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Silicon Beach Software's Dark Castle Revived Online

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Dark Castle , the popular 1980's video game for the Macintosh developed by San Diego's Silicon Beach Software , has been revived--this time, on the web--as part of a trove of throwback Apple Mac software products released by the Internet Archive. Users who miss the enthralling, black-and-white adventures of hero Duncan in battling the Black Knight can now play the entire game in their web browser.

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Telecom Firm Wilcon Acquired for $600 Million by Crown Castle Corp.

L.A. Business Journal

Crown Castle International Corp. has agreed to acquire downtown telecommunications firm Wilcon Operations for $600 million from private equity firm Pamlico Capital.

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Resonant Trumpets New Patent Wins

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Goleta-based Resonant , which develops technology used for radio frequency (RF) filtering, says that it has just surpassed 125 issued and pending patents covering its technology. The company aid the two latest patents, issued on March 28th, were US Patent No.: 9,608,595, "Acoustic wave filters with enhanced rejection" and US Patent No.: 9,607,119, "Simulating effect of temperature on acoustic wave filters".

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Silicon Beach Report April 17: Telecom Firm Wilcon Acquired for $600 Million by Crown Castle Corp.

L.A. Business Journal

Telecom firm Wilcon acquired for $600 million by Crown Castle Corp., SpaceX’s August hyperloop competition will test maximum speed, and alleged comments from Snap CEO Evan Spiegel drop stock.

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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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NantOmics Buys Genos

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Culver City-based NantOmics , which is developing molecular diagnostics technology, said last week that it has acquired Genos , a developer of next-generation sequencing, personal genetic discovery and research. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. NantOmics--one of the companies owned by billionaire Patrick Soon Shiong under the NantWorks umbrella--said it will integrate the technology, technical expertise, and data visualization and research tools developed by Genos into its

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How Future-Proof is Your Company (and Your Career)?

Startup Professionals Musings

When you are growing a business, it’s hard to find time to focus on anything but the crises of today. Yet if you don’t spend some resources preparing for the changes in the marketplace we already know about, there may be no tomorrow for your business. In my years of mentoring and advising business leaders, I find that real planning for the future always gets the short shrift.

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TakeLessons CEO Discusses Chromatik Buyout, Why it’s a Good Fit

Xconomy

San Diego-based TakeLessons set out nine years ago to create a Web-based platform that helped match music students with qualified instructors. Since then, TakeLessons has raised a total of $20 million in venture capital, and expanded into new markets and services. The company’s last VC round in early 2014 raised $7 million. TakeLessons also acquired Chicago-based Betterfly, which offered online vocational classes, DIY projects, and self-improvement courses like public speaking and persona

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Xencor Names New Board Member

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Monrovia-based biopharmaceuticals developer Xencor announced this morning that it has named Kevin Gorman, ph.D., to its board of directors. Gorman is the CEO of Neurocrine Biosciences, where he has been since 1993; he previously was an investor at Avalon Medical Partners, L.P. Gorman replaces director Robert Baltera, Jr., who the company said will not stand for re-election to its board.

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Procrastinators’ Special! Save on 4/19 Human Impact of Innovation

Xconomy

Join Xconomy this Wednesday, April 19 , at our “ Forum on the Human Impact of Innovation.” We’re hosting an afternoon of insightful presentations and candid chats about some innovations that are making the biggest impact on human lives. Don’t wait to register— our “Procrastinator’s Special” ends today, and it’s your last chance to save on tickets. We are bringing experts to the stage in everything from self-driving cars to precision medicine and scientific wellness—and machine learning is a recu

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European VR Firm RE'FLEKT Opens Offices In Playa Vista

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RE'FLEKT , a European virtual reality (VR) application designer which says its client list includes Audi, BMW, Bosch, Eon, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Hyundai, and Porsche, says it has just opened up a new office in Playa Vista. According to RE'FLEKT, the company's new office will serve the region's "world-famous" creative, tech, and studio communities.

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Coachella Pickpocket Thwarted By Find My Phone

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A pickpocket, who stole more than a hundred cell phones on Friday at Coachella, was thwarted by the "Find My Phone" feature, and quickly apprehended by Indio police. Apparently, Reinaldo De Jesus Henao, 36, from New York, allegedly had a backpack with over 100 cell phones, and had been wandering around Coachella stealing people's devices. He had so many devices in his backpack that the police have turned over devices to the festival's lost and found tent at the Empire Polo Grounds.

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