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Amazon's Bezos Spends $165M For Beverly Hills Mansion

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In the latest move by a tech billionaire into the neighborhood, Jeff Bezos , the founder of Amazon , has paid a record $165M for a mansion in Beverly Hills. The mansion had previously been owned by David Geffen, who had owned the property since 1990. READ MORE>>.

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Minecraft Creator Buys $70M Mansion in Beverly Hills

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In the latest, technology-driven real estate deal in Los Angeles, the creator of Minecraft --Markus "Notch" Persson--has spent $70M for a giant mansion in Beverly Hills. minecraft mansion beverly hills markus persson realestate real estate' Persson recently sold Mojang, the company behind Minecraft, for $2.5

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Fair Technologies Pivots, Plans 2022 Relaunch

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Beverly Hills-based Fair, which was most recently focused on letting people lease vehicles on as short as a month-to-month basis, said Tuesday that it has adopted a new strategy, and plans to change its name for an early 2022 relaunch. The company said it will officially be called Fair Technologies.

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United Talent Agency Backs ART19 For Podcast Technology

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The United Talent Agency is one of the investors today in ART19 , a San Francisco-based startup developing a podcast hosting platform and technology. The United Talent Agency is based in Beverly Hills. ART19 said today that it has raised $7.5M READ MORE>>.

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OWNZONES Media Network Names Chief Security Officer

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Beverly Hills-based OWNZONES Media Network , a technology and entertainment company which provides products for the motion picture, television and digital content creation industries, says it has named Rob Hopps as Chief Security Officer (CSO), and Senior Vice President, Platform Operations.

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One Kings Lane Snags Chief Technology Officer From Zappos

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One Kings Lane , the online, home furnishings flash sales site which splits its operations between San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, said today that it has snagged former Zappos.com CTO Arun Rajan as its new Chief Technology Officer. Rajan will be at the company''s San Francisco offices. The firm just announced $112M in funding.

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CyberTech Beverly Hills is the premier event for cyber security, threats solutions and innovative technologies, taking place at the Wallis Annenberg Theater in Beverly Hills on June 30th, 2016! Thursday, June 30, 2016 -- Cybertech. See [link] (more)