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Google partners with Sony Pictures Imageworks to launch an open source VFX render manager

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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. That includes the launch of its Los Angeles cloud region last year, as well as its acquisition of the Zync cloud renderer back in 2014.

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AT&T Mobile App Hackathon | Superheroes & Geeks, Only in Hollywood!

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Spearheaded by Alex Donn , the event was designed for both technical and non-technical attendees to build apps over the course of a weekend at Io/La , an incubator/co-work space in the heart of Hollywood. We walked over down to Hollywood Blvd. Only in Hollywood are you able to mash up Superheroes and Geeks in one big room!

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CAA, William Morris Back Online Video Education Site

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Two, Hollywood heavyweights--the Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and William Morris Endeavor (WME) --are backing an online site which provides live workshops from experts. As part of the funding Caterina Fake, the founder of Flickr, will join the company's board. The startup has locations in San Francisco and Seattle.

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Online Learning Company Ties With UCLA Extension, CAA

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Encore explained that its offerings will be based on UCLA Extension's content and courses. Poizner said the firm will tap the "academic excellence at UCLA, the creative know-how of Silicon Valley and the marketing power of Hollywood." Encore is based in Los Gatos.

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Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood, LA Tech Summit, and Idea to Screen | Why You Need to Attend Any or All

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Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood. See you there!

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eHarmony.com Expands Personal Matchmaking Service

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eHarmony said it will further roll out access to the service-- first launched in November--from just a few people to "hundreds" of customers over the course of the year. eharmony personal matchmaking online dating match marriage dates love walter mitty content hollywood movie' READ MORE>>.

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Tech Giants Mandate Vaccines for Return to Work

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In fact, Netflix is the first major Hollywood studio to make such requirements. Of course, it's not just tech companies insisting on vaccines. In Netflix's case , it isn't just enforcing this rule in its offices. It's also insisting that anyone working on a Netflix set – from production assistant to star actor – is fully vaccinated.

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