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Tech and Entertainment Have a Home in Silicon Beach

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Malibu and Beverly Hills have long been hot neighborhoods for entertainment execs. As the line blurs between tech and entertainment, and as Silicon Valley seeks synergy with L.A.’s But it was the low-key, creative beach vibe of Venice and Santa Monica that spurred a spate of start-ups to seek offices and homes.

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LionsGate Extends Into Video Games, Interactive Media

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Santa Monica-based movie and entertainment company Lionsgate said late Wednesday that it is expanding into a new line of business, and has launched a new, interactive and game arm. He also had been at Creative Artists Agency, Walt Disney, and Bellrock Media. READ MORE>>.

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Reflections on 2016: Rob Freelen, Silicon Valley Bank

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All this holiday season, we have been sharing the reflections on 2016 from the movers and shakers in Southern California's technology ecosystem. In 2016, our Santa Monica office more than doubled market share of early-stage companies. What's your favorite technology gadget, device, or innovation you ran across this year?

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What Mattered in 2012: Kevin Winston, Digital LA

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We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. We'll head back to the beach on the first week of summer for a week-long Silicon Beach Fest in Santa Monica June 2013.

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Want to Start a Technology Company in LA?

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And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. But we have a great city for building technology companies.

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Looking At LA's Technology Future with Derek Norton

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First off, talk about your involvement in some of the companies here, and also explain your view of where Los Angeles is going in the technology world? As you k now, there is so much cool stuff happening in Los Angeles, in Santa Monica. It's about the user experience, the interface, and it's very not about the technology.

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SPACES' Shiraz Akmal On Making VR A Real Life Experience

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How do you apply virtual reality (VR) technology, and turn it from just a nifty technology trick, to something which is truly a lifelike journey you can experience with friends? You mention you'd be doing this for theme parks before, what kind of venues would this technology go into here? We're an entertainment company.