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TikTok inks licensing deal with Merlin to use music from independent labels in videos and new Resso streaming service

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TikTok , the fast-growing user-generated video app from China’s Bytedance, has been building a new music streaming service to compete against the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music. And today it’s announcing a deal that helps pave the way for a global launch of it. It has inked a licensing deal with Merlin , the global agency that represents tens of thousands of independent music labels and hundreds of thousands of artists, for music from those labels to be used legally o

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Does your company culture encourage employee curiosity?

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It’s more common than you think. Some of the world’s best companies to work for are those that encourage employees to spend time following their own paths of curiosity toward development of new products or services. Google, 3M, Facebook , and Microsoft all allow their employees to take time to explore new ideas they conceive and attempt to develop.

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Sonos Walks Back Plan To Brick Older Devices

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Santa Barbara-based Sonos has walked back plans it had to essentially force its users with older Sonos devices to either "brick" and upgrade those devices, or to be locked out from any further updates of software--even on their newest equipment. In a letter to users on Thursday, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence apologized to users , saying that "all Sonos products will continue to work past May", apologizing for the company's earlier announcements, which had implied that older Sonos gear would no longer

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TikTok Grows In LA With New Office

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TikTok , the developer of the popular, short video app where people combine short videos of themselves set to music, says it is growing in Los Angeles, and is moving into a brand new, 120,000 square foot office in Culver City. According to the company, the expansion will strengthen its U.S. presence, as it continues to grow its team here. According to TikTok, the new, permanent office in LA "deepens our bonds with the city, and the talent and companies, that call it home".

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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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Interview with Eric Friedrichsen, Emburse

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For our interview today, we talked with Eric Friedrichsen , the CEO of Emburse , a developer of expense management and accounts payable software which has major operations in Los Angeles. Emburse recently merged LA's Chrome River into the company, as part of an effort to combine six different companies in the expense management area. For those who haven't heard of Emburse, talk about what you do?

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Kneron Finds $40M More

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San Diego-based Kneron , a developer of artificial intelligence software, has raised $40M more in Series A funding, from investor Horizons Ventures. Horizons Ventures it the venture arm of Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-Shing. Accoring to Deal Street Asia, the funding brings the company's total to $73M. The company also has raised funding from Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund, CDIB, Himax Technologies, Qualcomm, Thundersoft, and Sequoia Capital.

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Brain Corp. Claims Record Sales As Robotics Takes Off

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San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it is saw "record sales and revenue growth" in 2019, on strong retailer demand for autonomous, mobile robots. The company said that its saw a more thn 300 percent increase in its revenues last year due to a "surge" in interest in floor care machines that are powered by its BrainOS software by retailers, including Walmart.

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Tinder To Add Panic Button

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Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder is getting set to add a new, emergency panic button to the app--in the case a date really goes bad--which will immediately summon emergency authorities and send them to a person's location. According to the WSJ, the new features will be enabled by an investment by Tinder's parent company, Match Group, in an app developer called Noonlight.

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