L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 9, 2017
Boring Co. founder Elon Musk acknowledged last week that his company would likely struggle to gain government approval for a tunnel extending from Los Angeles International Airport to Sherman Oaks, but said the endeavor was still worth a shot.
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2017
In an unusual addition to the list of recruits to NASA's astronaut program, NASA said this week that a SpaceX engineer, and a Caltech researcher, are both among the list of twelve new candidates at a chance for future space exploration with the agency. According to NASA, Jessica Watkins, 29, has a doctorate in geology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has worked at NASA's Ames Research Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and is now a fellow at the California Institute of Tech
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L.A. Business Journal
JUNE 9, 2017
Mayor Eric Garcetti announces launch of the Digital Makers Exhibit pilot program to cut film-permitting costs for small and digital-first productions, and LACMA launches Kickstarter campaign to fund move of egg-shaped museum from Guatemala City to Los Angeles.
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2017
Los Angeles-based subscription e-commerce startup Loot Crate , which offers up monthly deliveries of curated "mystery boxes" to fans, said on Friday that former Maker Studios CEO Ynon Kreitz has joined the company's board as Chairman. The company also said it has become profitable for the first time. Kreitz served as CEO of Maker Studios from 2013 through its acquisition in 2015 by Walt Disney, and was one of its original investors.
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SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 9, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017 -- Techspo LA 2017. Where Business, Tech and Innovation Collide in LA! TECHSPO LA 2017 is a 2-day technology expo which takes place June 14 15, 2017 at the luxurious Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, Santa Monica, California in the heart of Silicon Beach. TECHSPO LA brings together developers, brands, marketers, technology providers, designers, innovators and evangelists looking to set the pace in our advanced world of technology.
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2017
Santa Monica-based GNARBOX , the devleoper of a portable device which connects to both your smartphone and your GoPro, DSLR, or other camera to enable on-the-spot editing, backing, and sharing, has raised $8.5M in a funding round, according to the company. Source of the Series A funding was not announced. GNARBOX was founded by Tim Feess (CEO) and Will Africano.
Southern California Tech Central brings together the best content for technical professionals in Southern California from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2017
For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature advice, editorials, and more from Southern California's high tech leaders, comes from Sid Mohasseb , a serial entrepreneur, venture investor, adviser, teacher, speaker, and author of The Caterpillar's Edge: Don't Leave Change to Chance! In Business & In Life, Gain the Edge and Beat the Odds.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JUNE 9, 2017
Thursday, June 15, 2017 -- Deciphering IoT. SIIA. Sessions on Lifecycle of an IoT Project, OT vs IT: The Epic Battle, and more.
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2017
Los Angles-based programmatic advertising marketplace operator OpenX said on Thursday that it has partnered with Google , as a beta partner for Exchange Bidding (Fromerly EBDA). Google's Exchange Bidding is an effort by Google to counter Facebook's header bidding efforts , where Facebook had enabled buyers place bids on advertising inventory ahead of Google.
Tech.Co
JUNE 9, 2017
For kids growing up in the northeast, summertime meant backyard barbecues with a picnic table filled with buttery corn, grilled food and ample hot lobster. Cofounders of Cousins Maine Lobster Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis wanted to share their Maine tradition of delicious cuisines to the masses for an affordable price. In 2012, the food truck craze was starting to bubble and they decided to launch their business with very little restaurant experience. “Sometimes people can dissuade you fro
socalTECH
JUNE 9, 2017
Los Angeles-based FabFitFun , the venture-backed, subscription box startup focused on women, has launched a new augmented reality app for its users, the company announced on Thursday afternoon. According to FabFitFun, the new AR app will enhance the unboxing experience for its users, adding animation, music, product information and details, styling tips, and much more when users are opening up their subscription boxes.
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 9, 2017
Startup work environments are always chaos, but they can still be great environments to work in, or they can be terrible. Whether yours is terrible or great, that same tone flows out to your customers, and regulates your productivity inside. You as the founder are the starting point and definer, so you need to get it right. What does it take to create a positive workplace culture?
Xconomy
JUNE 9, 2017
The hot topic of getting more qualified women on corporate boards continues unabated. Recent statistics show how companies with women prominently serving in such capacities experience higher-than-average financial performance. A major investment group even declared earlier this year that it would push to get women on the boards of the companies in their portfolio.
Xconomy
JUNE 9, 2017
With this week’s buyout of GreatCall , the Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR just placed a big bet that healthtech for the aging wave of baby boomers will be a big business. GreatCall operates a virtual telecommunications network that provides healthtech products and services for more than 800,000 older consumers throughout the United States. The company, founded in 2006, began by selling easy-to-use “Jitterbug” mobile phones, and expanded its offerings to include a variety of welfare and s
Xconomy
JUNE 9, 2017
The New York Times Magazine wrote a few weeks ago about the extraordinary metabolic changes in a python after it gulps down a 50,000 calorie meal. The biomedical world was like a postprandial python this week; after extending its maw around the supersized meal of news and data from the American Society for Clinical Oncology meeting over the weekend, life science info flow nearly came to a halt.
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