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The future of car ownership: Cars-as-a-service

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Automakers and startups alike are increasingly offering services that give buyers new opportunities and greater flexibility around owning and using vehicles. Cars-as-a-Service. ” Citing a Bloomberg report, the site explains automakers may have had the worst first half for new-vehicle retail sales since 2013.

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Los Angeles To See Clearwire LTE In 2013

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Clearwire--which currently offers up 4G wireless in Los Angeles using the WiMAX wireless protocol--said that it will roll out its TDD-LTE network to New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, in early 2013, among 31 cities it plans to launch overall in 2013.

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CheckAlt: More Than $4 Billion Processed In 2013

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Los Angeles-based CheckAlt , the check and payments technology company headed by Shai Stern, said late last night that it processed over $4 billion dollars in transactions in 2013. CheckAlt offers up Check 21 processing, mobile payments, services for financial institutions and financial services firms, and other related offerings.

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Viasat To Power JetBlue's Airbus A220-300 Internet Service

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Viasat has been providing in-flight wireless services for JetBlue since December of 2013. According to Viasat, its in-flight connectivity systems will be deployed on JetBlue's new fleet of 70 Airbus A220-300 aircraft, which will begin deliver in 2020, and with an option for 50 additional aircraft. READ MORE>>.

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United Online: FTD Split Expected By August 2013

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Woodland Hills-based United Online , the hybrid Internet Service Provider and flower delivery service (via FTD), reported yesterday in its quarterly results that it now expects to spin off FTD as an independent, publicly traded company by August of 2013.

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Onica Raises $20M For Cloud Migration, IT Services Efforts

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Santa Monica- and Irvine-based Onica , a provider of IT services focused on cloud-based platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), has raised $20M in a funding round, the company announced this week. Onica said it will use the new funding to focus on growth of its Amazon Web Services (AWS) consulting and managed services business.

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Homejoy Shuts Doors To On-Demand Home Services

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Homejoy , one of the many, on-demand startups serving the Los Angeles area, said today that it will be shutting down its services, and will be closing on July 31st. READ MORE>>.

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