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City of Hope Hit By Phishing Attack

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Duarte, California-based City of Hope , the research and treatment center for cancer and other diseases, reported late Friday that it was the target of a phishing email attack, which resulted in release of such information at patient names, medical records, treatment information, and more. According to City of Hope, the attack had targeted the email accounts of four staff members.

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Mini-ventures Build Entrepreneurial Muscle (And Can Lead To Big Businesses)

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A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Entrepreneurs see the world like a cash booth from a 1950’s game show. On such shows, winners were placed in glass booth filled with money. Once the timer was started, a fan blew the money about and the contestant had a few seconds to grab all the cash they could hold onto. Once you begin seeing the world with the eyes of an entrepreneur, you realize that money-making opportunities are all around you.

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Amazon Plans Bricks And Mortar Store In La Jolla

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Amazon.com is getting set to open its second, bricks and mortar store in La Jolla this summer, according to a sign posted at a location in the Westfield University Towne Center Mall in San Diego. The sign says that Amazon Books will open in this summer. Amazon told the San Diego Union Tribune that it is hiring store managers and associates for the location.

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7 Ways To Keep Your Focus On Execution After The Idea

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Every startup begins with an idea, but from that point forward, it’s all about execution. Founders soon learn that customers only spend real money for solutions rather than ideas. Investors have also learned not to invest in ideas but only in entrepreneurs and teams who can deliver solutions. Success requires moving your passion quickly from the idea to the business implementation.

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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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J.J. Abrams To Produce Documentary On Google Lunar XPRIZE

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Culver City-based XPRIZE has a signed up J.J. Abrams, the producer of Star Wars Episode VII - The Force Awakens, to document the efforts behind the Google Lunar XPRIZE. Google said last week that Moon Shot, the new documentary of the teams behind the XPRIZE, will be created by director Orlando von Einsiedel, Executive Producer J.J. Abrams, Bad Robot, and Epic Digital.

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3D Robotics Ties With Autodesk On Drone Mapping APIs

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3D Robotics and CAD software maker Autodesk are teaming up to help companies better move data from 3D Robotics' drones, to the cloud, the two companies said on Monday. According to the two, 3D Robotics has connected into Autodesks's Forge Platform, a set of APIs, cloud services, and SDKs to help plug into Autodesk's software. The two said they are targeting the use of data from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the areas of the construction, telecom, survey, mapping, energy and infrastructure.

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BioIQ Expands To Atlanta

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Santa Barbara-based healthcare technology provider BioIQ said it has expanded to Atlanta, and more than doubled its employee base in 2015. The company, which offers up home tests for medical conditions tied into healthcare improvement programs, announced the expansion as part of what it called a "record-breaking" year. No financial details were announced by the company, and the company did not say how many employees it now has.

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SpaceX: Rocket Has Hard Landing, Will Try Again

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX reported over the weekend that it again was unable to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 on its floating barge, and will try again on the next launch. SpaceX--which has been attempting to land the Falcon 9 on its barge for future reuse and recovery--had previously landed the first stage of its rocket on land. The landing attempt came after a successful launch of a communications satellite, the SES-9, into geosynchronous orbit.

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