Wed.Jun 20, 2018

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UNREAL Mobile Targets Disgruntled Sprint Customers, Launches $10 Mobile Plans

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Los Angeles-based UNREAL Mobile , a spinout of FreedomPop, is targeting disgruntled Sprint customers who were hoping to take advantage of Sprint's now unavailable $15 per month unlimited mobile service. According to UNREAL, it will offer up unlimited mobile plans for just $10 per month, with no contract and no credit check--and also will offer up new Alcatel Android smartphone for less than $50.

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Silicon Beach Report June 20: BioSolar Expands to Spain

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BioSolar expands to Spain; Sprint Corp.

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Scratchpay Picks Up $6.4M For Pet Care Financing

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Does Fido or Fluffy need some major veterinary care, but you don't have the money to pay? Los Angeles-based Scratchpay , which provides payment plans to pet owners to pay for their pets' immediate medical needs, said Tuesday that it has raised $6.4M in a a Series A funding. The funding came from Companion Fund, Struck Capital, TTV Capital and SWS Venture Capital.

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UBTECH Rolls Out New Programmable Robot

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Los Angeles-based UBTECH Robotics , which develops humanoid-like rbots for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) market, said on Wednesday that it has launched a brand new programmable robot called the Yanshee. According to UBTECH, its new robot--aimed at the U.S. education market--includes an artificial intelligence interface, a programmable Raspberry Pi card, as well as sensors and other functionality which makes it the "ultimate open-source platform" for educators, students, and r

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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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Alpha Wave Investors Invests In Soul Community Planet

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San Clemente-based private equity investor Alpha Wave Investors says it has made an investment, and helped form a new company called Soul Community Planet (SCP) , a new company focused on "holistic hospitality". Size of the investment was not announced. SCP is initially developing a chain of hotels called SCP Hotels, which will develop hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, marketplaces, recreation venues and fitness clubs.

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Viasat Names New Space Systems Head

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Carlsbad-based satellite communications company Viasat announced this morning that it has named Dave Ryan as the head of its Space Systems business, heading up satellite system design, fabrication, test and operations of its global satellite constellation. Ryan has been at Viasat since 2016, previously serving as President of Boeing Satellite Systems International and serving at Northrop Grumman.

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