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MARCH 7, 2019

DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. Netflix (court case number 2:2019-cv-01602) and DIVX, LLC et al (court case number 2:2019-cv-01606).

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

San Diego-based robotics and artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp. said on Monday that Walmart Stores will be rolling out a fleet of robots, powered by its software, starting in early 2019. Brain said Walmart expects to have 360 of the automated machines running its its store by the end of January, 2019.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

PCH) announced on Wednesday that it has acquired both alcohol delivery and logistics platform Saucey , as well as cannabis delivery and retail software developer Emjay. Emjay was founded in 2019, with Vaughn and Leeb taking over operations of the company in January of 2020. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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APRIL 20, 2020

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone --which is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as VERI--reported that it has received a total of $6.5M Veritone has over 300 employees and had 2019 net revenues of $49.6M. in loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

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MARCH 4, 2019

The Weidt Group orivdes energy consulting and software development, focused on the energy and operational performance of new and existing buildings for utilities. According to Willdan, The Weidt Group had approximately $14M in revenues in 2018, and that it expects the acquisition to be accretive to its earnings in 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

BlackBerry said on Monday that it is launching a brand new, advanced lab called the BlackBerry Advanced Technology Development Labs , which will leverage technology created by Irvine-based Cylance. BlackBerry acquired in February of 2019 in a deal worth $1.4

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JANUARY 23, 2020

San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it is saw "record sales and revenue growth" in 2019, on strong retailer demand for autonomous, mobile robots.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

El Segundo-based online postage and shipping software developer Stamps.com reported its second quarter results on Thursday, saying it saw a 49 percent increase in its revenues for the quarter, to $206.7M, as a result of a surge in e-commerce activity. million, up 182 percent compared to the second quarter of 2019.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Los Angeles-based ConnectedTravel , a developer of connected vehicle applications and services, says it has teamed up with Universal Music Group , for a new hackathon which will "imagine next-generation music experiences" for connected vehicles.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2019

So, you might imagine that his outlook on data protection for 2019 would be more optimistic than in past years, because businesses now take advantage of a broad choice of security services to protect themselves. Bob Ackerman is one of the venture capitalists whose funding has long fed the growth of the burgeoning cybersecurity industry.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 24, 2019

But looking back from the viewpoint of 2019, it’s worth considering whether the really pivotal, world-changing advances in transportation have not already been launched. It came in relatively quick steps: —The first time a person with a smartphone stepped into a car, that vehicle became, by proxy, a connected device with GPS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/27/2019. Where is this effort on your priority list?

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