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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is in development for Oculus Quest 2

TechCrunch LA

During its big VR and AR-focused event Thursday, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a major new title headed to its VR platform that should turn a few heads. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is on the way to the Oculus Quest 2. San Andreas is Rockstar’s well-loved 2004 entry into the hit GTA franchise, which invites players to wreak havoc in an urban open world fashioned after cities like Los Angeles and Las Vegas. “This new version of what I think is one of the greatest

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How big is your ocean? A lesson in TAM, SAM & SOM

Berkonomics

Is this a problem or an opportunity? This insight is like a Hans Christian Anderson parable, but aimed at you and your business… There are big fish and small fish, potential customers, all swimming in the sea that is your potential marketplace. You, the lonely fisherman, must weave a net to catch your fish. Should your net be large and bulky, requiring more effort and expense to weave?

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OneRoof raises $1.25M to build a hyper-localized Nextdoor

TechCrunch LA

As urban rental markets recover and people flock back to cities, people are once again finding themselves with plenty of new neighbors in communities which are trying to embrace a renewed vibrancy of post-lockdown life. OneRoof is building a social network for residential buildings. Unlike Nextdoor which organizes communities based on zip codes or neighborhoods, OneRoof wants to build up a presence inside large multi-unit buildings so that neighbors can get to know each other in smaller, tighter

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Activision Blizzard's Kotick: Zero Tolerance, $250M For Diversity

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard is on the defensive after facing a number of lawsuits and investigations of the company for discrimination and sexual harassment, saying in a letter to employees released by the company to the public that it will have zero tolerance for harassment reported to the firm. The company also said it plans to invest $250M to accelerate opportunities for diverse talent, with the goal of increasing the percentage of women and non-binary people in its workforce by 50

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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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Activision Blizzard Pledges $250 Million, Sets Diversity Hiring Goals

L.A. Business Journal

CEO Bobby Kotick will take a significant pay cut until the company’s “gender-related goals” are achieved.

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Borrego Selected For Utility Scale Solar In Montana, South Dakota

socalTECH

San Diego-based renewable energy developer Borrego Solar Systems reported this morning that it has been selected for two, utility-scale solar power projects in Montana and South Dakota. According to the company, it was selected by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC) for two projects, the first for the company in the two states. GREC is working on two projects, the The 80 MW-AC Montana Sun (MTSun) Solar project on a 489-acre site in Yellowstone County, Montana, and the 80 MW-AC Fall R

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Wavemaker Launches Climate, Sustainability Fund

socalTECH

Wavemaker Partners, the investment firm which has oeprations both in Los Angeles as well as Singapore, has launched a new climate and sustainability fund, Wavemaker Impact. According to the new fund, it is currently raising $25M for its new fund, which will focus on startups which are looking at climate technology and sustainability. The new fund is based in Singapore, and is led by Quentin Vaquette, Doug Parker, Marie Cheong, Paul Santos, and Steve Melhuish.

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Cadrilla Capital Acquires Agilence

socalTECH

A new, Santa Barbara-based private equity investment company Cuadrilla Capital says it has acquired a Mt. Laurel Township, New Jersey-based company, Agilence. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Cuadrilla says that the acquisition is its first investment since its launched in April. Cuadrilla says that Agilence's software platform aggregates and analyzes transactional and operational data across brick-and-mortar and eCommerce channels, and is used to help enterprises improve sales,

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