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AUGUST 2, 2016

Ojai-based software testing developer GenRocket , and digital services provider UST Global , which is based in Irvine, announced Tuesday that the two are in a new partnership, where UST Global will tap GenRocket's technology for automating the generation of test code and test data. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. UST Global said the move will help it provision test data for projects early in the software development life cycle for its clients.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 2, 2016

Instagram copies Snapchat Stories, RealD signs deal with China’s Wanda Cinema Line, Funny or Die cuts impact nearly a third of staff, and more.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Mojave-based Virgin Galactic is taking another step forward, saying on Monday that it has received FAA approval to flight tests on its new SpaceShipTwo vehicle. Virgin Galactic said it received the operator license for SpaceShipTwo from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST). Virgin Galactic said the license is the first step in eventual commercial operations for its space vehicle.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Goleta-based Aurrion , a developer of networking semiconductor technology which was spun out of UC Santa Barbara, has been acquired by Juniper Networks , according to Juniper's blog. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Juniper said that Aurrion has developed breakthrough technology in the silicon-photonics area, saying that the startup's technology will help it reduce the cost of the optoelectronic portion of its circuits, helping to match the cost reductions it has been able

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Xconomy

AUGUST 2, 2016

The New York Times reported last week that the NFL and USA Football had publicized inaccurate statistics about the efficacy of a training program called Heads Up Football in preventing concussions in youth football players. Officials at USA Football had to concede that they did not review the data from the study carefully and did not realize that the positive data they were publicizing contradicted data from the same study published one year ago that showed negative results for the Heads Up Foo

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AUGUST 2, 2016

San Diego-based Organovo , which is developing 3D bioprinting technology, said on Tuesday that it has named Craig Kussman as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Kussman was most recently CFO of Alphaeon Corporation, and also served at XIFIN, Ascenta Therapeutics, as well as Breach Security, Discovery Partners International, Inc., SYNAVANT Inc., Cognizant Corp., and IMS Health.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD is reporting this morning that it has signed its largest, ever, 3D installation agreement ever, in China, with Wanda Cinema Line Corporation. According to RealD, Wanda has committed to install its 3D technology on a total of 5,600 screens throughout China. Financial impact of the deal were not disclosed.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Irvine-based Western Digital said this morning that it has bumped the capacity of its line of "WD Gold" data center hard drives by 25 percent, to 10 terabytes, as it continues to push the storage capacity of its hard drive line. WD said the 25 percent increase over its former, 8TB capacity for the drives also includes a reduction in power usage, by 8 percent, and 21 percent better sequential performance improvement.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

San Dimas-based wireless equipment maker TP-Link , which develops wireless routers and switches, has agreed to pay $200,000 to the FCC, for allowing its users to run their Wi-Fi radios and routers at higher levels than allowed by the FCC. According to the FCC, TP-Link has also agreed to let third party firmware run on its hardware--while still obeying those FCC power limits.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based digital restaurant ordering software developer Tillster , led by Perse Faily, is powering the new mobile app for Baskins-Robbins , the companies said on Monday. According to Tillster, it is providing both an iOS and Android mobile app for Baskins-Robbins, which lets ice cream fans pay for their favorite ice cream treats, send virtual gift cards to friends, and also get special offers and deals.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

Los Angeles-based Gipper Media --a new app inspired by a high school entrepreneurship project--has launched, with the backing of Pandora co-founder and SoCal technology vet Jon Kraft and former Stamps.com Chief Softwarwe Architect Girish Venkat. According to Gipper, its new app allows anyone to post, organize, share high school sports, letting players, parents, coaches, schools, and other upload sports highlights.

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