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Modern Animal Provides Clients Virtual Pet Care

L.A. Business Journal

Modern Animal Inc., a company that provides telemedicine services in its veterinary clinic, opened its first location in Beverly Grove in April.

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Uber drivers and riders will be required to wear face coverings

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Uber is planning to require drivers and riders to wear face masks as it prepares to ramp its ride-hailing business back up after being hobbled by the COVID-19 pandemic. CNN was first to report that executives approved a new policy that would require drivers and riders to wear face masks or coverings in some markets, including the U.S. TechCrunch confirmed Monday that Uber has developed a policy for certain markets.

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SpaceX Wins $135 Million Contract

L.A. Business Journal

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Hawthorne-based aerospace company, was awarded a $135 million contract by NASA as part of a nearly $1 billion effort to return astronauts to the moon by 2024.

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EDF Renewables Puts 200 MW Wind Plant Into Operation

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San Diego-based EDF Renewables North America and Iowa energy company Alliant Energy said they have commenced commercial operation of a 200 MW wind project. According to the two, the 200 megawatt Golden Plains Wind Project started operations on March 27th, and is now serving Iowa customers. The project is based in Winnebago and Kossuth counties in the north central portion of Iowa.

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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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SpaceX Wins $135 Million Contract

L.A. Business Journal

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., the Hawthorne-based aerospace company, was awarded a $135 million contract by NASA as part of a nearly $1 billion effort to return astronauts to the moon by 2024.

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HyperX Selected For HP Desktop PCs

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Fountain Valley-based HyperX , the developer of gaming products and memory which is a subsidiary of Kingston Technology, has scored a design win with HP, the company said today. According to HyperX,j it will provide its HyperX FURY DDR4 RGB or FURY DDR4 memory products into HP's new OMEN Desktops and upgrades. The memory will be part of HP's OMEN 25L and OMEN 30L desktops.

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Platinum Fortune Acquires UK Video Game Developer Jagex

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Los Angeles-based private equity investor Platinum Fortune LP says it has acquired one o the UK's largest video game developers and publishers, Jagex , in a deal worth $530M. Jagex is best known for its franchise, RuneScape. According to Platinum Fortune, it acquired Jagex from Shanghai Hongtou Network Technology , which is a subsidiary of Shanghai Fukong Interactive Entertainment Co, Ltd.

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Elon Musk Looks To Sell Both LA Homes

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Elon Musk , the founder of Hawthorne-based SpaceX , is apparently selling all of his real estate--including two Los Angeles homes , saying that he is selling all his physical possessions. Musk is selling one of his homes in LA for $30M, and the other for $9.5M. It's unclear what that means for Musk's presence in the Los Angeles area, where he spends most of his time, despite his involvement with Tesla Motors.

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AppliedVR To Offer Up Stress Management Tools To VA

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Los Angeles-based AppliedVR , which develops virtual reality software used for therapeutic stress management, says it will be providing its tools to the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA). The company said it is partnering with Red One Medical, to offer up its therapeutic VR programs for pain and anxiety management for VA patients and staff. AppliedVR said the first part of its partnership with Red One Medical will provide its VR-based stress management tools to frontline healthcare workers fa

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Alume Biosciences Gets $5.5M

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La Jolla-based biotechnology startup Alume Biosciences announced that it has raised $5.5M in a Series A funding round, to go towards its products. According to Alume, the funding came from angel investors, including co-founder Chrysa Mineo (formerly of Receptos and Neurocrine Biosciences) and Dan Bradbury (co-founder and Executive Chairman of Equillium, Inc. and former CEO of Amylin).

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