socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Culver City-based Envoy Technologies a startup developing programs to help make electric vehicles available to disadvantaged communities, has received $1.5M in funding from the California Energy Commission, according to the company. Envoy said the grant will go to develop a shared, electric vehicle program for disadvantaged communities in the greater Sacramento Metropolitan and the California Bay Area.
Tech.Co
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Early this month Apple announced two new iPhones, the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. One of the biggest changes besides to the design on both was the addition of wireless charging using QI technology. With the addition of wireless charging you’d simply place your phone on a charging pad and it would start to charge, and some even support fast charging.
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socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
What's the best way to find a health plan which matches your lifestyle and needs? It's tough to tell, as JOANY (joany.com) co-founder Helen Lee and her co-founder, Christine Carillo, found out. The two--veterans of the health plan industry, discovered that consumers really were having a hard time figuring out what health plans worked the best for them.
L.A. Business Journal
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
AMC invests $20 million in Dreamscape Immersive, Google acquires Bitium and PodcastOne employee says he was told to inflate download numbers.
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Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
The Creative Artists Agency (CAA), the entertainment and sports agency which also is an active investor and partner of technology and media companies here, said this morning that it has received a an investment from Temasek , the $200 billion Singapore investment company. Size of the investment round was not announced, however, CAA said TPG Capital is still has the majority position in the company.
Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
We are excited to announce the recipients of the first-ever Xconomy Awards. Big Idea Bridge Project Newcomer Amy Schulman Innovation at the Intersection Sangeeta Bhatia CEO Katrine Bosley Ed Kaye Commitment to Diversity Biogen & Women in Bio Joan Reede Young Innovator Armon Sharei Patient Partnership Nikhil Wagle Startup Spero Therapeutics Contrarian Tillman Gerngross X of the Year Rob Perez – Community Contribution of the Year Vicki Sato – Xport of the Year Lifetime Achievement
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Xconomy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Tech giants are under a lot of pressure these days to make the world a better place—to ferret out Russian hackers trying to fix elections; to combat gender bias in hiring; to stamp out sexual harassment; and to lend their voices to the protests over President Trump’s immigration policies. Despite efforts they’ve made on these weighty issues, they still draw considerable ire.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Santa Monica-based Bitium , a developer of cloud identity and single sign-on software, has been acquired by Google , Google said on Tuesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Google, the acquisition of Bitium will help it with its "Cloud Identity vision". Bitium was venture backed by Amplify LA, Double M Partners, Karlin Ventures, Lazerow Ventures, Polaris Partners, Resolute.vc, and Social Leverage, as well as angels, and was founded in 2012.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Los Angeles-based FloQast , which develops software to help accountants manage closing their books, has connected its software to Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft with a new software product. According to FloQast, its new Robotics Process Automation (RPA) connectors provides "near real time" access to Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft, and helps automate the currently manual aspects of running and uploading reports for month-end close.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Los Angeles-based Dreamscape Immersive , which runs a location-based, virtual reality business, has received $20M in a Series B funding, led by movie chain AMC Entertainment, the companies said on Tuesday. The funding comes on top of earlier investment by Warner Bros., 21st Century Fox, IMAX, Steven Spielberg, and others. READ MORE>>.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
Huntington Beach-based rocket launch startup Rocket Lab says it plans to carry four, Earth-imaging satellites into space, for its second test flight of its rocket. According to Rocket Lab, it plans to launch two Earth-imaging Dove satellites for Planet and two Lemur-2 satellites from Spire for weather mapping and ship traffic tracking on its next launch from New Zealand.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
AT&T , which has been seriously ramping up operations in Los Angeles pending its acquisition of Time Warner, says it has launched a new website to try to help people locate family members and friends in Puerto Rico. According to AT&T, the new website lets anyone--regardless of carrier--register the cell number of family or friend who is an AT&T wireless customer in Puerto Rico, and lets that user know people in the U.S. have been trying to contact them.
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