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Homebound Gets $35M More For Home Rebuilding

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Homebound , a startup which rebuilds homes after disasters--and which has offices in Malibu--has raised $35M in a Series B funding, the company disclosed this week, bringing its total raised to $53M. The company's founders are Nikki Pechet and Jack Abraham. The company charges a fee based on the cost of a rebuild project. READ MORE>>.

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New App Promises to Unlock Hidden Public Beaches in Malibu

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Malibu beaches are famous for stunning views, dolphins playing, great surf and quiet sunbathing spots nestled among some of the most expensive homes in America. The new Malibu Beaches app being developed via crowdfunding on Kickstarter aims to bring you intel on how to claim your rightful place on the beach of the rich and famous.

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Google Executive Chairman Buys House In LA, Says Report

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In the latest Silicon Valley mogul to buy a house in Los Angeles, Google chairman Eric Schmidt has reportedly purchased a $22 million house in Los Angeles in the Holmby Hills. google real estate house mansion silicon valley mogul' READ MORE>>.

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The Getty, LACMA Link With Google Art Project

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Paul Getty Museum, or drive up to Malibu to visit the Getty Villa? Well, techies can just jump over to the Google Art Project today and browse the collections for the two museums online. The two museums are a number of new museums which were added by Google on a newly expanded site. According to the the J.

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MalibuIQ, HRL Team On Commercialization Effort

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Malibu-based MalibuIQ and HRL Laboratories , the former research and development arm of Hughes Aircraft which was previously known as Hughes Research Laboratories, said Tuesday that they have tied together to commercialize inventions and IP from HRL. TomorrowVentures is the investment arm of Google's Eric Schmidt. READ MORE>>.

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Tastemade, Jaunt Tap Ryan Seacrest, Conan O'Brien For Tour Through LA

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According to the two, A Perfect Day in Los Angeles is a virtual reality travel experience which takes viewers through a tour of LA's most iconic sites (Stan's Donuts, Universal Studios Hollywood, The Rock Pool at Malibu Creek State Park, etc.) The companies said the virtual reality experience was actually created in a partnership with LA24.org,

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Zillow CEO Buys House In LA

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It's unclear how Rascoff's presence in the city might or might not benefit the local tech community, as Los Angeles is a popular location for homes for jet-setting technology executives and entrepreneurs, including Oracle founder Larry Ellison (Malibu), Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson (Beverly Hills), and Google chairman Eric Schmidt (also (..)