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APRIL 18, 2017

GE and Southern California Edison (SCE) said this morning that the two companies have deployed the world's first battery-gas turbine hybrid system in Norwalk, as a part of Southern California Edison's renewable energy efforts. According to the two, the new system includes a 10MW/ 4.3 MWh of battery energy storage, to complement a GE gas turbine with 50MW of cpacity.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 18, 2017

Snap launches additional augmented reality features for Snapchat, Facebook defends Snap copying strategy, says it’s just getting started, and TeleSign launches self-service APIs.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

How to you take the recurring revenue model--which has been popular with software and other online services--an apply that to physical products and services? This morning's interview is with Sean Kelly , CEO of SnackNation (www.snacknation.com), which has created a membership-based service which delivers snacks to offices, who tells us about his company's business, its focus on both expanding its business and keeping existing companies happy, and why he thinks not everyone should be an entrepene

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 18, 2017

Monday, April 24, 2017 -- SBIR/STTR Workshop. TriTech SBDC and UCI's "The Cove" are working together to bring you a complimentary workshop that provides a detailed overview of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. Small technology based organizations are eligible to apply for the funds available under these programs.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

Los Angeles-based TeleSign , best known for powering the phone verification and user authentication services behind many key Internet services, said today that it has launched a new set of application programming interfaces (APIs). The company said the APIs allow develops to add communications and security into their web and mobile applications in minutes.

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Xconomy

APRIL 18, 2017

Following a six-month trial of its digital mortgage platform, San Diego-based Approved has officially launched its Web-based software for home loan applications. In a recent statement , the 20-month-old startup also said it has raised $1 million in what co-founder and CEO Andy Taylor calls a “pre-seed round.” “Our goal is to create a platform [for both lenders and borrowers] that is just as frictionless as possible,” Taylor said at the downtown EvoNexus incubator, where he has been working

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

Pasadena-based Guideance Software , which develops computer forensics software, and malware detection provider Lastline announced this morning that the two are in a partnership and integration deal. The two said they have integrated EnCase Endpoint Security with Lastline Enterprise, which automates the response to detect, triage, and respond to threats.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

Irvine-based NextGen Healthcare Information Systems , which is a subsidiary of Quality Systems, says it has completed its acquisition of Entrada , a Nashville-based developer of mobile, cloud-based software. Entrada develops mobile software used by health clinics for electronic health records management. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

Glendale-based ServiceTitan , a developer of enterprise software for the residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical service market, and background check and reputation management firm The Seal said today that they are in a new partnership. According to the two, the partnership will provide proof of licenses, insurance, and employee background checks to customers, and also help business owners by prompting homeowners to go online and submit a review of home service businesses after a call.

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