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JULY 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based fashion brand Guess is making a move into the world of artificial intelligence, with a link with Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba. According to Guess, it is working with Alibaba on Alibaba's FashionAI project, whcih the two said will "provide customers with a more enriching shopping experience that combines online and offline shopping behaviors.

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Xconomy

JULY 9, 2018

Last year, U.S. venture capital investments swelled to a level not seen since the dot-com era of the early 2000s. This year could be even bigger. Investors funneled $57.5 billion into U.S. companies through the first six months of 2018, according to the latest Venture Monitor report produced quarterly by Seattle-based PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based Famous Birthdays , the online information provider led by Evan Britton, is expanding into the Spanish language market, with a new Spanish site called Famous Birthdays Español. According to Famous Birthdays, the new site will provide its brand, technology, and user experience to the Spanish market. Famous Birthdays profiles celebrities and other famous people's birthdays and bios.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Even those things that worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, as the market matures, the culture changes, and competitors appear with new solutions.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

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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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

In a move which is bound to further heat up the race between Santa Monica's Bird scooter rental service and San Francisco competitor Lime , Lime said today that it has raised $350M--and also inked a co-branding deal which will offer up Lime's scooters and bicycles from within the Uber app. Lime said ther ound was led by GV and Uber, and also included Alphabet, IVP, Atomico and Fidelity Management and Research Company plus Andreessen Horowitz, Coatue, Fifth Wall and GIC, Singapore Sovereign Wealt

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L.A. Business Journal

JULY 9, 2018

Guess Inc.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

Pasadena-based Industrial Toys , the video game company founded by Alex Seropian, has been acquired by Electronic Arts , EA announced on Monday afternoon. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Seropian was founder and former CEO of Bungie Studios, and also had served at Diensy Interactive. According to EA, the acquisition will help the company with a focus on "new experiences" on different devices.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based j2 Cloud Services , the cloud services arm of j2 Global , said this morning that it has named John Nebergall as Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Fax Business Unit. Nebergall was most recently General Manager of Demandforce, and also served at Orion Health, Allscripts, and Experian Information Services. j2's cloud services brands include eFax, eVoice, Campaigner, Vipre, KeepItSafe and Livedrive; the company also operates such digital media brands as IGN, Mashable

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

Anaheim-based Cadence Aerospace , a provider of components, subassemblies, assemblies and repair and overhaul services to the aircraft and defense market, has acquired Perfekta , a provider of large monolithic structures, precision-machined hard metal and aluminum components, complex machined forgings and structural assemblies. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2018

Redlands-based Esri , which develops geographical information systems (GIS) software, is expanding the reach of its flagship product, ArcGIS, into indoor mapping. According to Esri, its new ArcGIS Indoors will provide interactive indoor mapping of corporate facilities, retail and commercial locations, airports, hospitals, event venues, universities, and more.

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