socalTECH

MAY 26, 2021

Irvine-based videogame developer Blizzard said today that it is once again cancelling Blizzcon, its annual conference, due to fluctuating guidelines around events in California during the pandemic. According to Blizzard, it now plans a "global event" in the early part of next year, combining and online show with smaller, in-person gatherings.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Culver City-based Amazon Studios , the arm of Amazon which is focused on creating content for Amazon's streaming video service, says it is continuing a program it runs with Howard University , intended to help increase diversity in the entertainment industry. Howard University, located in Washington D.C.,

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2021

C3 said it is working on new fulfillment locations for The Ice Cream Shop in Berkeley, Minneapolis, Iowa City, Tempe, Richmond, Ann Arbor and Providence with plans for New York and San Francisco later in 2021. Sam Nazarian previously founded SBE Entertainment, which had big holdings in the hotel and restaurant space.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

— Most (@Most) October 20, 2021. ” LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 20: Writer-director Joey Soloway speaks as trans employees and allies at Netflix walkout in protest of Dave Chappelle special on October 20, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. — Dana Herlihey (@danaherlihey) October 20, 2021.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. million in seed funding from groups like Agya Ventures, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, Nomo Ventures, PKO Investments and Y Combinator — Playhouse was a member of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. It’s already secured $2.8

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The first cars are slated to appear on the road by 2021, according to the company’s current leader, Ulrich Kranz. Entertainment systems are dependent on customers’ own devices and the canoo is compatible with both iOS and Android operating systems. “We will roll out city-by-city,” he says.

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