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SpaceX Acts to Launch Mars-Bound Rockets From Florida

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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. commenced construction in Florida on a launchpad to send its Starship Mars rocket to the red planet.

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Into the Metaverse

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The “metaverse” is currently one of the hottest topics in tech — particularly since social media giant Facebook changed its corporate name to Meta Platforms Inc.

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Tetra Tech Reports Record Fiscal Year Earnings, Wins Part of $110M Contract

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Pasadena-based Tetra Tech Inc. — the largest engineering and infrastructure services firm in Los Angeles County now that AECOM has departed for Dallas — reported record fiscal 2021 earnings on Nov. 17.

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PatientPop, Kareo Merge to Create Tebra

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Santa Monica-based PatientPop Inc. will merge with health care IT firm Kareo Inc., forming a new company called Tebra.

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Snap Stock Falls 22% After Announcing $1B Third Quarter Earnings

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Snap Inc. announced earnings of more than $1 billion for the third quarter in its quarterly report on Oct. 21, but new Apple Inc. data collection rules and the company’s acknowledgment of supply chain issues that carry industrywide repercussions prompted its stock prices to fall.

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Rocket Lab’s Peter Beck Shares Why He Keeps Things Complex

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Peter Beck realized space flight was his dream while looking at the night sky as a toddler with his dad.

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Activision Blizzard Pledges $250 Million, Sets Diversity Hiring Goals

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CEO Bobby Kotick will take a significant pay cut until the company’s “gender-related goals” are achieved.