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APRIL 18, 2013

Quincy Jones --the famed composer and record producer--thinks so, and has co-founded a new company aimed at helping anyone learn to play the piano on their home computer. Jones--who lives in Bel Air--is behind Playground Sessions , which is hoping to make music education available to anyone willing to sign up for a monthly membership.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Last night, we (and the entire rest of the tent) spied Olivia Palermo working her publicity magic on the gawkers. She is actually much shorter and slighter than I thought, pretty tiny. Whose shoes do you think she was wearing? She’s been a prominent fixture at most of the shows.

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AUGUST 12, 2009

A number of Southern California technology firms have nabbed top spots in the annual Inc. A number of other technology firms throughout Southern California were ranked elsewhere in the top 500. Tags: award ranking companies held privately california southern. billion in sales.

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JUNE 29, 2011

The University of Southern California and the New York Times said this week that the two are partnering to provide online, continuing education courses this fall, across seven different study areas. The NYTimes has been running its educational efforts since September of 2007.

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MAY 31, 2016

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Levine Leichtman Capital Partners said this morning that it has acquired London-based GL Education , a provider of educational assessments in the United Kingdom and Europe. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Online education operator 2U , which has offices in Los Angeles, has added another degree program at the University of Southern California, the company said this week.

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JUNE 1, 2020

El Segundo-based consumer rewards program operator Prodege , led by longtime SoCal technology veteran Chuck Davis, said Monday morning that it has acquired Upromise , the popular college education-saving rewards business which was owned by SLM Corporation (Sallie Mae). Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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MARCH 12, 2020

The company--formerly known as GradeSlam--said the funding was led by Reach Capital, and also included Bullpen Capital, along with Birchmere Ventures, BDC Capital, Real Ventures, Google, Red House Education, Edovate Capital, and Anges Quebec. The company's remote learning tools are used by schools to manage remote learning for K-12 students.

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OCTOBER 9, 2014

In the first time that President Barack Obama has paid a special visit to the epicenter of Southern California''s high tech industry, the President spoke for over an hour to an audience of entrepreneurs at Cross Campus , the Santa Monica coworking space, touching on topics around providing an infrastructure for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Procore appears to be one of the first Southern California companies to join the movement, which originated in Silicon Valley with such companies at Atlassian, Rally, Salesforce, and Tides.

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

According to j2 Global, the five acquisition were all made in the third quarter of 2018, and included PRIME Education , The Communicator Corporation , BestBlackFriday.com (certain assets), Downdetector , and DemandShore. j2 Global is one of Southern California's largest Internet companies-- the firm is expecting $1.2

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OCTOBER 10, 2013

In what is a fairly unusual move, last week, Tradesparq (www.tradesparq.com), a Chinese startup in the area of B2B trade information, said it was planning on setting up its operations here in Southern California, as part of an expansion and scaling of the company. Our CTO is mainland Chinese, but was educated here.

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JANUARY 17, 2010

Saturday, January 23, 2010 -- Southern California Monte Jade (SCMJ) Fast-Pitch Competition. Formatted as a pitch competition, this is an educational opportunity to learn how to profile an enterprise and deliver a concise, effective pitch.

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OCTOBER 22, 2017

TiE Southern California’s signature annual entrepreneurship conference brings together entrepreneurs, corporate executives, venture capitalists and business professionals for the best combination of substantive conversation, education and peer networking. Saturday, October 28, 2017 -- TiEcon Southwest 2017. See [link] (more)

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APRIL 7, 2015

marshall business school online program education educational university southern california' USC said the program runs for 21 months, and will primarily be conducted online, with seminars via webcam, plus a one-time, one-week on-campus event. USC did not announce the estimated cost of the new MBA program. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 18, 2012

2tor , the provider of online, graduate program and courses which has strong links to the University of Southern California , has scored a $10M revolving line of credit, the firm said today. According to 2tor, the credit line comes from Comerica Bank, and will be used to fund growth and its strategic initiatives. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Online higher education startup 2tor , which has offices in Los Angeles and a prominent deal with the University of Southern California, said this morning that it has raised $26M in a Series D funding round. 2tor has an office up the street from USC near the Staples Center. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2018

The purpose of the summit is to provide educational and networking resources for the IT leaders in Southern California. The IT Summit is the executive technology conference series returning to Los Angeles for our twelfth annual event on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

The purpose of the summit is to provide educational and networking resources for the IT leaders in Southern California. Wednesday, October 11, 2017 -- The IT Summit is the executive technology conference series returning to Los Angeles for our eleventh annual event on October 11th, 2017.

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MAY 24, 2013

According to the school, the new Master''s will be available both traditionally, as well as through Viterbi''s online education efforts. viterbi school engineering southern california degree security cybersecurity software' READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

What do get when you combine the creative sensibilities of JibJab with children's educational content? More video from Southern California's startup in our new video section. You get this: the Letter N ABC Song, from StoryBots, the new project of JibJab's Evan and Gregg Spiradellis. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 29, 2013

A local, clean energy business plan competition started by the California Insitute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Southern California (USC), and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has awarded $160,000 in prizes in its latest competition. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 25, 2013

We''re trying to identify the top 100 up-and-coming individuals in Southern California''s technology industry! It''s a list of individuals--across Southern California, from San Diego to Santa Barbara--who people ought to watch. Nominations will close on Friday, November 1st. The list will be alphabetical, not ranked.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The Fall 2016 Cal-Israel Innovation Expo will be held at the University of Southern California (USC), Ronald Tutor Campus Center, November 6 - 7, 2016.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

The Fall 2016 Cal-Israel Innovation Expo will be held at the University of Southern California (USC), Ronald Tutor Campus Center, November 6 - 7, 2016.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

At the TechCouncil of Southern California we believe in giving back. Toys for Tots with its rich history of giving and educating dating back to 1948 continues to be one of the only philanthropies where 97% of all donation funds goes to their mission of providing toys, books, and other gifts to less fortunate children.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Cornerstone OnDemand said its software is already used by a number of other higher educational institutions, including Boston College, the University of Southern California, Ohio State University, Sam Houston State University, Valencia College, Full Sail University and Alamo Colleges, among others. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 28, 2017

During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions from Southern California's "movers and shakers" in the technology industry. He is the co-founder of the Recurring Revenue Conference, the largest SoCal tech event focused on innovative business models.

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APRIL 23, 2020

As the nation’s second-largest metropolitan area, boasting an over $1 trillion economy, decisions made in the city can have broad economic and social implications that ripple far beyond the Southern California region. billion set aside for workforce retraining and education.

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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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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Saturday, February 26, 2011 -- Open Source Software in Education. A full day conference focused on the use of open-source software in the classroom. See [link] (more)

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AUGUST 26, 2014

The National Science Foundation is planning to create a new, innovation center in Los Angeles, in conjunction with the University of Southern California , the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) , and the University of California Los Angeles , the NSF said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 21, 2010

A local technology group is hoping to support women supporting technology and science education, by tripling the size of its scholarship program. Tags: science technology education scholarship women female engineering. The scholarships are open to looking to study at a vocational school, community college, or four-year institution.

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MARCH 28, 2014

2U , an online education company which has significant operations in Los Angeles, has had a successful IPO on the NASDAQ Global Market, debuting Friday morning as TWOU. 2U''s first, online degree program was with USC''s Rossier School of Education. Redpoint Ventures owned 23.2 2U priced at $13.00, at the high end of its $11.00

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JANUARY 10, 2013

Carpinteria-based Lynda.com , the online video education site, looks to be continuing its growth trajectory, and has hired a new CFO. The company said it has named Elaine Kitagawa as Chief Financial Officer, after recently hiring former PopCap CTO Frits Habermann as its new Chief Technology Officer.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

2tor , a New York-based firm with strong links to the University of Southern California and a local Los Angeles office, has raised $20M in a Series B funding round. 2tor develops online degree programs for companies, including the University of Southern California's Rossier School of Education. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 8, 2016

Students at the University of Southern California , as well as fellow students from area community colleges, said they are looking to launch a rocket into space--and help further STEM education--through its USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (RPL).

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