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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. What would you do if you opened a UPS envelope and there was nothing inside? A scrappy startup inadvertently answered this question when they accidentally mailed several hundred empty UPS envelopes. Note: the company has asked to remain anonymous, as they don’t want to alert their competitors to the success of their Stealth Campaign.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Why is it that consumers overwhelming prefer to return unwanted products in person, rather than by mail--and how do you make that complex and cumbersome process easier for both consumers and online retailers? Santa Monica-based Happy Returns (www.happyreturns.com) is solving that issue, with a network of "return bars" it has opened in partnership with physical retailers.

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L.A. Business Journal

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Shamrock sells RBMedia sold to KKR; new rules for Netflix and other streamers in the E.U.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Sylmar-based Second Sight Medical Products , the medical device developer which is developing implantable, visual prosthetic devices, has named a new Chief Operating Officer this morning. Second Sight said it has named Pat Ryan as its COO, effective immediately, heading up its Research & Development, Manufacturing, Planning & Materials, Quality Assurance, and Information Technology.

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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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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Wednesday, September 5, 2018 --.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Calabasas-based surround sound and audio technology developer DTS --which is now a unit of Xperi--and IMAX Corporation announced this morning that the two are in a partnership, where they will launch a new certification and licensing program aimed at consumers. According to the companies, they have launched the IMAX Enhanced program, a new certification and licensing program which combines both DTS audio technology, as well as IMAX digitally re-mastered 4K HDR content.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

San Diego-based Epic Sciences , which develops a predictive test for drug response in prostate cancer, announced today that it has named Katherine Atkinson as its Chief Commercial Officer. Atkinson was most recently Vice President of Business Develompent at Edico Genome. She also has served at Illumina, Fisher Scientific, Thermo Fisher, and Beckman Coulter.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Monday, September 10, 2018 --.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital announced on Friday that it has sold one of its portfolio companies, RBmedia , to another private equity company, KKR. Financial details of the deal were not announced. RBmedia is a publisher of audiobooks, and is based in Landover, Maryland. RBmedia's audiobooks are available via smart phones, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Amazon Echo, Google Home, and smart watches.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Friday, September 7, 2018 --.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Irvine-based Airthinx , a developer of air quality monitoring devices, is tackling the home market with new integration with Nest, Ecobee, and others, the company said this morning. Airthinx develops a 3G and Wi-Fi enabled device which measures such air quality factors as the amount of particulates, volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, and more through its device.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

San Diego-based cancer immunotherapy developer OncoSec Medical announced this morning that it has raised $15M in an investment in the publicly held company. OncoSec, which is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as ONCS, said it secure the $15M investment from Alpha Holdings, via a strategic investment. The company said the funding is centered on the clinical development of OncoSec's lead immunotherapy product candidate, TAVO (tavokinogene telseplasmid).

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