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EnumSet and EnumMap

TechEmpower

This article discusses java.util.EnumSet. and java.util.EnumMap. from Java's standard libraries. What are they? When should they be used? Could the implementations be improved? Could the APIs be improved? Conclusion. What are they? EnumSet. and EnumMap are compact, efficient implementations of the Set and Map interfaces. They have the constraint that their elements/keys come from a single enum type.

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L.A. Startups Received $369 Million in Seed Funding in 2016

L.A. Business Journal

Seed-stage companies in Los Angeles received a total of $369 million in funding in 2016, according to report from Venice tech accelerator Amplify.LA.

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Dreamscape Immersive Raises Series A Funding For VR Entertainment Centers

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Los Angeles-based Dreamscape Immersive , a developer of immersive, virtual reality entertainment experiences, said on yesterday afternoon that it has raised a Series A financing round. Size of the funding round was not announced, however, a regulatory filing indicates around $11.36M was raised in the round. The funding was led by Bold Capital Partners, the investment firm run by Peter Diamandis, and also included Warner Bros., 21st Century Fox, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), IMAX Corporation, Westfi

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Mattel Partners with Alibaba to Develop Toys for China

L.A. Business Journal

Toy maker Mattel Inc. of El Segundo has partnered with Alibaba Group of Hangzhou, China to market and develop products for Chinese consumers.

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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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Float Finds $3M To Help Millennials Establish A Credit Score

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Los Angeles-based Float said late last week that it has raised $3M in an angel funding round, to help Millennials establish a credit score. The funding came from Camp One Ventures, Funders Club, 500 Startups, as well as the Silicon Valley Bank and MasterCard accelerator programs. The startup, led by Max Klein, is looking to help Millennials establish a credit score; the startup said that sixty three percent of Millenials don't own a credit card, and about 45 percent have a "thin file" which make

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Silicon Beach Report Feb. 14: Mattel Partners with Alibaba to Develop Toys for China

L.A. Business Journal

Mattel partners with Alibaba to develop toys for China, PewDiePie original YouTube show canceled following anti-Semitic comments, and ZestFinance launches service to rate credit for millennials without borrowing history.

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Doppels Is the Birthday Matching App You’re Going to Love

Tech.Co

On your birthday, something special happens on social media: you receive hundreds of likes and well wishes from friends, family, high school classmates and people you haven’t talked to for years on Facebook. And while this has been the standard for years, one startup is hoping to personalize the birthday wishes even more. Doppels is a simple birthday discovery and smart gifting app that connects people through their shared birthdays.

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Atom Tickets Expands In Utah, Nevada

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Los Angeles-based mobile movie ticketing app developer Atom Tickets is expanding to Utah and Nevada, in a deal with movie theater operator Larry H. Miller (LHM) Megaplex Theatres. Atom Tickets said the move adds 17 locations and nearly 200 auditoriums to its movie ticketing app. Atom Tickets said all of those locaitons were added yesterday. Atom Tickets allows users to purchase tickets and concessions from theaters using their Android or iOS phones, and replace the need for paper tickets at thos

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Disney's Maker Studios Drops PewDiePie After Anti-Semitic Videos

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PewDiePie , the social media star who reportedly is one of the highest paid YouTube stars, has been dropped by Disney's Maker Studios, after a series of anti-semitic videos posted to his channel. In one of the videos, PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg) had people hold up a sign reading "death to all Jews." Kjellberg defended the videos as "a joke". The videos also included ones with Nazi symbols and imagery.

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Mattel Partners With Alibaba, Targets China

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El Segundo-based toy company Mattel , and Chinese online marketplace giant Alibaba Group said Tuesday morning that the two companies are in a strategic partnership, where Alibaba Group will help Mattel reach the Chinese market. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. The two said they are seeking to "re-shape the way parents in China think about play.

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Cylance Names New President and COO

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Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer Cylance announced this morning that it has named Daniel Doimo as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. Doimo will report to CEO Stuart McClure. Doimo was previously Executive Vice President of Global Solutions at Schneider Electric, where he had been for 12 years. Cylance says Doimo will lead its sales, marketing, business development and professional services organizations.

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ZestFinance Rolls Out Millennial Underwriting Platform

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Los Angeles-based ZestFinance , the fintech startup led by Douglas Merrill, said on Tuesday that it has rolled out a new platform aimed to help lenders better underwrite loans to millennials and others with a limited credit history. The company said its new Zest Automated Machine Learning (ZAML) Platform uses machine learning to use non-traditional credit union to reduce risk of credit decisions.

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Report: Vadio Winds Down Operations

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Vadio , a startup which had been developing software to synchoronize music and advertisements with online videos, is winding down, according to a number of reports on Tuesday. The startup--which has a significant number of LA inestors-- told the The Oregonian that the company couldn't secure adequate investment. The company had been backed by Mucker Capital, Amplify.LA, as well as along list of local Southern California angel investors.

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