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Cybersecurity Firm Illumio’s Alan Cohen on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

One of the largest and most consequential data breaches in 2017 afflicted credit reporting agency Equifax, and it was hardly the only victim. The drumbeat of mishaps and scandals this year also included charges of sexual harassment and gender discrimination among tech companies and investors. Have all these.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

The latest investment is being used to finance the acquisition of another company in the space — Appetize, a digital and mobile commerce payments platform for enterprises such as sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and zoos. So they see a responsibility to install the necessary technology to properly run their business.”.

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5 Tech Trends Startups Are Adopting In 2017

Tech.Co

It’s not about checking off as many technology trends, it is about finding useful and valuable trends that align with your goals and strategy for the rest of the year. Here are five trends startups are considering for their operations in 2017. Blockchain Technology. Many users now rely on mobile applications.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. It was Iconiq that put a whopping $80 million into ServiceTitan just last year — and while the 2017 cash infusion may have been larger, the company’s valuation has continued to rise.

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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

TechCrunch LA

Maven had paused service due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The car-sharing service has struggled for months, long before COVID-19 upended the “shared” mobility sector. Maven had already suspended its consumer car-sharing and a peer-to-peer service due to COVID-19. GM’s experiment with car sharing is over.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. I met with Seed San Diego partners Taner Halicioglu and Eric Gasser, who also reviewed the companies and provided their feedback. I widened my net this year.

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Break Some Rules This Summer | Call or SMS as You Drive

Tech Zulu Event

The voice technology enables a driver to dictate a phone call, an email or SMS, edit it or read (listen) and respond to emails and SMS texts received without the touch of a button or touch screen. Mobile office assistant. The voice technology is expected to minimize distractions caused by mobile phones during driving.

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