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Study Ranks LA As Among Top Cities Prepared For Future

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A study--from company PropTechOS--has ranked Los Angeles as among the top U.S. According to the company, Los Angeles finished second behind Austin for US cities, based on "11 indicators of how adapted a city is to emerging technologies". cities "prepared for the future".

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Study: Emerging Technology Clusters Complement Silicon Valley, Others

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A new study, which looks at "silicon clusters" of technology companies outside Silicon Valley, finds that those clusters actually stimulate rather than compete with developed market clusters. The study--published by Professor Nukhet Harmancioğlu (Koc University, Turkey) and Gerard J. READ MORE>>

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Hyperloop One Names Winners Of Challenge, Inks Study Deal With Colorado

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Los Angeles-based HyperLoop One , one of the startups working to bring Elon Musk's vision of a high speed, tube-based transportation system to life, says it has named a list of the ten most promising routes for Hyperloop, and also inked a feasibility study agreement in Colorado around its systems. state on a feasibility study.

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Study: More Americans Using Online Dating Apps, Sites

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A new study, released today by the Pew Research Center , says that more American adults are using online dating sites or mobile apps than ever before. The study said 15% of adults have used online dating sites or apps; with 9% having used dating apps. The Pew study called the move to mobile dating apps "dramatic".

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Ford Runs Study With ZestFinance For Credit Approval Efforts

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Ford Motor Credit Company , the auto financing arm of Ford, will implement machine learning in its credit approval models, has run a study on the effectiveness of machine learning with Los Angeles-based ZestFinance , the two said on Friday.

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Memorang Gets $500K For Flash Card Study Tool

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Los Angeles-based Memorang , the developer of a flash-card based, study tool to help people study for such things as the MCAT, GRE, NBME, and a host of other tests, has raised $500,000 in a funding round, the company is announcing this morning.

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Tech Coast Angels: We Have Higher Returns Than Angel Averages

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The Tech Coast Angels , Southern California's biggest angel investment group, says its performance record and returns on its investments are higher than the average angel, in nearly all categories, based on a new academic study. average of all angels. According to the TCA, it had a 3.3x in active investments.