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MAY 31, 2017

Elon Musk , the technology billionaire behind SpaceX and Tesla Motors , says that if the U.S. withdraws from the Paris Agreement, he will "have no choice" but to leave Trump's Tech Council. In a tweet, Musk said he has "done all I can to advise directly to POTUS" on climate change, and "don't know which way Paris will go". Musk had joined a controversial council formed by the Presidential administration to ostensibly "share their specific experience and knowledge" with the President.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 31, 2017

SpaceX and Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Twitter Wednesday that he would leave President Donald Trump’s Advisory Forum should the United States withdraw from The Paris Agreement on climate change.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2017

Santa Ana-based SuperMoney has recently launched a new, online search engine for loans, looking to replicate the success of online search and aggregation sites like Kayak and LendingTree. According to the company, led by CEO Miron Lulic, it helps consumers find online loans, helping users compare different loan offers based on basic information such as loan amount, credit score estimate, employment status, and more.

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L.A. Business Journal

MAY 31, 2017

Musk threatens to withdraw from Trump advisory council should U.S. leave Paris climate treaty, cellphone game controller manufacturer Gamevice raises $12.5 million, and FitnessGenes raises $5 million.

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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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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2017

The theft of over 150, Jeep Wranglers in San Diego County over the last few years has been linked to hacking of the electronic keys of those vehicles in the middle of the night, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, it has indicted nine members of the Hooligans Motorcycle gang for participating in a scheme to steal more than 150 Jeep Wrangers, worth approximately $4.5M, by retrieving the vehicle identificatio

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2017

When you’re in a competition and on the spot, answering questions to industry experts can be a nerve-wrecking process. The best part is that afterward you walk away with valuable insight, experience and lessons learned. GalvanizeU graduates Baolin Liu and Jonathan Hourany, current gU student Anthony Abercrombie, Data Scientist in Residence Eugene Huang, and their teammate Jared Wilber, a UC Berkeley grad student, learned a ton after their time on stage at the iidata Time Analysis Competit

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2017

Has the era of genetic oncology arrived? Last week, the biomedical world took a notable step in that direction when the FDA said Merck’s drug pembrolizumab (Keytruda), already one of the world’s most successful cancer immunotherapies, could now treat any tumor with a particular genetic fingerprint. It was the first time a drug has been approved strictly for a genotype —a tumor’s genetic profile—regardless of the organ or body part where the tumor is growing.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based Gamevice , a developer of hardware devices which attach to your existing smartphone which turns them into a gaming console, has raised $12.5M in a Series A funding round, the company said Wednesday morning. The funding was co-led by TransLink Capital and California Technology Ventures (CTV), and also included BAM Ventures, TYLT Ventures, and Kevin Chou, the former CEO of Kabam.

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2017

Grail, the Illumina (NASDAQ: ILMN ) spinout aiming to develop a blood test that can detect cancer at its earliest stages, has gone global. The Menlo Park, CA, startup, is merging with China’s Cirina, a privately held company co-founded by a pioneer in the field of blood-based diagnostics, Dennis Lo. Grail, which recently raised a record $900 million round from a group of drugmakers and others , didn’t disclose the financial terms of the merger.

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MAY 31, 2017

Mission Viejo-based Comergence Compliance , a developer of compliance software for the mortgage lending industry, has been acquired by Optimal Blue , the operator of a digital marketplace for the mortgage industry. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Optimal Blue is owned by private equity investor GTCR. Comergence Compliance develops software used by lenders for third party oversight and verification, social media compliance reporting, licensing checks, and other related ar

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2017

What does it take to keep highly skilled cybersecurity employees? Salary and benefits are table-stakes. Challenging work, ongoing training, an opportunity to advance without having to become a manager, and a talented peer group all help companies recruit and retain these sought-after “ninjas”—the individuals who can do what artificial intelligence security tools can’t.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2017

Los Angeles-based Oblong , the developer of immersive operating systems and meeting room environments, said it has launched a new set of products. According to the company, its has its product range and naming for its Mezzanine visual collaboration product, with the entry point for those products now below $50,000. The company said its Mezzanine 200 Series is aimed at small to medium sized "teaming" rooms with 2 screens; its Mezzanine 300 Series is aimed at satellite offices with 3 screens; its

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Xconomy

MAY 31, 2017

San Antonio — Most diabetes treatments work by giving the body the insulin it needs to break down sugar. But that approach deals with the symptoms of diabetes. In recent years, scientists and companies have taken aim at the root cause of the condition by attempting to stimulate or replace the cells in the pancreas responsible for producing insulin in the first place.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2017

San Diego-based Digital Health Corp. , the parent company of Reflexion Health, said this morning that it has acquired Constant Therapy , a developer of mobile solutions to treat patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke, aphasia, and learning disorders. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Digital Health said the buy would help complement its growing portfolio of patient recovery and rehabilitation solutions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2017

Many startups and entrepreneurs I advise still default to growing their business via the traditional top-down, order-taking culture. I’m convinced that you can’t stay competitive that way with today’s customers, and today’s employees. It’s time to push decision making down into the organization –insisting that the people closest to the customer and the markets learn and make the decisions.

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MAY 31, 2017

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is kicking off a very busy launch month in June with a launch tomorrow, June 1st, with another mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX said on Wednesday. According to SpaceX, it will be delivering critical supplies and payloads to the International Space Station with a launch time of 5:55 p.m. EDT, and a backup launch window on Saturday, June 3rd at 5:07 p.m.

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socalTECH

MAY 31, 2017

Beverly Hills- and London-based FitnessGenes , a startup offering up DNA testing and interpretation focused on personalized fitness and nutrition, announced this morning that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding came from SGHF. According to FitnessGenes, it uses DNA analysis to help create personalized fitness and nutrition plans for its customers.

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