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Have you set your life and business goals?

Berkonomics

We’ve spent several weeks discussing your vision for success, and whether you could be the next Ford, Jobs or Musk. Now it’s time to make this more tangible, more real – by attaching personal goals to this vision we’ve created together for you. So, your vision tells the world what you want to be as you contemplate how you will change the world for the better.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Machine Revealed in Picture

L.A. Business Journal

Elon Musk’s budding tunneling company, Boring Co., showed signs of progress on Thursday as an employee posted an image of what appears to be the company’s first boring machine.

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General Assembly Branches Out Into Coworking

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based General Assembly , best known for its roster of classes on all aspects of startup and technology, is launching a new effort to let people rent coworking space at its facilities. General Assembly said, starting on May 1st, it will let members of LA's tech community pay for membership, getting access to a private desk with 24/7 access, as well as access to its campus lounges, conference rooms, open workspaces, communal tables, and kitchens.

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Silicon Beach Report April 27: Elon Musk’s Boring Co. Machine Revealed

L.A. Business Journal

Elon Musk’s Boring Co. machine revealed, SpaceX launches top-secret satellite for National Reconnaissance Office, and mobile-phone tracking startup Sense360 raises $7 million.

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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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ChromaCode Finds $12M For Molecular Diagnostics Efforts

socalTECH

Carlsbad-based ChromaCode , a developer of molecular diagnostics technology, announced on Thursday that it has raised $12M in a Series B funding round. The funding was led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA), and also included Domain Associates and Okapi Ventures. ChromaCode says its software and assay technology leverages existing real-time PCR instruments and uses digital signal processing to dramatically improve molecular analysis.

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Developing International Relationships into Business Advantages

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, May 2, 2017 -- Developing International Relationships into Business Advantages. CONNECT. The world is becoming ever more closely connected and smart companies are building international relationships to take their business further, faster. Mexico and San Diego have built a strong, synergistic partnership based on proximity, shared goals to build a better economy, and building complementary assets.

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Del Mar Electronics and Manufacturing Show

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, May 3, 2017 -- Del Mar Electronics and Manufacturing Show.

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New Esri Map Shows How The Earth At Night Has Changed

socalTECH

Redland-based geographical information systems (GIS) software developer Esri has released a new set of data using its ArcGIS software, which shows how the Earth has changed over the last four years, based on satellite images captured at night. Esri said its new map, Lights on Lights Out lets people compare where human beings have been moving based on where there are, or aren't, lights visible from the sky.

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Gottlieb’s FDA Nomination Gets Committee Nod, Advances to Senate

Xconomy

Scott Gottlieb’s nomination to the top post of the FDA is on its way to the full U.S. Senate. The Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee voted 14-9 on Thursday to approve Gottlieb’s nomination to become FDA commissioner. All of the Republicans on the committee voted for Gottlieb, along with two Democrats, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island and Sen.

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Chrome River Says It Books Record Sales Quarter

socalTECH

Los Angeles-based Chrome River , which develops expense and invoice management software, said this morning that it had its largest first-quarter sales in the company's history. The privately held firm did not disclose any financial details of the quarter, only saying that it increased Q1, year-over-year new customer wins by 100%, adding such customers as Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company and Canadian transportation company Bison Transport.

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Southern California Edison Tops Solar Power Installs

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If it seems like there are an awful lot of your neighbors with solar panels nowadays, you might be right. Southern California Edison (SCE), which serves a significant chunk of Southern California, says it has been ranked number one in the U.S. in terms of the amount of solar power connected to its grid. SCE said it connected 1,648 megawatts of solar energy to the grid last year, including both residential and commercial power, plus utility power-purchase-agreements (PPAs).

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Luxe Valet Gets Out Of Door-To-Door Valet Service

socalTECH

Luxe Valet , which started life as a door-to-door, valet parking service--launching into Los Angeles in 2014--has completely stopped offering its door-to-door valet service, and instead has shifted to fixed parking garages, across all of its markets. Luxe had quietly shut down its door-to-door service in Los Angeles in January. The company originally had dispatched "valets" wearing blue jackets riding mopeds to a users' location, retrieving their vehicles and later returning them on demand.

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