Thu.Jan 18, 2018

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L.A. Among the Finalists for Amazon’s 2nd Headquarters

L.A. Business Journal

Los Angeles was named by Amazon as one of the 20 finalist cities for the Seattle e-commerce giant’s second headquarters.

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Can your lawyer destroy a good business deal?

Berkonomics

Over the years in business and as a member of over forty boards, I have received good advice from corporate attorneys and on occasion bad advice as well. There is a line that should be drawn in a relationship between corporate attorney and CEO or board. Attorneys are paid to protect the corporation, not to give business advice. Some are experienced enough to provide great business advice.

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Google Releases High Resolution Montecito Disaster Satellite Map

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Google and its navigation app subsidiary, Waze , have just released incredibly detailed satellite maps of the disaster zone around Montecito, California, as part of efforts of Google's "Crisis Response" team. The maps allow residents and others of the city--a big chunk of which is still evacuated due to lack of access, water, food, electricity, natural gas and other utilities, plus ongoing recovery operations--to get a very close look at the damage across the city from the debris flows which hit

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Silicon Beach Report Jan. 18: L.A. Among the Finalists for Amazon’s 2nd Headquarters

L.A. Business Journal

L.A. among the finalists for Amazon’s 2nd headquarters; Jam City develops ‘Harry Potter’ game; and Apple leases 128,000 square feet in Culver City.

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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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Solekai Systems Merges With Fairway Technologies

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Two, San Diego-based software development and integration companies-- Solekai Systems and Fairway Technologies --said this morning that they have merged into a new company. Financial details of the merger were not announced. According to both companies, they will continue to operate under their respective names. The combined company now has over 80 engineers.

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Absences, Surprises in Amazon’s Final List of 20 Cities for HQ2

Xconomy

And then there were 20. Amazon has winnowed down the field of 238 submissions from communities around North America vying to host a second headquarters (HQ2) of the Seattle-based tech giant Most large cities with existing or emerging tech hubs appear on the list, from Austin, TX, and Boston, MA, to Washington, DC, and Toronto, Canada—the only non-U.S. city to make the finals.

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Detroit Auto Show Puts Big Focus on Mobility Technologies, Startups

Xconomy

The North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) kicked off this week in Detroit, allowing industry affiliates and media to get an early look before the show opens to the public this weekend. For the second year in a row, NAIAS highlighted the mobility sector’s potential business models and offered glimpses of how the trillion-dollar market for self-driving cars might take shape.

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Ross Levinsohn Accused Of Sexual Harassment

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Ross Levinsohn , the publisher and CEO of the Los Angeles Times --and longtime, influential veteran of Southern California's high tech industry--is under investigation by the owner of the LA Times, Tronc, after an in-depth examination of Levinsohn's conduct by NPR during his time in the high tech industry. According to the report, Levinsohn was accused of sexual harrassment in the past--with two settlements--and also rated the relative "hotness" of female colleagues and used vulgar epithets agai

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Unitas Global Raises $10M In Funding

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Los Angeles-based Unitas Global , a provider of managed, hybrid cloud services and software for the enterprise market, has raised $10M in a funding, according to the company. The funding was led by Boathouse Capital, and also included prior investors MK Capital and Azure Capital. As part of the funding, Andrew Olsen of Boathouse Capital will join the board of Unitas Global.

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Snap Chops Two Dozen Employees, Says Report

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Venice, California-based Snap has laid off two dozen employees, who were working on its branded content efforts, according to a report on Thursday. The employees were reportedly working on Snap's Discover section. READ MORE>>.

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Evofem Biosciences Closes Merger With Neothetics

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San Diego-based Evofem , which develops products in the area of women's sexual and reproductive health, has merged with Neothetics. As part of the merger, Evofem said it will begin trading on the NASDAQ Capital Market as EVFM. Evofem is led by CEO Saundra Pelletier. Invesco Asset Management Limited has invested $20M in stock of the merged company as part of the merger deal.

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Los Angeles Makes Amazon's HQ2 List

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Los Angeles has made the short list for Amazon HQ2 , Amazon's effort to create a new, second headquarters in North America for the firm, as its outgrows its presence in Seattle, according to an announcement from Amazon this morning. Amazon said that it has selected 20, candidate locations for its headquarters, including Los Angeles, which it says it will evalate per an RFP it issued last year.

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CalAmp Wins Government Fleet Deal In Pennsylvania

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Irvine-based telematics products developer CalAmp says it has signed up the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Bureau of Vehicle Management (BVM) as a customer. Financial details of the win were not announced. According to CalAmp, the department is using its FleetOutlook products to reduce costs and streamline the operations of the state-owned vehicle fleets.

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SpaceX Hits Certification Speed Bump In Path To Astronaut Flights

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX has hit a speed bump in its quest to fly astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)--and Mars--after a safety panel recommended NASA not certify the SpaceX commercial crew system last week. The safety panel said NASA should not certify SpaceX's system until the agency better understands the failure which led to the dramatic, launch pad explosion of a Falcon 9 back in September of 2016.

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