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Better, With Offices In Irvine, Gets Heat For Zoom Layoff, Insults

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Venture-backed startup Better.com, which offers up an online mortgage service--and which has offices in Irvine--is getting widespread heat for its approach to layoffs--a three minute Zoom call, and the CEO's messages saying those laid-off employees were "stealing" from the company having allegedly working only two hours daily.

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Silicon Beach Report Jan. 8: GoPro layoffs, Grindr founder leaving, new lights for Ring’s smart doorbells

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GoPro announced layoffs and cost-cutting as the camera and software company exits the drone business; video doorbell maker Ring has acquired light maker Mr. Beams; and the founder of dating app Grindr is stepping down following the company’s acquisition by a Hong Kong-based mobile gaming company.

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Report: NastyGal Facing Cram Down Round, Seeking Buyer

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Los Angeles-based fashion website NastyGal is apparently in the midst of a "cram down" round--a round where the current shareholders in a company essentially reset the equity structure of a company that usually forces non-participating investors to lose most, if not all of their stake in the company. READ MORE>>.

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Sonos Cuts 96 Employees

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Santa Barbara-based Sonos , which makes user-friendly, whole home music systems and speakers, has laid off 96 employees, according to multiple reports from Santa Barbara media on Friday. Deails on the layoffs have not been announced by the company, nor reason for the cuts. READ MORE>>.

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Report: ManiaTV Axes Staff

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Los Angeles-based ManiaTV has reportedly laid off 15 of the firm's 33 employees, according to a report in The Deal, as the firm prepares to sell the company. Tags: employment merger layoff hollywood content acquisition entertainment maniatv. The Deal said Revision3 is rumored to be a possible buyer for the firm.

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Amylin Pharmaceuticals To Shut San Diego Operations

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Usually, when a company is acquired, it''s great news for investors--and employees. The move was first reported by the U-T San Diego. amylin pharmaceuticals diego biotech lifescienec employee jobs layoff' Amylin Pharmaceuticals as a developer of diabetes drugs. READ MORE>>.

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Qualstar Continues To Look At Strategic Options

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Simi Valley-based Qualstar , the developer of data storage and high efficiency power supplies, says it continues to look at "strategic options" for the business, as it reported yet another quarter of declining revenues. The company reported a net loss of $1.2 According to Qualstar, it had a loss of $0.4 READ MORE>>.

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