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NASA moves forward with 17 companies as part of bid to transform urban aerial transportation

TechCrunch LA

It is designed to allow U.S. Developmental Airspace Simulation: The companies will test traffic management services in NASA-designed airspace simulations for urban air mobility. Companies participating in the challenge include: Joby Aviation of Santa Cruz, California. of Santa Monica, California. AirMap, Inc.,

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Headspace Teams With Sesame Street On Mindfulness

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Santa Monica-based Headspace , which provides online mindfulness and meditation software, has teamed up with Sesame Street , to create a series of animated shorts designed to help children learn about mindfulness, and help manage their emotions. READ MORE>>.

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Emotional Intelligence Technology To Light Up Santa Monica at 2015 Twilight Concert Series At The Pier

Tech Zulu Event

Light Emotion Data) to the Santa Monica Twilight Concert Series. “We’re aiming to achieve something that’s never been done before, and as a Santa Monica-based technology company, we felt there was no better place to debut this than in our own backyard.” Truly a sight to see, TrueCar brings L.E.D.

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Innovate Pasadena Seeks To Focus Pasadena's Innovation, Tech Efforts

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For all of the activity in Silicon Beach which seems to be crystallizing in Santa Monica, there are many other parts of Los Angeles which have a long history of involvement in the technology industry. One of those areas is Pasadena, home to Idealab, Caltech, and a large number of technology companies, big and small.

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General Assembly To Open New Location In Irvine

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General Assembly , the provider of technical skills training, which has an active campus in Santa Monica, says it is will be opening up a new location in Irvine. General Assembly offers up courses on everything from software coding to web design and marketing. General Assembly is headquartered in New York. READ MORE>>.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

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Andy Wilson: Innovate Pasadena is a grassroots effort to engage a cross section of the innovation, design, and entrepreneurship community in this part of Los Angeles, here in Greater Pasadena. It started around a year ago, as I was driving back from Santa Monica from an event. In a way, it provided the inspiration for us.

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TYLT Labs' New Seed Fund And The Promise Of Silicon Beach

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There seems to a perpetual shortage of local venture capital investors in the region, despite the huge growth in startup activity here, particularly along Silicon Beach. We''re making investments, and are based in Santa Monica, and although we have a small team, we''re looking forward to becoming part of the local scene here in Silicon Beach.