TechEmpower

JUNE 6, 2018

Now in its fifth year, the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project has another official round of results available. Round 16 is a real treat for anyone who likes big numbers. Not just in measured results per second (several metric crap tonne), but in number of tests measured (~1830), number of framework permutations tested (~464), number of languages included (26), and total execution time of the test suite (67 hours, or 241 billion microseconds to make that sound properly enormous).

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Three, Southern California investors--Qualcomm Ventures, Disney, and the United Talent Agency--have backed the developer of a network of "experience centers" focused on virtual reality entertainment, as part of a newly disclosed Series A Funding. Utah-based The VOID , which operates location-based "experience centers" focused on new technology, said this morning that it received a funding round sometime last year which was led by Fidelity Management and Research Company, and also included Qualco

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L.A. Business Journal

JUNE 6, 2018

Headspace Seeks Prescription Status; Rocket Lab Plans Upcoming Launch; Sonos Drops New Speaker.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

San Diego-based Mitchell International , which provides technology and services to the insurance and collision repair industry, said today that it has acquired Medical Consultants Networks (MCN), which it says is one of the nation's largest providers of independent medical exam services in the United States. Financial details of the buy were not announced.

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Networking Technical Review San Diego Services 113

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Xconomy

JUNE 6, 2018

Awarepoint, the San Diego healthtech startup that specialized in real-time location systems for tracking medical equipment and people in hospitals and clinics, has gone 404. That’s the error code message that comes up for a website that no longer exists. Awarepoint executives and board members could not be reached to comment on a recent tip from a former Awarepoint employee, who asked to remain anonymous and who said the company had unexpectedly shut down.

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Tips San Diego Startup Avalon 76

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Playa Vista-based Science37 , which develops technology to allow pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials at patients' homes, is reportedly raising around $130M in a funding round from Softbank, according to a report this morning. The round, a Series D, appears to value to company at around $300M. Science37 has previously raised $67M in funding from such backers as Glynn Capital Management, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Amgen Ventures, Lux Capital, Redmile Group, dRx Capital (a Qualc

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Santa Barbara-based Sonos announced a new TV soundbar on Wednesday, the new Sonos Beam. According to Sonos, the new, compact soundbar--which only is 25.6 inches--is now available for pre-order for $399. The new Sonos Beam includes such features as "far field" microphones for voice control, and which costs significantly less than existing products from Sonos in the TV soundbar area.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Carlsbad-based radio frequency and mixed-signal semiconductor developer MaxLinear has scored a design win in Germany, with GiaX GmBH, the company said today. According to MaxLinear, GiaX GmbH has selected the company's MxL85110 broadband modem system on chip (SoC) for its HelEOS network system, which will deliver 10 Gbps over Ethernet Coax. Shipment volumes and financial impact of the were not announced.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Huntington Beach-based satellite launch rocket developer Rocket Lab has set the launch window for its next rocket mission, saying last week that its next launch will occur between June 23rd and July 6th. The company says the mission--called "It's Business Time"--was moved after "unusual behavior" was detected in a motor controller in its rocket. The mission originally had been planned to happen between April 20th and May 3rd.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2018

Santa Monica-based Headspace , which develops mindfulness and meditation apps, says it is targeting the medical market with the launch of a new, digital medicine subsidiary it calls "Headspace Health". According to Headspace, the new subsidiary will look to incorporate its meditation apps into digital medicine, with plans to deliver a prescription meditation app in 2020.

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