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Famous Birthdays Launches Portuguese Language Site

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Los Angeles-based Famous Birthdays , which operates a network of sites which provide information about celebrities, social media stars, TV shows, movies, and more, has expanded its service to serve Portuguese speaking countries. According to the company on Friday, its new site is at Famous Birthdays Portugus.

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Mercedes-Benz app glitch exposed car owners’ information to other users

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Mercedes-Benz car owners have said that the app they used to remotely locate, unlock and start their cars was displaying other people’s account and vehicle information. The apparent security lapse happened late-Friday before the app went offline “due to site maintenance” a few hours later.

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Xavient Information Systems Acquired By TELUS

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Simi Valley-based Xavient Information Systems , a provider of outsourced IT services, has been acquired by TELUS International , the two announced this morning. Xavient has more than 1,800 employees, in sites both in the U.S. The deal--which had been announced in October--was worth an estimated $250M.

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Famous Birthdays Launches Spanish Site

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Los Angeles-based Famous Birthdays , the online information provider led by Evan Britton, is expanding into the Spanish language market, with a new Spanish site called Famous Birthdays Español. According to Famous Birthdays, the new site will provide its brand, technology, and user experience to the Spanish market.

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CoreLogic Creates New Natural Hazard Risk Site

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Irvine-based property and insurance information provider CoreLogic announced this morning that it is launching a new resource, HazardIQ , to provide better information on the risks that natural catastrophes pose to properties across the country. billion for those areas.

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Enervee Starts Integrating Amazon Information

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The tie into Amazon expands the depth of information on the site, and also allows Enervee to include Amazon customer reviews and sales information. The company said it has started with televisions, but will be integrating the Amazon product API into the rest of its categories over the next few weeks.

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Edmunds Launches New Automotive Video, Reviews Site

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Santa Monica-based automotive information provider Edmunds has launched a new online destination for "curated" automotive video and reviews, called Edmunds RoadNoise , where it will feature automotive reviews, videos and buying advice. READ MORE>>.

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