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JANUARY 24, 2019

Google today announced that it has partnered with Sony Pictures Imageworks , Sony’s visual effects and animation studio, to launch OpenCue , an open source render manager. Google, of course, is interested in bringing these workloads to its cloud and it has made a concerted effort to bring the Hollywood studios to its Cloud Platform.

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

Is Google Fiber , the ultra-high-speed, gigabit Internet service, coming to Los Angeles? Google said this morning that it is exploring the possibility of bringing its high speed fiber network to both Los Angeles and Chicago, its first spread into two of the largest metro areas to date.

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MAY 5, 2014

Google said over the weekend that it has expanded its same-day, shopping delivery service-- Google Shopping Express --into the Los Angeles market, along with a similar expansion into New York, which will allow for same day delivery from local retailers to consumers in West Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2020

Google appears to be pulling back on plans to reopen its offices after the July 4th weekend, after it has become apparent there is an ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States. Google has significant operations in the Los Angeles area. Image: Google's Playa Vista studios READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 11, 2020

Google , the Internet giant, which has a big presence and offices in the Los Angeles area, is now suggesting all of its North American employees work from home, as the spread of the COVID-19 virus has extended into the Bay Area and elsewhere in the nation. Google just opened up a new studio in Playa Vista last week.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

The cost and difficulty of deploying fiber for its high speed, Gigabit networking efforts in such cities as Los Angeles has Google Fiber considering a move to wireless, according to a report. Google first indicated an interest in a Los Angeles expansion back in December of 2015. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 16, 2018

Google Cloud’s new region in Los Angeles is now online, the company announced today. This isn’t exactly a surprise, given that Google had previously announced a July launch for the region, but it’s a big step for Google, which now boasts five cloud regions in the United States.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Google disclosed on Wednesday that it is expanding its Google Express service to include fresh groceries in Los Angeles and San Francisco, at least in parts of those cities, as part of an expansion of the same day delivery service. The new service competes with similar offerings from Instacart, Amazon.com, and others.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based EVgo , which operates a network of electric vehicle fast charging stations, says that it has inked a deal with Google Maps to feature the exact location and availability of more than 1,000 of its chargers on the map software. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Santa Monica-based Bitium , a developer of cloud identity and single sign-on software, has been acquired by Google , Google said on Tuesday afternoon. According to Google, the acquisition of Bitium will help it with its "Cloud Identity vision". Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Once a city has spoken with Google about bringing Fiber into their hood, there’s a process for the city to go through. Two new cities are exploring Fiber with Google and they are Chicago and Los Angeles. You know the drill. A lengthy one. Checklists. The whole nine yards. … Read More.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Los Angeles-based homebuilder KB Home , in another move to boost the technology features of its homes, said this morning that it has linked up with Google , to integrate its homes with Google Assistant. Image: KB Home's showcase community in the Denver area, which now features Google Assistant. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Los Angeles-based streaming television service Hulu has dropped support for Google's Daydream VR platform, according to a report on Thursday, which makes it impossible for owners of Google's VR headset to access Hulu content. The report--from Variety --said. Hulu quietly dropped the support in the past couple of weeks.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

Los Angeles-based mobile app demo technology developer AppOnboard , which is led by serial entrepreneur Jonathan Zweig, said this week that it has launched the ability to demo apps and games directly within Google Play.

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Google said on Wednesday that a team at Loyola Marymount University is using its open source, machine learning tool--TensorFlow--as part of a project to help identify potholes and cracks in Los Angeles, in an attempt to perhaps improve the flow of traffic through the city. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Based in Los Angeles, AppOnboard sees itself as one of a new breed of LA startup that’s steeping itself in the local ecosystem and trying to be one of the cornerstone’s for a new technology hub in the southern California region. Company co-founder Jonathan Zweig has already had one hit as a Los Angeles-based entrepreneur.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

San Luis Obispo-based software developer MINDBODY , which develops cloud-based software used for business management by the wellness services, yoga, fitness, and related industries, says it has integrated its services with Google Search and Google Maps. Financial details of the arrangement were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based Not Me Solutions , which develops software used for reporting misconduct at companies, has named two new advisors, including the former Chief Compliance Officer of Google.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Plenty of Fish (POF), the online dating company owned by Match.com--and run out of Los Angeles--says it has integrated its dating services with Google Assistant, running on Google Home, Android devices, and iPhones.

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JUNE 29, 2018

In a move designed to attract more customers from the media and entertainment industry, Google said this week that it will be opening up a new Los Angeles cloud region to its cloud computing platform, Google Cloud.

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JANUARY 16, 2018

Google to connect Latin America and Los Angeles with new undersea cable; Snapchat content execs talk app redesign and push into scripted programming; and Lockheed Martin exec hints that SR-72 might be built already.

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AUGUST 14, 2017

Google has revoked the domain registration for the neo-Nazi web publication, The Daily Stormer, after the site attempted to move its domain registration and host‌ing to Google, according to reports. Both Google and GoDaddy have major operations in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 27, 2011

Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles with their smartphones? Google said Monday afternoon that the museum has just gone high tech with its displays, with a new link to Google's "Google Goggles" mobile app. Google Goggles is available on Android and iOS devices.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Startup Boost Los Angeles has opened up applications for its Fall 2019 class, according to the group. Startup Boost Los Angeles says its program includes six weekly workshop sessions and one demo night hosted by Google, in Venice. Deadlines for the program close on September 20th.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Google looks to have some big plans for Los Angeles expansion, as news broke this morning that the company has acquired 12 acres in Playa Vista, paying an estimated $120M on the property, next to the hangar where Howard Hughes built the "Spruce Goose". Image: Google''s YouTube Space LA in Playa Vista. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

Los Angeles Times cited by Google for "annoying" ads, Faraday Future HR vice president departs, and Aerojet Rocketdyne’s AR1 rocket research costs about $228 million.

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MAY 4, 2018

Los Angeles-based movie ticketing service Fandango is powering a new service from , announced on Friday, which lets users of Google Assistant book tickets to their local movie theater. The new service is now available on Google Assistant for Android. Financial details of the link between the companies were not announced.

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MAY 19, 2014

Los Angeles-based online video guide service OVGuide.com , which is backed by Baroda Ventures, said today that it has launched a new application for Google Glass. According to OVGuide.com, its new app for Google Glass allows users to watch streaming video on Google''s platform. OVGuide is headed by Sanjay Reddy.

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AUGUST 15, 2017

Sendgrid , the email back-end services company which has a major operation in Irvine, has joined Google and GoDaddy in suspending services to the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer, after user complaints. The Daily Stormer then attempted to move its hosting to Google, which immediately suspended that move yesterday. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed , the developer of tools to help businesses manage their location data in online local search services, says it has added Google+ and Bing management to its tools. momentfeed googl plus bing local data information' READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

The company, founded by ex-Google engineers and colleagues behind the unrequited Bookbot , was formed to develop market-ready tech in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations in 2019, but the team has kept operations under wraps until now. With this announcement, Cartken officially comes out of stealth mode.

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

In an interesting indicator of the growing influence of technology companies on Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Museum Of Art said this week that it has launched a new Art + Technology Initiative , which will give artists grants and lab space to experiment with new technologies. lacma google spacex artists accenture daqri nvidia'

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Google announced Wednesday that it has released its mod_pagespeed project--which automatically optimizes and speeds up web pages accesses for website owners using Apache--out of beta. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based Glip , the startup developing cloud-based tools to help teams manage projects, plans, documents, and other more, said today that it has integrated its service with Google Drive and Dropbox. glip google drive dropbox project sharing document workflow management task saas cloud' READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2016

Los Angeles-based FameBit , the online marketplace which helps brands connect with YouTube influencers, has been acquired by Google , the company's backer--Science--announced on Tuesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has snagged a Google veteran, as its new Chief Product & Engineering Officer. Kershaw will be based in Los Angeles. Kershaw also has previously worked at Ericsson/Telcordia, VeriSign, Clarent Corporation, Unisys, and SS8 Networks. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 18, 2013

One of Southern California''s most successful--and unheralded--inventions for the Internet world earned online publishers more than $7 billion alone last year, Google said this morning. Google said that last year, alone, publishers earned more than $7 billion from AdSense ads. READ MORE>>.

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