socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Patrick Soon-Shiong , the biotech billionaire behind LA's NantWorks family of companies, is reportedly eyeing a bid for the LA Times. According to the San Fernando Valley Business Journal, Soon-Shiong is "seriously considering" acquiring the long suffering Los Angeles newspaper, which recently had a very visible fallout between CEO and publisher Austin Beutner and parent company Tribune Publishing Co.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Entrepreneurs who experience success with their first startup are often amazed to realize that the risks and fears of doing it right the second time go up, rather than down. Encores are tough, especially in the high-risk world of startups, yet every entrepreneur I know can’t wait to start over and do it again. Sometimes their haste or ego causes them to ignore basics, and they fall hard.
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Is the key to finding a satisfying date (or mate) thinking more about sharing a meal, than swapping hot photos? A new, LA-based dating app developer, InviteUp sure thinks so. InviteUp recently launched in the Los Angeles area, and lets users connect at local restaurants, coffee shops, bars, or through local activities and venues--all aimed at getting to a real, live date.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
Los Angeles-based free mobile broadband provider FreedomPop has officially opened up service in the UK today, offering up UK residents 200MB of data, 200 minutes of calls, and 200 text messages a month for free. FreedomPop said it would offer the first, 10,000 users to sign up for its service with higher limits, including 1000 minutes, 1000 text messages, and 1GB of data free a month; it also said all users will be eligible for higher data limits by taking surveys or downloading coupons, among o
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
San Diego-based Brain Corporation said today that it has launched a new, software operating system aimed at robot application development. According to the company, its new BrainOS provides support for common peripherals, runs on low cost computing hardware, and is aimed at making prototyping and development of robots easier for hobbyists and commercial developers.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
An effort by Citrix Systems to sell itself to a buyer has a possibility of some major impact on Southern California, particularly at Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online. According to Reuters, Citrix is in the midst of a last-ditch attempt to sell the entire company as a whole, before selling off individual assets of the company--and in particular, its GoToMeeting and other GoTo products.
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