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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year

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BetterWorks Shutting Down On May 31st - Also in May, What had arguably been one of Silicon Beach's highest profile, and possibly most hyped companies-- BetterWorks --shut down it services, causing widespread anguish among boosters of Silicon Beach and its new. generation of startups. We have no idea.

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More Than 50 E-Scooters Pulled From Portland River

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MCSO’s River Patrol and Dive Team are clearing the “sea wall” on the Willamette River near the Hawthorne Bridge. How PolyAI is Redefining the Customer Service Call with “Conversational AI”. Police Body Cam Manufacturer Rejects Facial Recognition Software. pic.twitter.com/QF5smBgmfN. Because aren’t you tired of cars too?

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

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After five days in Austin for SXSW, I headed to Los Angeles, actually Hawthorne, for Tesla’s Model Y unveiling. Toyota Motor, DENSO Corporation, and Toyota Tsusho Corporation made a $15 million investment into connected vehicle services startup Airbiquity. VW already has other partnerships. Take bike share.