Mon.Dec 18, 2017

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TunesMap Targets Sonos, Apple TV Users With Music App

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Pacific Palisades-based TunesMap , the developer of an interactive, immersive music application, says it has launched a beta of a new music application which it says adds "photos, films, art, fashion, videos, merchandise, news and more" to music for Sonos users, in conjunction with Apple TV. The startup is led by G. Marq Roswell, and says it is looking provide a "seamless cultural exploration around any song".

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Silicon Beach Report Dec. 18: Virgin Hyperloop Raises $50 Million and Names Richard Branson as Chairman

L.A. Business Journal

Virgin Hyperloop raises $50 million and names Richard Branson as chairman, network infrastructure manufacturer acquired and SoftBank looking to invest up to $300 million in Wag.

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Nuvve Raises Series A Funding To Connect EVs To The Power Grid

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San Diego-based Nuvve , a developer of technology which helps connect electric vehicles into the power grid for better balancing power consumption across the grid, has raised a Series A investment round. Size of that investment was not announced. The funding came from EDF Renewable Energy, and also included Toota Tsusho. Nuvve develops software that helps use unused power capacity stored in the batteries of electric vehicles, to balance out uneven loads on the power grid--essentially, using EV b

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An Ideal Startup Team Excels At Whole-Brain Thinking

Startup Professionals Musings

Traditionally, the majority of entrepreneurs have been logical thinkers, problem solvers, with full attention to details. These are the stereotypical left-brain engineers. Yet I see a big shift from the knowledge age, with its left-brain foundation, to a critical focus today on visualization, creativity, relationships, and collaboration, which are more in the domain of right-brainers.

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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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Econolite Names CTO

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Anaheim-based Econolite , a developer of connected vehicle and traffic management technology, says it has named a new Chief Technology Officer. According to Econolite, it has named Eric Raamot as Chief Technology Officer of the company, replacing retiring Senior VP and CTO Gary Duncan. Raamot was most recently VP of Engineering at the company. Raamot is a longtime Econolite employee, having been VP of Engineering since 2004, in addition to holding other positions at the company.

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San Diego Life Sciences 2022: Photos and Takeaways

Xconomy

View the Slideshow Making predictions can be a tricky business. Nevertheless, Xconomy recently brought together some of San Diego’s most prominent life sciences leaders to offer their vision for what the regional biotech cluster will be like in five years. They broadly agreed that San Diego has proven itself as a great seedbed for life sciences startups.

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Broadcom, Tessera In Patent Settlement

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Broadcom and Tessera Technologies have settled an ongoing patent dispute, according to Tessera, where the two have agree to settle and dismiss all pending litigation between them. Tessera said this morning that Broadcom entered into a new multi-year patent license agreement with Tessera. Financial details of the agreement between the two were not announced.

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Willdan Wins $6.3M Energy Grant

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Anaheim-based Willdan Group , which provides professional consulting and technical services to utilities, public agencies, says it has received a $6.3M grant in the energy efficiency area, from the California Energy Commission (CEC). Willdan said the grant covers demonstration of emerging energy efficiency technologies through the Electric Program Investment Charge (EPIC).

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FloQast In Major Expansion, Growth Push

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Los Angeles-based accounting software developer FloQast is in a major expansion, saying this morning that it has relocated its headquarters to Sherman Oaks, and has tripled its office space. FloQast said the expansion comes as it now has more than 100 employees, including 20 in a Columbus, Ohio office. Floqast is a developer of close management software, used by accountants to close their books faster.