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Heard Takes On Social Sharing, Networking

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The company was co-founded by Dave Vronay (CEO) and Ruben Kleinman (CTO), who previously spent time at Netflix developing that company''s movie classification and matching system. Heard is implementing many techniques reminiscent of Netflix''s content recommendations engine into social data and community. READ MORE>>.

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Backed by LG, AmazeVR is hoping to resurrect virtual reality’s consumer dreams

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We see no reason that VR content shouldn’t be compelling enough to support a Netflix model. Our approach, commitment to quality, industry-leading technology, and strategic investors provide a path forward to make VR/AR the next great frontier for entertainment and personal displays.”. The company was formed and financed with $6.3

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Live streaming studio, Culture Genesis, launches its first show, the quiz-based Trivia Mob

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For its foray into live-streamed appointment entertainment, Culture Genesis has tapped Melvin Gregg , the influencer and star of Netflix’s American Vandal series along with a host of … well… hosts including former Miss USA contestant, Brittany Lucio ; DJ Damage , the co-host of Sean ‘P. ”

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Canoo takes the covers off of its debut electric vehicle

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Kranz, who initially came on board as the company’s chief technology officer, took over the day-to-day operations of Canoo after Stefan Krause, Canoo’s co-founder and chief executive, stepped away from the company in August for personal reasons, as The Verge previously reported. .

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What Mattered in 2012: Aber Whitcomb, io/LA

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We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. Aber Whitcomb is a partner at startup co-working and incubation community io/LA , CTO of SGN , and former co-founder and CTO of MySpace.

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Dealflicks Help Theaters Fill Their Seats Last Minute

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Zachary Cancio (CTO, co-founder) Duke ECE/CS 2009. Everything from Skyfall in a packed auditorium on opening night to It’s a Wonderful Life on Netflix to Ponyo in an art house on a small screen. Built last business (sold cell phones and communications products) to $1.5M+ in revenues. 3rd Startup. We love movies.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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My co-founder and CTO, Steven Corwin, is a graduate of UCLA's Electrical Engineering program, and built our program and lead the development of our technology platform. We provide full service, digital distribution and video-on-demand to iTunes, NetFlix, Hulu, Comcast, cable VOD, Time Warner, Cox, Dish Network, and AT&T.

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