away their speakers and other hardware.

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TeleSign Names Co-Founder To CEO Post

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Los Angeles-based TeleSign , which develops customer identification products, including two factor authentication and other related products, has named co-founder Ryan Disraeli as its CEO, the company said on Thursday. Disraeli co-founded TeleSign with Stacy Stubblefield and Darren Berkovitz in 2005.

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Why Email May Be Draining Your Company’s Productivity

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That great productivity drain that we somehow all buy into. So I ask you – if you’re being reactive to somebody else’s emails are you really being as productive in your company as you could be? I spent a late morning meeting with a product exec at one portfolio company. He turned me down for a job in 2005.

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American Industrial Systems Sells Majority Stake To Foxconn

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Irvine-based American Industrial Systems , a provider of engineering services and products for the Interet-of-Things, oil and gas, industrial automation, and other markets, has sold a 60 percent stake of the company to Ennoconn. AIS was founded in 2005. Financial terms of the sale were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Snapchat Sued Over Electronic Messaging Patents

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Snap Inc), and cites a number of patents which were granted to Vaporstream in July of 2005 for Vaporstream's secure messaging products. The lawsuit was filed on Tuesday in the Ninth Circuit of the California Central District Court (Vaporstream Inc v.

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