socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Watch out, truckers! Appliance maker Frigidaire and robotic truck technology maker Embark , along with commercial fleet management provider Ryder Systems revealed late Sunday evening that they have been using automated, robotic trucks to deliver loads of appliances from El Paso, Texas, across the I-10, to a handoff point in Palm Springs, as a pilot of a Level 2 automated trucking system.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
San Diego-based AbacusNext , a provider of technology solutions for the legal and accounting market, has acquired UK-based HotDocs , a provider of document automation technology. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. AbacusNext provides software and technology to the legal, accounting, and other professional services markets, to manage contracts, sales agreements, government forms, and loan documentation.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics , a medical device developer which is developing portable devices for measuring concussions (or traumatic brain injury, TBI) and other brain injuries, says it has published results from a study of its product, showing its technology can accurately measure early strokes. The company said the data was presented at the 10th Society of Vascular and Interventional Annual Meeting.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
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socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Del Mar-based ScoreStream , the crowdsourced local sports startup led by Derrick Oien, said last week that it has added new funding from Intel Capital. Details on the size of that funding round were not announced. According to ScoreStream, the round also included Avalon Ventures, Sinclair Broadcasting, R/GA and Verizon Ventures. ScoreStream said the funds go towards new product enhancement and extension of its platform.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Everyone in business loves to complain about their boss, and a classic Gallup study found that 50 percent of current employees have left at least one job in their career to get away from a bad manager. When asked for clarification, the most common reason seems to be a managers lack of clarity in setting expectations, which is obviously one of the most basic of employee needs.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Irvine-based AutoGravity said today that more than one million usrs have now used its fintech platform, using its service to browse cars and receive personalized finance offers on vehicles. AutoGravity did not say how many of those users actually transacted a purchase. The company, which launched in 2016, lets users request financing quotes on vehicles using their smartphone; the company says it currently has a network of more than 2,000 dealers using its system.
Xconomy
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
One of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firm founders has joined the list of VCs who departed from their positions this year in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. Steve Jurvetson, co-founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), confirmed via a Twitter post Monday that he has left the Sand Hill Road firm, where he has long focused on emerging technologies, from genomics to space exploration.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Irvine-based analog semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions reported a customer win this morning, with tracking device maker XY Findables. Skyworks said its front-end systems are being used by XY Findables to power their personal item finders. Shipment volumes and financial impact of the design win were not announced by Skyworks. Skyworks' chip is used to provide front-end Bluetooth Low Energy wireless connectivity in devices.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
Gaming accessory maker Razer , which has offices in Irvine and was founded in San Diego, has raised $530M in its IPO in Hong Kong this morning. The company, which makes gaming notebooks, headsets, keyboards, mice, and other accessories, is led by CEO Tan Min-Liang, and was co-founded by San Diego resident Robert Krakoff. The IPO makes Min-Liang a billionaire, at least on paper; it's unclear how much of Razer is still owned by Krakoff.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
San Diego-based Qualcomm announced this morning that its board has unanimously rejected the unsolicited acquisition proposal from Broadcom , saying the offer "dramatically undervalues" the company. Broadcom offered to pay $130 billion for Qualcomm on November 6th. Qualcomm said it conducted the review in consultation with financial and legal advisors, also saying that the offer had "significant regulatory uncertainty".
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