Tue.Oct 04, 2016

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Henrik Fisker Reboots Efforts To Create Electric Cars, Taps Technology From UCLA

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Henrik Fisker , the automotive designer behind ill fated Fisker Automotive, said today that he is starting a new company , Fisker Inc. , to design a new electric vehicle. Fisker's last company--Fisker Auotmotive--was sold out of bankruptcy to Wanxiang Group in 2014. According to an interview with Fisker by Bloomberg, the new company is based on energy storage and battery technology from "several professors from UCLA".

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Fisker Relaunches His Electric Car Brand

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Famed car designer Henrik Fisker has launched a new electric car company named Fisker Inc. in Los Angeles.

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Agilon Health Aims At Healthcare Technology

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Long Beach-based Agilon Health/ said it has created a new healthcare services and technology company this morning, which it says will focus on creating "next generation value-based care delivery systems". The new company is led by Ronald A. Williams, who is the former Chairman and CEO of Aetna. Agilon Health said it will offer up information and support systems, data analytics and medical management infrastructure to physicians.

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Business/legal Industry Night At Make In LA - Splash

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Thursday, October 6, 2016 -- Make in LA is opening its doors once again for an open house and mixer thanks to many of our favorite lawyers, accountants, and business service providers. See https://industrynightatmila.splashthat.com/.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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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Oakley, Intel Link On Voice Activated Eyewear

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Sunglasses brand Oakley --owned by Luxottica Group--and Intel said that the two have partnered to launch a new "smart eyewear" system, called the Radar Pace , which will offer real-time, voice activated coaching for athletes. According to the two, the new device will provide personalized training programs, performance tracking, and coaching in real time.

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Laser Cuttesr and Beer

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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -- Make in LA is hosting an event in advance of National Manufacturing Day in collaboration with Hexlab and Hardware Massive called Laser Cutters and Beer. This is the first Hardware Massive event in Los Angeles. Jamin Fite, founder of Fifth Column Productions, will be speaking. Expect pizza, beer, and an assembly line to make custom LED name plates for people who RSVP.

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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 4: Fisker Relaunches His Electric Car Brand

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Fisker relaunches his electric car brand, Disney rumored to be looking at Netflix acquisition, MTV to make shows for Snapchat, and more.

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Cylance Sponsors Up And Coming Pro Golfer

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Irvine-based cybersecurity products and service provider Cylance said on Monday that it is sponsoring professional golfer Bryson DeChambeau. According to Cylance, the sponsorship comes on top of existing sports sponsorships, including the Cylance Pro Cycling team, Cylance-Incycle powered by Cannondale, and women's bicycle racer Denise Mueller. Terms of the sponsorship deal were not announced.

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Episerver Acquires Optivo

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Episerver , which develops software used for managing digital content and marketing and which has a corporate office in Irvine, said it has acquired Optivo , a provider of omnichannel campaign management and customer intelligence software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Optivo was based in Berlin. Episerver's CEO and President is Mark Duffell; the company's North American headquarters are in New Hampshire.

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Vinny Smith's Toba Capital Backs Restless Bandit

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Vinny Smith , the founder of Irvine's Quest Software, has put his backing behind a San Francisco developers of human resources software, Restless Bandit. Restless Bandit said today that it has raised $10M in a funding round, which came from both GGV Capital and Toba Capital, the investment arm of Quest's Smith. Restless Bandit is led by Steve Goodman, who sold his last startup, Bright, to LinkedIn.

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