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FTD Files Chapter 11: Long, Complex Path Through SoCal's Tech Industry

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In long, complicated path that wound through Southern California's high tech industry, flower delivery network operator FTD has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. FTD acquired San Diego's ProFlowers in 2014, paying $430M for the online flower and gift delivery service. United Online was acquired by B.

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Faraday Future Sued By Faraday Bicycles In Trademark Suit, Adding To Legal Woes

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Los Angeles-based Faraday Future , which is developing high tech electric vehicles, has been sued by a manufacturer of electric bicycles, Faraday Bicycles , in a trademark lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit, California Northern District Court. Faraday Future Inc. The lawsuit was filed Tuesday.

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Tech in Motion’s End of Year Celebration [ LOS ANGELES ]

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The evening will be a celebration of 2016 tech and provide previews of 2017 innovation. From autonomous vehicles and reusable rockets, to ubiquitous VR headsets and universally-popular AR games, high-tech went mainstream in 2016. The festivities will be held at Expert Dojo, in the heart of Silicon Beach.

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Student-Founded Fantasy Pollster Is Hoping To Pick The Next President

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Unlike sites of the past that were deemed illegal, the current crop of election sites appear to well positioned to exploit the unprecedented focus Americans are applying to the 2016 election cycle. For instance, in the High Tech Sales class, we discussed the necessity of tracking ad performance. Fantasy Pollster.

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‘Megadeals’ Dominate Q2 as VCs Invest $15.3B, and Top 10 Deals

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It was the 10 th consecutive quarter that venture firms put at least $10 billion into startups and other high-tech companies, including a $3.5 However, the first half of 2016 has been been substantially lower, with a six-month total of just over $28.9 Still, the amount invested marked a 12 percent drop from the $17.4

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Bryant Stibel's Kobe Bryant Dies In Helicopter Crash

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The crash site where Bryant and the others crashed is within view of a cluster of business parks, which houses some of the high tech companies along the 101 corridor. READ MORE>>.

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Bio Roundup: Theranos Cuts, Alnylam Stops, Nobel Eats Its Own & More

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military’s high-tech think tank DARPA described Safe Genes, a new program to fund safety measures that can be built into genome editing technology or counter its potential wayward effects. —The 2016 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine went to Yoshinori Ohsumi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology.