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OCTOBER 27, 2015

La Jollla-based Zebit , a new financial startup which is offering up what it says is "no-cost" financing to the underbanked, has raised $10M in a Series A funding, and launched its services. According to ZeBit, the funding came from Crosslink Capital, and also included Wildcat Venture Partners, Leapfrog Ventures and Correlation Ventures. Zebit says it develops a payment system technology which allows Americans underserved by traditional financial services, and who are often living paycheck-to-pa

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

One of the oldest and most-popular developer communities, IBM’s developerWorks has announced today a first-of-its-kind premium subscription model, developerWorks Premium , geared toward maximizing developer access to IBM’s software, tools, training and partners at a fraction of the cost. Yes, developers can be paid exuberant salaries, but to get to that level, they have to have the skills to justify the cost.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , the provider of automotive buying information and tools, said it has launched a new Apple TV app today. According to Edmunds, the new Edmunds TV app will bring automotive content from the company to car shoppers. The company said it will offer up car reviews, road tests, consumer advice, and behind-the-scenes video through its Apple TV app.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Los Angeles-based BlackLine , which develops cloud-based software for the finance and accounting market, said it has launched a new channel partner program. Blackline said the launch of the channel effort will help it expand its global distribution, and help meet what it says is "surging demand" for its products. BlackLine is a developer of cloud-based software used for the financial close process.

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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Irvine-based Broadcom is launching a new set of Ethernet switches, to a market you might not think of at first: for embedding in automobiles. According to Broadcom, its new BroadR-Reach automotive Ethernet switches are aimed at use for in-car networking, infotainment, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems(ADAS), and othr applications. Broadcom says it already has prior generations of those Ethernet switches being used on the road in the BMW X3, X4, X5, X6, i3, i8, 6 Series and 7 Series vehicles; th

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

Aliso Viejo-based Smith Micro said today that it has connected its Sock Puppets app, which lets users create their own, talking sock puppets, with the popular Facebook Messenger app. Smith Micro said the integration allows to create and share sock puppet messages with their friends. Sock Puppets lets users create "sock puppet" shows, with cute, on-screen sock puppets who automatically lip synch to your voice.

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