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Micronoma Names Execs, Plans San Diego HQ

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San Diego-based biotech startup Micronoma announced this morning that it has hired three new executives, and plans to set up a headquarters in San Diego. The company recently raised $3M in a funding round. READ MORE>>.

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PocketList Raises $2.8M In Seed Funding For Rental Info

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in a seed funding round, and officially launched. The company said the funding was led by Craft Ventures, the venture firm founded by David Sacks, and also included Abstract VC and Wonder Ventures, as well as other angels, including Zillow co-founder Spencer Rascoff. Nick Dze is the co-founder and CEO of PocketList. READ MORE>>.

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Cue Gets $481M For COVID-19 Tests

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San Diego-based Cue Health , which is developing COVID-19 testing products, reported late last night that it has received a $481M award from the. Cue Health said that all manufacturing for its tests will be performed exclusively in San Diego at its facilities. Department of Defense (DOD), on behalf of the U.S.

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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

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Meanwhile, Twitter began taking steps to replace those terms earlier this year and hopes to finish replacing that terminology by the end of 2021, according to CNET. . Bezos Academy, funded by Jeff Bezos’ $2B ‘Day One Fund,’ launches first free school in Seattle area – GeekWire.

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How long can Zuckerberg afford to bankroll the AR/VR market?

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Today, Apple News offers local news coverage in 11 markets, including San Francisco, the Bay Area, New York, Houston, Los Angeles, San Diego, Sacramento, Miami, Charlotte, San Antonio and Washington, D.C.,” Large technology companies are growing at amazing rates and startup funding is at an all-time high.

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So You Want to Start a Cybersecurity Company?

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Attacks will cost the world $6 trillion by 2021, research firm Cybersecurity Ventures says- –the greatest transfer of economic wealth in history and more profitable than the trade in all major illegal drugs. Cybercrime has become a global epidemic. As the threat keeps rising, the cybersecurity industry keeps growing.

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