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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based streaming media delivery provider Triton Digital has won the business of Bloomberg Media , the consumer facing arm of Bloomberg L.P., as part of a delivery, monetization, and measurement deal. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. The two companies said that Bloomberg Media is using Triton's technology to delivery financial information and news audio listeners, including using Triton's digital advertising platform and analytics software.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

SpaceX rocket explosion investigation makes some progress, IGN launches channel to cover virtual reality, and Gamblit Gaming adds racing game to casino floors.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Redlands-based Esri , the developer of mapping and GIS tools, has linked up with Marina Del Rey-based prize competition operator the XPRIZE Foundation , to use its tools as part of the Shell Ocean Discovery XPRIZE. The two said that Esri has donated its ArcGIS software for use in mapping efforts in the prize, which is aimed at creating autonomous, deep-sea mapping technology.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Thursday, September 29, 2016 -- Crowd-funding – Tales from the trenches: Observations from a combatant. TCVN. Much has been anticipated about crowd-funding and its impact on capital formation. Come hear serial entrepreneur and transformational leader, Scott Jarus, share his experiences and perspective of raising capital as a CEO of both public and privately-held companies.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

San Diego-based Renovate America , which provides residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing--which allows homeowners to complete home energy upgrades and renovations paid via their property tax bill--said on Friday that it has securitized $320M in bonds. The company said the latest deal brings its total issued bonds to $1.67 billion.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

My friend Eileen and I are planning to “phone-watch” the first presidential debate together on Monday. Just by calling her number in Louisiana from my couch in the Bay Area, I’ll hear hilarious commentary on the Clinton-Trump exchange from Eileen, a terrific reporter who’s wittier than most standup comics. I found another name for this low-tech form of long distance TV show sharing in the New York Times: “sync-watching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

By Ernst Gemassmer, Chairman, Startup Professionals I am a retired executive with ample time to reflect on my personal and business life. My career, in several companies, included management consulting, different positions in many functional areas, heading up international operations and eventually leading to several positions as interim CEO. I have worked in the US, Germany and Holland in addition to travelling the world extensively either developing, managing or turning around different busine

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based Velocify , which develops a software platform used by sales teams to accelerate the handling of sales leads, has named Joel Ginsburg as its new General Counsel. Ginsburg was most recently Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Guidance Software. The company said Ginsburg will be negotiating contracts, managing the company's commercial transactions, creating internal processes with sales, finance and HR, and managing outside counsel on other general corporate matters.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Biotech CEO Jonathan Lim co-founded Ignyta in 2011 to commercialize a new approach to diagnosing and treating rheumatoid arthritis, based on discoveries that showed how changes in methyl group molecules associated with the human genome could change the way genes function. Instead, Lim may end up showing how to breathe new life into a life sciences company that was flat-lining, at least in terms of developing new technology.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Hawthorne-based SpaceX said on Friday that it believes the catastrophic failure of one of its Falcon 9 rockets last month were related to a "large breach" in the cryogenic helium system of the second stage, liquid oxygen tank on the Falcon 9. The company released an extensive update on the failure at Cape Canaveral, which occurred as it was preparing a "static launch test" of the rocket.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Another biopharma executive went before Congress to explain drug price hikes. Unlike Martin Shkreli, Mylan CEO Heather Bresch actually answered questions. Taking heat over the EpiPen scandal, she tried to stick to her script , getting testy when legislators brought up a USA Today story about her mother helping market the life-saving anti-allergy injection to schools.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer SGN has renamed itself Jam City , and says it is expecting $400M in revenues next year--and is eyeing a possible IPO. The company--led by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe--also said it has acquired the game rights to the comic strip "Peanuts", which Jam City will release as a new mobile game later this year.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Oculus VR founder Palmer Luckey has been linked to a pro-Trump, anti-Clinton group, which circulates "dirty memes" about Hillary Clinton, according to a report on Thursday. According to the report, Luckey is using his substantial fortune to malign Hillary Clinton via social media via efforts led by Milo Yiannopoulos--the social media agitator who was banned from Twitter for harassing actress Leslie Jones.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based mobile game developer SGN has renamed itself Jam City , and says it is expecting $400M in revenues next year--and is eyeing a possible IPO. The company--led by former MySpace founder Chris DeWolfe--also said it has acquired the game rights to the comic strip "Peanuts", which Jam City will release as a new mobile game later this year.

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