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Hackers claim ransomware attack on Los Angeles housing authority

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The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, has confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident shortly after the LockBit ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the agency. LockBit’s claimed attack on HACLA marks the second major cyberattack on a Los Angeles city agency in recent months.

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Waymo to test driverless rides with employees in Los Angeles

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Waymo will begin testing its autonomous Jaguar I-Paces without a human safety operator in Los Angeles in the next couple of weeks. This is the company’s next step on its path to commercializing robotaxi services in its second California city. To start, only employees will be able to hail rides in the driverless robotaxis.

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Los Angeles-based Luxury Presence raised $5.4 million for its real estate marketing services

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Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. The latest of these is Luxury Presence , which pitches digital marketing services to real estate agents and has raked in $5.4

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OpenAirplane Targets Los Angeles With Airplane Rental Service

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Tech-savvy users who like services like Zipcar, Uber, RelayRides, and Car2Go are used to being able to now rent and find cars by the hour or day in areas like Los Angeles. The addition of Los Angeles as a market came as OpenAirplane also added service in new York, Chicago, San Jose, Kissimmee, and Detroit.

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Airbnb Launches Room Cleaning Service For Hosts In Los Angeles

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Apparently, Los Angeles has become the center of the world for smartphone-driven house cleaning services, as Airbnb told hosts in the city Wednesday that it has tied up with smartphone-driven cleaning services Homejoy and Handybook to clean rooms between rentals via Airbnb. READ MORE>>.

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IDrive Cloud Backup Launches Data Mirroring Service

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Los Angeles-based cloud backup provider IDrive Cloud Backup says it has launched a new, data mirroring service, aimed at providing full image backups for Windows computers and servers. According to the company, the new service specifically aimed at protecting against data loss and ransomware, both for individuals and small businesses.

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LA-based MarketerHire upgrades its service matching remote marketers with companies

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MarketerHire , a Los Angeles-based startup backed by a slew of executives from some of the city’s hottest startups, launched its new service matching freelance marketing experts with open jobs listed on its platform. . Brands can typically fill their open positions in as little as 48 hours, the company said.

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