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TeleSign Acquisition By BICS Closes, Deal Value Rises To $335M

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Marina del Rey-based phone verification and user authentication service TeleSign is now officially part of BICS , after the official close of the acquisition, BICS said today. The deal was originally announced in April. BICS said it paid $230M, however, March Capital Partners, one of the investors in TeleSign, said that as a result of additional cash and earn out the deal now has a total valuation of $335M.

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Hackers Steal Client Data From Line 204 Studios

L.A. Business Journal

Line 204, a Hollywood film and television production and rental company, said today hackers had stolen its client database. The extent of the breach is still being determined.

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Are you ready to take on an office lease?

Berkonomics

Rent your first office with caution. . Several years ago, I became involved with a Southeast Asian company looking to expand into the United States. During the discussions with the CEO about hiring North American managers, he made it clear that he wanted us to find a first-class office facility from which to start the search process, and proceeded to name cities that attracted him.

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Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At WeWork in Playa Vista

SoCal Tech Calendar

Thursday, November 9, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At WeWork in Playa Vista. Thursday, November 9th Starting at 6pm! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Make sure to bring your business cards and be ready to make awesome connections with people across all industries. We always have a great mix of people from Influencers to Startup CEO's and more.

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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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DermTech Raises $10M In Series C Funding

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La Jolla-based molecular dermatology startup DermTech announced today that it has raised $10M in its Series C funding round, part of an ongoing $15M financing effort by the company. The startup, which is developing precision medicine technology for the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, inflammatory diseases, and other skin diseases, said the funding included investments by RTW Investments, along with other private investors.

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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 31: Elon Musk Says Boring Co. Tunnel Should Be 17 Miles Long in One Year

L.A. Business Journal

Elon Musk says Boring Co. tunnel should be 17 miles long in one year, Telesign acquisition price rises to $335 million and SpaceX’s manufacturing model credited for new space age.

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Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, November 8, 2017 -- Silicon Beach Networking Mixer At Wurstkuche in Venice. Join the fastest growing startup and tech community in Los Angeles! Meet new people and participate in lively discussions with outstanding names in the Silicon Beach community. Register immediately for an early bird ticket.

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SpaceX Launches Koreasat-5A Into Space

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Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully put the Koreasat-5A into space on Monday, successfully launching another satellite into space, and again successfully landing the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship in the Atlantic. SpaceX launched the Koreasat-5A from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 3:34 p.m. EDT, landing the first stage of the Falcon 9 on its droneship at approximately 3:44 pm.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 1: Virgin Orbit Launches Subsidiary Vox Space

L.A. Business Journal

Virgin Orbit launches Vox Space subsidiary, Snap Maps offered real-time coverage of Tuesday’s terror attacks in Manhattan and Breitbart and other conservative outlets escalate anti-SpaceX campaign.

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Startup Spotlight: Electric Folding Bike, DIY Science Kits and a Smart Trashcan

Tech.Co

If you are starting to get a jump on your holiday list, we have some startups that have built some gadgets that could find its way into your life. Each week, TechCo features tech startups that can help streamline your daily life. This week in Startup Spotlight, we found a smart trashcan, full-size electric folding bike, biometric smart lock, and DIY STEM kits for all ages.

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All Talk: Veterans in Innovation

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -- All Talk: Veterans in Innovation. CONNECT. As many veterans are returning to, or looking to enter the private sector, the tech industry is rapidly expanding with opportunities. Tech companies are looking for highly skilled individuals, skills veterans have often built in their time in the service. Many veterans are getting involved in this booming industry and have success stories to share.

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HyreCar Extends Online Car Rentals To New York

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Los Angeles-based online car rental service HyreCar , which lets users rent out their vehicles to others--including short term rentals to Uber and Lyft drivers--says it has expanded its service to the state of New York. HyreCar says it now has operations in 29 states. HyreCar specifically targets its peer-to-peer car rental marketplace to towards drivers wanting to drive for ride sharing services.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 2: Activision Blizzard’s Q3 Results Beat Expectations

L.A. Business Journal

Activision Blizzard’s third-quarter results beat expectations, HP and Intel become sponsors for Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League and Snapchat adds tracking pixels.

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Klotho Therapeutics Raises $10M to Test Drug in Kidney Disease

Xconomy

Klotho Therapeutics , a virtual biotech developing a kidney disease treatment based on its proprietary engineered version of the human klotho enzyme, said Thursday it has raised $10 million in Series A financing from San Diego’s Thynk Capital. Thynk Capital founder and principal Jim Plante also is Klotho’s founder and CEO. Plante is a technology industry veteran in San Diego who has served as the CEO of Bel-Tronics, and as the founding CEO of SmartDrive Systems and Pathway Genomics.

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Startup Weekend Conejo Valley - Sports Focused

SoCal Tech Calendar

Sunday, November 5, 2017 -- Startup Weekend Conejo Valley - Sports Focused. Calling all startup junkies, makers, inventors, coders, and sports enthusiast! We are looking for the next big thing in Sports, Fitness, and Performance. Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies/products. The event is very community focused and provides a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas.

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March Capital Partners Gets Exit As VMware Acquires VeloCloud

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Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners has chalked up another exit in its enterprise software portfolio, after VMware said Thursday morning that it has acquired VeloCloud , a developer of cloud-based, software-definied, wide-area-network (SD-WAN) technology. March Capital Partners is an investor in VeloCloud, and led VeloCloud's Series C funding in January of 2016.

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Silicon Beach Report Oct. 30: Amazon Studios to Move into Culver Studios

L.A. Business Journal

Amazon Studios to move into Culver Studios, Boring Co. shows tunnel progress and SpaceX ties ULA’s annual launch record with 16th launch this year.

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Startup Spotlight: Electric Folding Bike, DIY Science Kits and a Smart Trashcan

Tech.Co

If you are starting to get a jump on your holiday list, we have some startups that have built some gadgets that could find its way into your life. Each week, TechCo features tech startups that can help streamline your daily life. This week in Startup Spotlight, we found a smart trashcan, full-size electric folding bike, biometric smart lock, and DIY STEM kits for all ages.

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Startup Weekend Conejo Valley - Sports Focused

SoCal Tech Calendar

Saturday, November 4, 2017 -- Startup Weekend Conejo Valley - Sports Focused. Calling all startup junkies, makers, inventors, coders, and sports enthusiast! We are looking for the next big thing in Sports, Fitness, and Performance. Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies/products. The event is very community focused and provides a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas.

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Ten Years Ago, The Self Driving Car Revolution Started In Victorville

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Ten years ago this week--on November 3, 2007--the self driving car revolution was launched in Southern California--in all places, Victorville, at the DARPA Urban Challenge. The competition, part of a series of competitions that were part of the DARPA Grand Challenge, spurred the growth of the technology which is now at the core of every self-driving car team now working on the market.

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Silicon Beach Report Nov. 3: Snap Acquires Metamarkets

L.A. Business Journal

Snap acquired Metamarkets, Disney’s “Star Wars” augmented reality headset goes on sale and inside Hulu’s growing ad-sales research team.

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Hiring Lessons From Annie Duke: World Series Poker Champ

InfoChachkie

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Earlier this year, I had the pleasure to hear Kit Cooper interview World Series of Poker […]. The post Hiring Lessons From Annie Duke: World Series Poker Champ appeared first on John Greathouse.

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Startup Weekend Conejo Valley - Sports Focused

SoCal Tech Calendar

Friday, November 3, 2017 -- Startup Weekend Conejo Valley - Sports Focused. Calling all startup junkies, makers, inventors, coders, and sports enthusiast! We are looking for the next big thing in Sports, Fitness, and Performance. Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and launch companies/products. The event is very community focused and provides a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas.

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Newegg Kicks Off Holiday Season With Black November Sales

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Los Angeles-based online technology retailer Newegg has officially kicked off the holiday shopping season, saying it has launched its Black November sales, as of this morning. According to Newegg, this year it expects to reveal 20 to 50 new, early Black Friday deals each Friday up until Black Friday itself. Newegg has been kicking off its holiday sales the beginning of November since 2010 , rather than waiting for the traditional Friday after Thanksgiving for holiday sales efforts.

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Techstars Sustainability Adds to Growth of Sponsored Accelerators

Xconomy

After Techstars opened its first program in Boulder, CO, in 2007, the startup accelerator program expanded into three cities over the next four years. But then the real growth started happening. In 2011, Techstars began launching accelerators that focused on startups innovating in a specific sector in partnership with big companies. It partnered with Nike in Portland, OR , on apparel-related technology in 2012 and with Barclays on fintech in 2014.

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5 Keys To Keeping Your Office Positive And Productive

Startup Professionals Musings

Throughout my career in small companies and large, I’ve always been appalled by the number of people who have a negative attitude or complain all of the time. These people don’t seem to realize that they are hurting themselves, as well as other people’s productivity, and jeopardize the future of the company they are working for. I’ve always thought that I might be overly sensitive, until I saw an article about a leadership survey done a few years ago by badbossoloy.com, which claims that many em

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Vision Right Now 2018 Technology Conference and Expo

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 -- Vision Right Now 2018 Technology Conference and Expo.

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Report: Broadcom Mulling Giant Takeover Of Qualcomm, Worth $100 Billion

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In a possible deal that would pull together two of Southern California's semiconductor giants, Broadcom is reportedly putting together a bid to acquire Qualcomm , in a deal worth more than $100 billion. According to a report from Bloomberg --quoting "people familiar with the matter"--Broadcom is planning on offering around $70.00 per share in cash and stock for Qualcomm.

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San Diego Positions Itself as Autonomous Technology Proving Ground

Xconomy

UC San Diego is becoming a test bed for self-driving vehicle technology. With a campus that encompasses more than 3.3 square miles and a daytime population of roughly 65,000, “It’s a small city,” said Henrik Christensen, who is leading the new project as director of the university’s Institute for Contextual Robotics. Christensen, who announced the move Friday at a robotics forum entitled “Intelligent Vehicles 2025,” said the effort would enable UC San Diego scientists to help solve the kind of p

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9 Sources Of Inspiration To Make Your Idea A Winner

Startup Professionals Musings

Ideas are a dime a dozen, but the inspiration to drive a great business is a lot harder to find. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I often get asked for next sure-fire idea. I have to tell them that anyone can find ideas, but only you as a person can find the passion to transform one into a successful business. That’s why investors talk about investing in the jockey, not the horse.

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Cognitive Buildings: The Next Frontier

SoCal Tech Calendar

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SDI Presence Acquires NextLevel IT

socalTECH

Los Angeles- and Chicago-based IT consultantcy SDI Presence said on Thursday that it has acquired NexLevel Information Technology , an IT management firm based in Sacramento, but serving all of California. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SDI said the deal will help it build out its local delivery capability throughout California. NexLevel was founded in 1999, and its clients include the California Highway Patrol, California Correctional Healthcare Services, City of San Diego, Cit

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As Facebook Fights Fake News, LeCun Sees Bigger Role for A.I.

Xconomy

As top lawyers from Facebook, Google, and Twitter testify on Capitol Hill this week about Russians using their platforms to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, it’s becoming clearer that the fight against the spread of fake news won’t be won by humans alone. That’s according to Yann LeCun , a machine learning expert and Facebook’s director of A.I. research.

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10 Quotes That You Won’t Hear From An Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

Some people are not cut out to be entrepreneurs. This is a good thing, or the business world would be chaos, with everyone trying to do their own thing. So what about you? How do you know if you should be running your own company, or concentrating on that queue of work that someone else has built for you? I’ve hit this before, but I still hear from too many unhappy entrepreneurs.

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Who Dares to Enter Halloween Horror Nights?

SoCal Tech Calendar

Friday, November 3, 2017 --.

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March Capital Partners Sets Up Office In Newest, Hip Venue in Austin

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based venture capital investor March Capital Partners has surfaced in what looks to be the downtown Austin's hippest new event venue. Real estate developer World Class and automotive AI and data company Vast launched a new venue, LZR , in downtown Austin today, saying that the new venue will offer up 10,000 square feet of rentable event space, complete with a stage, warehouse, lounge, bar, and landscaped outdoor patio.

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