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DECEMBER 21, 2012

Santa Monica-based Playsino , the developer of social casino games, said Friday that it has released the first two games under its Publishing Network effort. Playsino is backed by IDM Venture Capital, Eric Schmidt (Google), Michael Robertson (MP3.com), READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

In this post, I want to look at just the question of when it makes sense to use Facebook Connect, Twitter Oauth, OpenID, Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication, Google Friend Connect or basically any of the other authentication mechanisms. Interestingly, they are not including Google Authentication. Identity Wars: Google & Yahoo!

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2014

Five months ago, Google talked about load-balancing to achieve 1 million requests per second. This is output from Wrk testing a single server running Undertow using conditions similar to Google''s test (1-byte response body, no HTTP pipelining, no special request headers). 1.039 million requests per second.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

In a sign of the growth of the Silicon Beach technology world, last year, Google moved its headquarters out of a space on Arizona Avenue in Santa Monica, and into a new fancy headquarters space in Venice. We talked with Walter Grieves , who is working on ROC's Community Integration efforts, about the space and what's happening there.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 29, 2020

Google Cloud today announced the official opening of its Las Vegas data center region. With this, Google Cloud now operates four regions in the western U.S., with Las Vegas complementing Google Cloud’s existing data centers in Los Angeles, Calif.; The Dalles, Ore. and its recently opened Salt Lake City, Utah region.

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socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2019

Los Angeles-based Backstage Accelerator , the startup accelerator run by Backstage Capital, which seeks to support underrepresented founders, has received a big boost to its efforts today, after Google said that it will be supporting Backstage Accelerator to help it scale its efforts. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Los Angeles-based Rubicon Project said this morning that it has snagged a Google veteran, as its new Chief Product & Engineering Officer. Kershaw also has previously worked at Ericsson/Telcordia, VeriSign, Clarent Corporation, Unisys, and SS8 Networks. Kershaw will be based in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Los Angeles-based EVgo , which operates a network of electric vehicle fast charging stations, says that it has inked a deal with Google Maps to feature the exact location and availability of more than 1,000 of its chargers on the map software. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 17, 2013

But be aware, the highest-performance frameworks are network limited in the JSON serialization and Plaintext tests. Once again, bear in mind that these tests are network-bound by our gigabit Ethernet. Go , always the scrappy competitor, flexes some performance muscle and lands a razor-thin victory in JSON serialization on i7 hardware.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2021

Hawthorne-based SpaceX and Sunnyvale-based Google Cloud said on Thursday that the two are in a new partnership, where Starlink will locate its ground stations within Google's data center properties. The two said the direct connectivity to Google's cloud through Starlink is expected to be available in the second half of 2021.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2018

Brea, California-based networking equipment maker TP-Link said on Tuesday that it has discovered a bug in Google's Chromecast, which is overwhelming Wi-Fi networks of consumers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2018

Brea, California-based networking equipment maker TP-Link said on Tuesday that it has discovered a bug in Google's Chromecast, which is overwhelming Wi-Fi networks of consumers.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2020

Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Semtech says it has linked with peer-to-peer wireless network operator Helium , to develops a nationwide network supporting its LoRaWAN protocol. READ MORE>>.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Multichannel media network Famebit has been acquired by Google for an undisclosed amount.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

The company, founded by ex-Google engineers and colleagues behind the unrequited Bookbot , was formed to develop market-ready tech in self-driving, AI-powered robotics and delivery operations in 2019, but the team has kept operations under wraps until now. With this announcement, Cartken officially comes out of stealth mode.

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TechEmpower

JULY 2, 2013

Performance was essentially identical to the plaintext tests, confirming earlier suspicions that the impact of small JSON serialization workloads on high-performance platforms is trivial compared to the HTTP network traffic. Incidentally, a later test will exercise larger JSON workloads.). We are hiring.

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TechEmpower

MAY 1, 2014

Since the first round, we have known that the highest-performance frameworks and platforms have been network-limited by our gigabit Ethernet. With ample network bandwidth, the highest-performing frameworks are further differentiated. It has been a treat to see these servers set massive new records. About TechEmpower.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 27, 2020

Los Angeles was always more than a one-industry town, even when it comes to technology startups, as media and entertainment (and social networking) were always the big draws in Tinseltown. Fastly was founded to meet developers’ need for greater visibility and control.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2011

With the proliferation of social networks, communications clients and VoIP phone services, users often find they need to use multiple ways--Twitter, Facebook, phone, FAX, and more--to communicate with their contacts. Essentially what VoxOx is, is a service which logs into all of your networks. It works with any device.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2015

San Dimas-based TP-LINK , the Southern California networking products maker, is behind the launch of the new, Google OnHub Wi-Fi router this morning--Google's answer to difficult to use, Wi-Fi equipment.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2011

I started telling people privately that I thought Google should buy Disqus for the same reasons Facebook wants to own commenting in the first place. Commenting on topical blogs is a form of topical social networking in the same way that Quora is. Maybe Google should just buy Disqus? TechCrunch switched from Disqus to Facebook.

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socalTECH

JULY 9, 2020

Los Angeles-based Not Me Solutions , which develops software used for reporting misconduct at companies, has named two new advisors, including the former Chief Compliance Officer of Google. NotMe is led by founder and CEO Ariel Weindling. Hinton previously also served at GE and was Assistant U.S. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Google said Thursday that it is exploring extending its ultra-fast, gigabit Internet service to both Irvine and San Diego--two of three cities Google says it is now working with on the service. Looking for some super fast Internet? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2018

A Google security researcher, Tavis Ormandy, revealed a major vulnerability in the gaming software from Blizzard--now fixed--which would had enabled hackers to install any software they wanted. The security hole used the updating software used by Irvine-based Blizzard Games for such popular games as Overwatch and World of Warcraft.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2019

Lake Forest-based home builder KB Home is ramping up its connectivity--and hoping to appeal to tech-savvy buyers--with a new deal to add Google Assistant capability into its new homes at two of its Orange County developments.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

Blade, backed by Lerer Hippeau, Airbus, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and others, currently flies passengers around the New York City area, where it’s headquartered, offering the region’s wealthy $800 flights to the Hamptons, among other flights at various price points. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2016

San Diego-based Qualcomm and Google are in an effort to work together on Google's new, Internet-of-Things focused version of Android, Android Things , Qualcomm said on Tuesday. Qualcomm said that its subsidiary, Qualcomm Technologies, will add support for Android Things on its Snapdragon processors. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2020

Irvine-based Advantage Solutions , which provides technology-enabled sales and marketing services to manufacturers and retailers, has acquired Quantum Networks , a New York City-based e-commerce retailer and agency. Advantage Solutions says Quantum Networks also is on eBay, Newegg, Walmart.com, Reverb, and Google Shopping.

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socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2014

Los Angeles-based online content developer Machinima said Thursday that it has laid off 42 people at the company, all from its sales force, as the company continues to struggle with low ad rates and the large chunk of revenues that are claimed by Google from multi-channel networks. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Yes, Google won.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

We talked about how his new company, AnyBeat , will be a difference kind of social network. What we thought about Google Plus’s concept of circles (hint, I think it’s the wrong strategy & discussed in detail why). We had a chance to discuss many issues of our day.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

plus a large settlement on patent disputes paid from Google) so Bill did well on it. Google had huge destination traffic. Google monetized this with AdWords (ads on their home page). So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. Overture sold for $1.6

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

Elbaz is best known as being the co-founder of Applied Semantics, which he sold with his co-founders to Google before the Google IPO; Applied Semantics product became Google AdSense, which powers much of the revenues over at the Internet giant.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Google’s AdSense) or some other form of ad. As John Battelle chronicles in his brilliant (and must read) book, The Search , Google thought this idea stunk. So Google launched Google AdWord and AdSense based in part on technology it acquired when it bought an LA-based company called Applied Semantics. &#.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

A new, Los Angeles-based startup, PASHpost , said today that it has lauched a new service called PASHGroups , a social destination which aggregates posts from such sites as Craigslist, Google+, Reddit, and YouTube, and sorts content from those sites into a single, interest-focused community.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Outgoing, full of creative ideas, and certainly the best person to teach us how, here is Kim on networking… By Kim Shepherd . Networking with others you want to meet is second nature to some, but it fills others with dread. After all, networking is much more than cocktail parties and trading business cards.

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