Wed.Jan 13, 2021

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Ring Deploys End-To-End Encryption

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Los Angeles-based security camera and doorbell maker Ring, which is part of Amazon, said on Wednesday that it has launched end to end encryption for its products. According to the company, it has started rolling out end-to-end encryption to all eligible Ring devices, first as a "technical preview" that must be turned on by the user. Ring said the new feature comes on top of the encryption the company already uses when videos are uploaded to the cloud.

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How I Moved from Counting Calories to Supercharging My Workouts and Massively Improve My Fitness…

Both Sides of the Table

How I Shifted from Just Counting Calories to Supercharging My Fitness Workouts This is part of a weight loss and fitness improvement series that I’m writing to share how I went from 222 pounds and unable to bike more than 20 minutes on a Peloton to 153 pounds and running 8–12 miles / day in just 18 months. I’m no superhero and I’m not going to give you some unrealistic story that is unachievable.

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Longeve Brands Lands $5M For Meat Alternative

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Irvine-based Longeve Brands, which is developing plant-based meat alternatives, said on Wednesday that it has raised $5M in a seed funding round. The funding came from Wavemaker Partners and Springboard Ventures. According to the startup, the funding will go to expand its plant-based protein product line. The company's shelf stable products are based on pea protein, and is aimed at what the company describes as the "flexitarian" market.

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6 Market Environments Where Execution Trumps Planning

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business adviser, I often see entrepreneurs practicing what Tom Peters calls the “ ready-fire-aim ” go-to-market strategy to their detriment. Yet even I have been known to recommend that approach, in cases where you have a highly innovative product, speed is of the essence, and no clear existing market is available. In fact, you probably won’t get it right the first time anyway.

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Can You Ask for Office Rent Relief? How to Manage Your Lease During COVID-19

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.

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Qualcomm Acquires NUVIA

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San Diego-based Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that it has acquired NUVIA, a company that develops next general CPU designs. Qualcomm said it will pay approximately $1.4 billion before working capital and other adjustments. Qualcomm said it will use the acquisition of NUVIA to help bolster its Snapdragon technology. The company said the NUVIA has Systems on a Chip (SoC) expertise, experience in high performance processors, and more.

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will.i.am, Zynga Partners On $5M Fund For STEAM Education

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Los Angeles-based musician will.i.am, of the Black Eyed Peas, has partnered with mobile gaming developer ,a href="[link] on a new, $5 million effort to fund STEAM education for students. According to the two, Zynga is the launch donor for the American Dream GoFundMe initiative.

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Virginia Company Expands Data Center In Los Angeles

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INAP, a data center and hybrid computing provider based in Reston, Virginia, says it is expanding its data center in Los Angeles, due to supply constraints in the Los Angeles market. The company said it recently completed 12,000 square feet and 2.5 MW transformer to its data center in Redondo Beach, along Redondo Beach Ave., and is now upgrading the data center's total power capacity to 3.2 MW.

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CookUnity Picks Up $15.5M, Eyes Los Angeles

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CookUnity, a startup which connects up and coming chefs with consumers with fully cooked and prepared meals delivered via weekly subscription, says it is opening up a new kitchen in Los Angeles, after raising $15.5M in a Series A funding round. The startup--based in New York--said the funding will allow it to open up two new kitchens, including the ones in Los Angeles, and one in Texas.

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will.i.am, Zynga Partner On $5M Fund For STEAM Education

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Los Angeles-based musician will.i.am, of the Black Eyed Peas, has partnered with mobile gaming developer ,a href="[link] on a new, $5 million effort to fund STEAM education for students. According to the two, Zynga is the launch donor for the American Dream GoFundMe initiative.

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