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APRIL 30, 2013

What do you get when you cross science and technology education with a carnival? In the case of a new effort by Two Bit Circus, the think tank of Brent Bushnell, you get the STEAM Carnival , a traveling, high-tech project aimed at using "robotics, lasers, acrobatics, and cotton candy" to rethink STEM education. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Looking to inspire girls to joint he video game industry, Sony Online Entertainment said today that it has begun accepting applications for its annual $10,000 scholarship which encourages women to join the video game industry. Sony said it will award $10,000 towards tuition or other educational expenses as part of its 2013 G.I.R.L.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Los Angeles-based esports- and gaming-media company New Meta Entertainment said this week that it has launched a new, esports website and media site, Raidiant, which is specifically aimed at women gamers.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 6, 2013

Saturday, January 12, 2013 -- Serious Games for Simulation, Education and the Enterprise. Likewise, a wide variety of tasks, from corporate training to childhood education, have been variously recast in a "game" context with dimensions and purposes quite beyond simple "fun and entertainment." Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum. ?Game,?

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MARCH 11, 2019

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the "micro-amusement park" operator which is combining technology, entertainment, science, education, and more at its first venue in LA, said it is hosting its first ever e-sports tournament, in a deal with Game On.

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JULY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the startup which combines entertainment with education and immersive technology, said it has received a strategic round of funding, which it will use it will open up its very first "micro-amusement park" this fall in downtown Los Angeles.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Los Angeles-based Instride, which operates enterprise education programs, says it has tapped Meg Whitman, most recently the CEO of ill-fated Quibi, for its advisory board. Miles, former Chair and CEO of Regal Entertainment Group; Chuck Rubin, former CEO of The Michaels Companies, Inc.; Desoer, former CEO of Citibank, N.A.;

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

and international cities like London, Mexico City, Seoul and Vilnius are building professional social networks for black professionals and blue collar workers, fashion labels, educational tools in augmented reality, kids entertainment, and an interactive entertainment production company.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

UTA, the talent, entertainment, and sports agency, said this week that it has linked with Rally, a new "social token fan engagement and monetization platform", to help its creators, artists, celebrities, athletes, and to launch their own social tokens.

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OCTOBER 9, 2019

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , which operates a STEM-focused "micro amusement park" that combines entertainment, technology, and often STEM education in its site in Los Angeles, is teaming up with music festival operator Superfly , to launched a new immersive music event series.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

On Friday, February 22, USC’s Business and Entertainment Association (BEA) is hosting its 4th annual E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at the Town & Gown Hall at the USC Campus. It’s focus is on the evolving changes in technology that have had an influential impact on the business of entertainment.

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MARCH 21, 2013

StoryBots , the developer of entertaining, fun, and educational application and content, has launched a trio of new applications, the firm said Thursday. The StoryBots are brightly colored, on-screen creatures created by the brothers to help entertain and educate kids. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the STEM-focused, entertainment-and-education startup led by Brent Bushnell, is gearing up for its first beta night, which is being held in a couple of weeks. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 13, 2014

Los Angeles-based high tech education and amusement company Two Bit Circus , which was founded by Brent Bushnell, said it has set the date for its S.T.E.A.M. Carnival , the company''s crowdfunded entertainment event which it has been describing as a varnival reimagined with "lasers, fire, and robots". READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

Los Angeles-based Two Bit Circus , the startup blending science education and entertainment, has set a date for the opening of its first "micro-amusement park", saying that its first location--in the Los Angeles Arts District--will open on September 7th.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

KidZui , the developer of kid-friendly Internet browsers has been acquired by children''s entertainment technology developer LeapFrog , LeapFrog said this morning, to help bolster the company''s popular line of LeapPad educational tablets. kidzui leapfrog merger acquisition saban educational tablet secure children browser kids'

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Appetize provides enterprise, cloud-based POS and management software for sports and entertainment venues, theme parks and attractions, restaurants, retailers, education campuses, and business cafeterias. Avakian joined Appetize earlier this year, according to the company. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 8, 2019

Los Angeles--based sports and live entertainment company AEG --which is behind the LA Kings , LA Galaxy , as well as Eisbaren Berlin and the Ontario Reign, said it has stepped up to support the United Nation's Sports for Climate Action Framework. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 13, 2018

Our panelists for our upcoming event "Advancement in STEM" are phenomenal women who are making significant contributions to technical communities that improve and impact our society through education, entertainment, and engineering. See [link] (more)

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JULY 31, 2018

Semtech's BlueRiver products allow for transmission of zero latency 4K video; Semtech says its BlueRiver products are aimed at applications in education, healthcare, enterprise, entertainment, hospitality, retail, government, military, and other industries. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

Beverly Hills-based talent agency and entertainment giant William Morris Endeavor looks to be busy with investments this week. The investment is the second major investment in a company by WME so far this week; the firm was one of the investors announced yesterday for online, live education video entertainment site creativeLive.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

The company said its core customers are in the media and entertainment, mobile gaming, digital media, education, consumer goods, marketing, ecommerce, and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) verticals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The only requirement is that they focus on educational video content targeting children and young adults. Looking ahead over the next 10 years, this is going to be the way consumers are [being entertained], accessing insights and knowledge, and connecting.”

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MAY 5, 2016

Appetize develops cloud-based, point-of-sale (POS) systems which is used in the sports and entertainment, parking, leisure and education markets. FreedomPay offers up a payment gateway which runs on Appetize's Android-based tablet software, and eventually will also be rolled out on iOS. Appetize is led by Max Roper.

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JUNE 23, 2011

A new, venture backed online education company, Encore Career Institute , headed by Steve Poizner, said today that it has linked with the UCLA Extension to offer up professional certificates and career counseling online. The firm said it has raised $15M in a Series A venture capital funding from InterWest Partners and Granite Ventures.

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JULY 12, 2017

This year's Disney Accelerator class appears to be far more mature than prior years; for example, Epic Games is a well established company whose tools are behind such games as Gears of War and Infinity Blade, and aXiomatic is an investor in its own right, owning esports team Team Liquid, plus a stake in Super League Gaming.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 5, 2022

The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. However, if this sounds like a fun way to procrastinate after you’re done playing the Wordle, Quordle, Globle and Heardle for the day, you’re not alone. It’s not too outlandish a claim, seeing as “House Hunters” has been on TV since 1999.

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MAY 23, 2018

Appetize's point-of-sale products are aimed at use at business dining campuses, education campuses, zoos, convention centers, chains, theme parks, and entertainment arenas. The company's point-of-sale terminals and software are a significant upgrade from legacy point-of-sale terminals. Appetize is backed by Shamrock Capital.

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MARCH 10, 2015

techhire white house jobs employment california angeles technology recruiting training school education' The White House said the effort includes $100M in new Federal investments in the training area, which will also include helping to direct people to non-traditional "coding bootcamps" and other technical training. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 6, 2015

angeles camp code software education school hackreactor reactor hack makersquare' The two said that MakerSquare will launch its first class on June 29th. San Francisco-based Hack Reactor acquired MakerSquare in January. Hack Reactor said that MakerSquare has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment (..)

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

The company said Thursday that it has released technology which help employers cut down on employees watching time-wasting viral videos and entertainment--while still allowing those employees to access other, useful content on sites like YouTube, Facebook, and other social sites.

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AUGUST 29, 2011

San Diego-based Zeebo , a developer of a wireless, digital entertainment and education system, initially targeted at the global market, has raised $17M in a new funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the new funding was not disclosed. Zeebo has previously raised funding from Qualcomm.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

There's a big disconnect between their education and employment. Deborah Ramo: It's interesting, but my background is actually in the entertainment world. A number of years ago, myself and some of my colleagues in the entertainment industry developed a nonprofit workplace in Hollywood. The same thing goes for job listings.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

At Silicon Beach @ USC, the Marshall School of Business Institute for Communication Technology Management, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies and the USC School of Cinematic Arts' Entertainment Technology Center will host a series of panels to educate startups on trends in entertainment distribution, discuss the convergence of entertainment (..)

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