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HopSkipDrive Raises $7.4M More For Ride Service For Kids

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Los Angeles-based HopSkipDrive , the ridesharing service which helps deliver kids to and from school, after-school activities, and home, said this morning that it has raised $7.4M in a new funding round. The funding came from Student Transportation Inc. (STI), a company in the school transportation, safety, and fleet services market. FirstMark Capital, Upfront Ventures, as well as new investors Skyview Capital and Halogen Ventures also participated in the funding.

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WeWork Gets Smart With Education for Adults and Kids

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WeWork’s success is pretty undeniable at this point. Whether it’s their huge valuation or the fact that a new office pops up every five minutes, the coworking company has made a huge impact on the business world from coast to coast. And now, they’ve decided to pay it forward with a few education initiatives that could really make a difference.

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Evite Encouraging Charity Donations Through Holiday Events

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Los Angeles-based Evite is launching an effort to help raise money for charities, with a "Make More Merry" campaign powered by Venice, California-based Pledgeling , the company said Monday. According to Evite, the campaign will launch next Tuesday as part of GivingTuesday. Evite said it will encourage event planners and user hosts to offer guests charitable donations as part of their events, through its Evite Donations service.

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Why Tacoma’s Thriving Intellectual Workforce Is Attracting Startups

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Tacoma, Washington is a city between the booming Seattle and Portland ecosystem. But why are startups taking up residence in this city versus the nearby ones? In this interview series of #StartupsEverywhere , we talked with Lee Reeves, cofounder of Startup253, and Shadrach White, founder and CEO of cloudPWR, to talk about the differences between the cities, the uptick in the business sector and emerging startups.

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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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DTS Takes Immersive Audio To Denon, Marantz Receivers

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Calabasas-based audio processing technology provider DTS is powering new surround sound capability for Denon and Marantz A/V receivers, according to DTS. According to DTS, select Denon and Marantz A/V receivers can be upgraded to support the DTS Virtual:X immersive audio technology via a firmware upgrade. The DTS technology provides an immersive sound experience even when consumers only have basic stereo, 5.1 or 7.1 speakers on their receiver, and who have not raised up their speakers or install

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UBTECH Debuts Alexa-Powered Humanoid Robot

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Los Angeles-based educational robot developer UBTECH Robotics has launched an Alexa-powered, humanoid robot called the Lynx, the company said late Monday evening. UBTECH Robotics said its new Lynx humanoid robot can interact with users, and features voice, facial and presence recognition, plus an "avatar" mode which lets users control the robot remotely from an app.

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LA Metro, Via Tie On Ridesharing Effort

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The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and ridesharing service operator Via are in a new effort to use Via's ridesharing service to provide "last mile" service to users to get them to the Metro's biggest stations, according to the two. Via and the LA Metro said that a $1.35 million grant from the Federal Transit Administration is funding the effort, which will let passengers book a seat on a shared, "dynamically-routed" vehicle which will deliver passengers to three