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DECEMBER 19, 2016

As we head towards the end of the year, a lot of people are starting to think about New Year's resolutions, and how to improve their life. One area is to improve your emotional wellness and health. Los Angeles-based Stop, Breathe, and Think (www.stopbreathethink.org) has created an app to help you have better awareness of your emotional health, and�using meditation and other exercises�helps you gain better mastery over your emotions.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Fatigue from relentless targeted online advertising has spurred a growing share of internet users to download ad blockers – browser extensions that remove digital ads from websites. In fact, more than one in four U.S. internet users removed digital ads from Web pages with an ad blocker this year, according to a report by eMarketer.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm and Los Angeles-based Lionsgate said this morning that the two are in ap artnership, where they will power a new Power Rangers Virtual Reality (VR) experience, which will roll out at CES. The two said the VR experience will let audiences to "enter the zords of their favorite Power Ranger". Financial details of the collaboration were not announced.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Rubicon Project tests tool to block, snooze, or like ads, Snapchat gives celebrities no special treatment, and Elon Musk proposes a tunneling company.

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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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DECEMBER 19, 2016

San Diego-based residential solar power installer OneRoof Energy said late Friday that it has "significantlyr educed" its work force, and has begun winding down its operations, after it said it was unable to secure financing necessary to continue sales, marketing, and development. The company did not say how many people it laid off in the move. The company said it is now "considering various measures to preserve cash" and looking to "maximize the value of its assets.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 -- Startup Cafe #2. Hosted by Startups In The Sky @ Industrious Los Angeles. See https://startupcafe2.splashthat.com/.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Does it sometimes seem like people all around you are getting promoted, or leaving to start their own business, while all your hard work and experience are getting you nowhere? Maybe it’s time to take a hard look at your habits and the perceptions they convey, compared to some of the other people on your team. These people can’t all be related to the boss, or be just lucky.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Online learning site Lynda.com , which is now part of LinkedIn/Microsoft, has been hit by a password breach, which compromised less than 55,000 accounts at the service. The hashed passwords spurred a reset of accounts on the site, as well as a wider warning to its users. Lynda said the breach also included information on contact information and courses viewed, according to an email sent to users.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Kyriba , a developer of cross border, cloud-based treasurey, cash, and risk management software, which has offices in San Diego, said today that it has received an investment from Mitsubishi UFJ Capital. Size of the Series D funding round investment was not announced. Kyriba's existing investors include BPIfrance, HSBC, BRED Banque Populaire, Daher Capital, Iris Capital, and Upfront Ventures.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Camarillo-based Grab Green , a developer of eco-friendly products, said last week that it has raised $2.5M in a financing round from Stoneway Capital. The company (whose corporate name is MaddieBrit Products, but goes by its brand name of Grab Green), said the funding will go to "significantly expand" marketing and worldwide sales. Grab Green says its household products are healthier, eco-responsible, highly effective, and non-toxic.

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DECEMBER 19, 2016

Carlsbad-based biopharmaceutical sdeveloper Ionis Pharmaceuticals said Friday that it has received $28M from AstraZeneca , folloing the completion of IND studies and licensing of an antisense drug for treating cancer. The company said that it is eligible to receive up to $137M more in additional development and regulatory milestone payments from AstraZenca associated with its drug, along with "low double digit" royalties from sales of the drug.

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