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Former Avast CEO Steckler Dies Unexpectedly In Irvine

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According to Avast, Steckler passed away in a tragic car accident in Irvine, California, on June 15, 2021, at the age of 62. to the University of California, Irvine, with $5M going to the Center for Responsible, Ethical and Accessible Technologies within the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences.

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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

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— 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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USC Viterbi Startup Garage Deadline

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Friday, April 2, 2021 -- USC Viterbi Startup Garage Deadline. For more information visit the VSG Webpage or contact vsg@usc.edu. Interested teams should apply no later than Midnight April 2, 2021 (PT). Any IP developed by the teams is theirs to keep! See [link] (more)

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CoreLogic: Mortgage Delinquency Rates Climbing

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Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic , which tracks property information and data, says it is seeing mortgage delinquency rates climbing, with a high correlation to geographies most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. CoreLogic said that, absent further government programs and support, CoreLogic forecasts the U.S.

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PocketList Raises $2.8M In Seed Funding For Rental Info

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According to PocketList, it uses the "wisdom of the crowd" to share information about the rental market. The company currently only offers up info in Los Angeles, and says it plans to launch in San Francisco and San Diego later this year, Seattle in 2021, and Chicago and San Diego later.

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Six Tech Startups to Look Out For in 2023

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The company, which was founded in 2021 by researchers from Harvard and Stanford, has invested in clinical-grade deep learning to unlock the potential of image data, helping oncologists make much more informed decisions about their patients. The podcasting and multi-media market is a notoriously hard one to break into.

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Customer Trust Is An Opportunity With A Huge Payback

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With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. A few years earlier, Marriott account information was hacked, and some feel it hasn’t fully recovered since.

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