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JUNE 5, 2017

San Diego-based Comhear , a developer of immersive, 3D audio software, announced on Monday that it has raised $12M in a Series A funding. The source of the funding was not announced, however, the company said that Gerry Chastelet, former Chairman and CEO of Dominus Innovations and Digital Lightwave has joined the company as CEO as part of the funding, and that Andrew Arno, Vice Chairman of the Special Equities Group at Chardan Capital Markets LLC, has joined the company's board of directors.

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 5, 2017

Faraday Future announced on Monday that it plans to race its electric SUV, the FF 91, in the running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 25 to demonstrate its engineering progress in light of cash shortages.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Carlsbad-based ViaSat , which provides broadband services and technology, successfully had its newest satellite, the ViaSat-2, delivered into orbit last week, from Kourou, French Guiana. ViaSat said its ViaSat-2 satellite was carried board an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle on its launch on Thursday. Last week was an extremely busy week for Southern California's space industry, with a successful SpaceX launch to the ISS on Saturday, the unveiling of the largest plane in the world, the St

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 5, 2017

Faraday Future plans to race FF 91 to top of Pikes Peak, SpaceX launches Chinese experiment, and Snap Inc. shares fall after price target lowered.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Redlands-based geographical information systems software developer Esri announced a deployment with the U.S. Navy last week, saying that its technology is being used by the US Navy for its unmanned vehicle systems. According to Esri, its ArcGIS tools are being used by the Navy to collect sensor data from its maritime remote vehicles, letting the Navy analyze data from the ocean such as water temperature, humidity, wind speed, and topography, in near real time.

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Xconomy

JUNE 5, 2017

There are millions of fish in the sea, and dating apps have made it easier to quickly find and connect with a lot more of those would-be catches. But the ease of creating an online dating profile—and the lack of oversight by the companies running such services—means that users can, and often do, misrepresent themselves. People lie about their age, height, weight, and income level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. In my own experience as an investor, I have concluded that success is more about the people than the product. The best founders operate with a key set of internal principles that allow them to break through all but the toughest business obstacles.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Venice, California-based Snap Inc. , the parent firm of Snapchat , has acquired, location-based information startup Placed , according to Placed. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Placed was based in Seattle. Financial details of the deal were not announced, but a report said Snap paid more than $200M for the startup. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle manufacturer Faraday Future announced on Monday that it is planning to run its FF 91 vehicle at the upcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, as it looks to provide transparency to its testing progress. Faraday Future said it will chronicle the detailed testing efforts of its engineers in a new video series, as part of the effort, which looks to be an effort to counter a wave of negative press on the aspiring electric vehicle firm.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackR , which develops Bluetooth-powered, tracking tags which help people keep track of household items, has rolled out a new line of devices today. TrackR said its new TrackR Pixel includes a loud ringer, bright LED light, and bright colors to help people locate items, all at a lower price point. The device costs $24.99, and is available online and at Best Buy.

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JUNE 5, 2017

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX successfully delivered yet another payload into space on Saturday, launching a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX also again successfully landed the first stage of the Falcon 9, at Cape Canaveral. The launch marked the first reflight of a Dragon spacecraft, with this Dragon having being used in the fourth Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-4) mission to the ISS in September of 2014. the Dragon is arriving to

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