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JUNE 22, 2021

This Thursday, Apple will mark the opening of a new store in downtown Los Angeles. The space occupies the newly renovated Tower Theatre, which opened in DTLA’s Broadway Theater District in 1927.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Los Angeles-based Boingo Wireless says it has been selected by a real estate investment and development firm, to provide Wi-Fi services at properties in Washington, D.C. Financial details of the win were not released.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

At the same time, Los Angeles-based trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston hosted a rally in solidarity with Netflix workers participating in the walkout. categorically denies leaking sensitive information to the press.” “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

AutoMobility LA 2018 will take place November 26-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. AutoMobility LA is the industry's first trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.

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AUGUST 18, 2017

announced Monday that it plans to debut a grocery delivery service through Instacart in Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta later this month. Aldi, which mainly sells products with its own label, has almost 1,700 stores in 35 states, according to a press release. German discount grocer Aldi Inc. About 15 of its stores are in L.A.

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MAY 28, 2019

Elon Musk , the technology mogul behind such Los Angeles technology firms as SpaceX and Boring Company , is officially the highest paid CEO in California, according to a report issued late last week. The data came from the Associated Press and Equilar, an executive data firm. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

AutoMobility LA 2018 will take place November 26-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. AutoMobility LA is the industry's first trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2018

AutoMobility LA 2018 will take place November 26-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. AutoMobility LA is the industry's first trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2018

AutoMobility LA 2018 will take place November 26-29 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. AutoMobility LA is the industry's first trade show converging the technology and automotive industries to launch new products and technologies and to discuss the most pressing issues surrounding the future of transportation and mobility.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

One of the first events of its kind in Los Angeles, The LAEDC's annual Economic Forecast has long been a lightning rod for cultivating meaningful economic advancement within our city. Panel discussion: Agents of Innovation: LA County Businesses Shaping The Future Economy.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 10, 2020

Press days are August 26 and 27. “We Just yesterday, Cadillac announced plans to cancel the unveiling of its new electric vehicle at a special event next month in Los Angeles. The New York Auto Show, which is organized by the Greater New York Automobile Dealers Association, was scheduled to begin April 10 at the Jacob K.

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MARCH 28, 2014

If you''re a chef of a hot new restaurant in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, where do you go online to network? The site has already signed up endorsement from such chefs as Cedric Vongerichten and David Burke in New York, and Taji Marie and Fabio Viviani in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based Social Reality (SRAX), which developing digital marketing and consumer data management software--and more recently, has tried to launch its own cryptocurrency called BIGtoken--said it is restating its results all the way back to March of 2017.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Good news, Fixed , the San Francisco app that helps drivers fight tickets has just launched in Los Angeles after raising an additional $650,000 in seed funding last February. The post Los Angeles, Meet “Fixed” the App That Fixes Your Parking Tickets appeared first on TechZulu. Yeah, purposefully vague.

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APRIL 10, 2014

BitAngels , the angel investment group which invests in BitCoin related startups, has launched a new, 10,000 BTC structured fund--approximately $4.1 million US dollars at press time--the first, dedicated fund for its BitCoin investments.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

Online music streaming service Napster (now owned by Rhapsody International), and Los Angeles-based audio technology developer Super Hi-Fi announced this morning that the two have entered into a partnership, where the two will work together on personalized and branded music. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 27, 2017

Today, we have a contribution from Anna Barber , the Managing Director of Techstars LA (www.techstars.org), one of three startup accelerators run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press.

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MARCH 30, 2021

And to bring more detail to it than we’ve ever been able to do before,” Dane Glasgow, Google’s VP for Geo Product Experience, said in a press event ahead of today’s announcement. And be able to do that more quickly. Image Credits: Google. This feature is already live in some malls in the U.S.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Since it's inception, TechDay has introduced thousands of companies to the public, press, and investing communities. back to the West Coast via Los Angeles. TechDay launched with the goal of fostering and highlighting emerging technology. We are proud to bring the largest startup event series in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Los Angeles-based Heal has raised $14.8M in a funding, according to both a regulatory filing and prematurely leaked funding details from an embargoed press release this week. Heal is formally announcing the after the Thanksgiving holiday with more details and other news.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

Los Angeles-based BUZZMEDIA , the growing online music publisher, reported this morning that it has acquired four punk rock sites, which it will use to create a new punk music group called AbsoluteVoices. BUZZMEDIA said it acquired Under The Gun Review, Alter The Press!, READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 5, 2013

Los Angeles continues to be a hotbed for new, finance-related startups this morning, as Santa Monica-based CARD.com announced it has raised $3M in a Series A funding. The Series A funding was led by QED Investors, and also included Resolute Ventures, Anthem Ventures, and angels such as Adam Press and Greg Steiner (BeachMint, eHarmony).

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JULY 14, 2014

Los Angeles-based Hulu said over the weekend that it has inked a deal to become the exclusive home for "South Park", the irreverent animated TV show. Hulu showed off its lineup of new content this weekend at the The Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 24, 2016

The IBM Watson AI XPRIZE , the $5M competition being run by Los Angeles-based XPRIZE , has opened up registrations to teams, and has published guidelines for the artificial intelligence competition.

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MARCH 21, 2016

Los Angeles-based connected doorbell developer Ring has apparently been installing its camera-enabled, Wi-Fi connected doorbells as part of a burglary prevention program with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). Ring and the LAPD will detail the results of the program on Thursday at a press conference.

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MARCH 26, 2020

They join the 23 cities that were already supported: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis-St. To offer local news in its app, Flipboard works with area partners, big and small, like The Plain Dealer’s Cleveland.com , the Detroit Free Press and the St.

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DECEMBER 27, 2018

Anna Barber , the Managing Director of Techstars LA (www.techstars.com), one of the startup accelerators run by Techstars in the Los Angeles area. In 2006 she sat next to a woman on an airplane who became her business partner in her next startup, Scribble Press. You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

There's been a lot of press about the name "Silicon Beach"--the name the local community has taken up to describe the high tech renaissance happening in Santa Monica and surrounding cities in Los Angeles. However, until now, there hasn't been a mobile app to go with the name.

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JULY 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop One , the high flying startup which has been working on high speed, tube-based transportation systems first envisioned by Elon Musk, has countersued former founder and executive Brogan BamBrogan, for launching a "smear campaign" against the company. Hyperloop One is seeking $250M in damages from BamBrogan.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

Los Angeles-based 3D theater technology provider RealD has received an offer from one of its shareholders, activist investor Starboard Value LP , to take the company private for $12.00 In a statement released to the press, REalD said it will "carefully review and consider" the unsolicited bid from Starboard.

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Amazon--which has been heavily promoting its press event on September 5th to tech press--started listing the Kindle Touch as out of stock Monday, and the Kindle Fire today, a very, very strong hint that those two devices will be seeing an update announced at the event. Kindle Fire is Amazon's tablet PC, which is based on Android.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Techstars , the startup accelerator operator which has been ramping up its efforts in Los Angeles, said on Wednesday that it has name Anna Barber as the new Managing Director of its Techstars LA program. In a post, "Why LA is the Future of Startups" , Barber said the post is her "dream gig". and was a corporate lawyer.

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based ShoeDazzle has cut a significant amount of its staff, according to sources, saying that the company had "major layoffs" Thursday morning. ShoeDazzle's public relations firm could not comment on the report, and the company had yet to reply to requests forwarded to them at press time.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Los Angeles-based domain registry operator XYZ , the domain name extension registrar led by Daniel Negari, is under fire for agreeing to censor domain names that China finds offensive. A spokesperson for XYZ did not respond to comments on the WSJ article as of press time. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

Fox said at every press conference one or two questions would be about what songs teammates played before games. The initial work was done out of Los Angeles, but after a year Fox moved the company down to Austin and rebuilt the app from the ground up to focus more on the user experience. ” Earbuds founder Jason Fox.

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JANUARY 27, 2016

Los Angeles-based creative video crowdsourcing site Tongal has named a new, Chief Marketing Officer, saying it has named Amanda Malko to the new position. She has also served at The Associated Press and Massive Incorporated. Malko was previously CMO of digital marketing agency 360i.

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JANUARY 26, 2016

Los Angeles-based Peekaboo VR says it is launching a brand new, immersive virtual world it says is targeted at children. As of press time, the world was not accessible to the public. READ MORE>>.

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