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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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As part of the program, up to 30-minute rides will be free for members of critical workforces through April 30 in Austin, Denver, Los Angeles, the Washington D.C. Spin, which began offering this on April 1, is making this available in Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C.

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Zynga's Loss, SGN's Gain

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One of those companies, Los Angeles-based SGN , is already benefiting from the turmoil over at Zynga, saying Monday afternoon that it has hired a new pool of talent from Zynga, including a number of artists, an executive, game designer, and UI/AX artist. zynga layoff jobs employment hiring videogame content game social mobile'

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Zynga Details Job Cuts

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Those cuts have resulted in the shutdown of Zynga''s Los Angeles office. zynga cuts layoffs employment jobs angeles content videogame video mobile social' San Francisco-based Zynga has detailed the cuts at the company, saying it has laid off approximately 520 employees, or 18 percent of its global workforce. READ MORE>>.

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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

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Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. ” MediaLab is a holding company that owns several other mobile properties , including anonymous social network Whisper and mixtape app DatPiff.