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Citadel Defense Scores $4M Contract

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San Diego-based Citadel Defense, a developer of systems for defending against drone attacks, says it has secured $4M in new government contracts in June.

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Teledyne Nabs Department of Defense Contract

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Teledyne SeaBotix , the developer of underwater, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) used by the U.S. military, said on Tuesday that it has been awarded a multi-million dollar, operational capability upgrade contract for the Department of Defense. Exactly amount of the upgrade contract was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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How Nils Forsblom Is Reinventing Himself In Mobile With TenFarms

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Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). Nils Forsblom: TenFarms is a mobile app developer. We build mobile products, not just mobile applications, but products around them. I was basically powerless.

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How The Deal Between Synthetic Genomics, Exxon Fell Part

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It all looked good at the time: oil company Exxon needed to develop a more earth-friendly way to produce oil, and San Diego startup Synthetic Genomics needed funding to get its technology off the ground. synthetic genomics energy alternative exxonmobil exxon mobil fuel algae' What happened? READ MORE>>.

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Autonomic CEO Gavin Sherry on Mobility, China, and Data Privacy

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In a tech culture that looks toward self-driving cars as the pinnacle of mobility innovation, we’re still debating whether fully autonomous vehicles are an imminent reality for our roads or an ever-receding Shangri-La.

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Water Metering Startup Wins Vote for “Best Demo” at EvoNexus Event

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A San Diego civil engineer who has developed an alternative technology for automating the measurement of water flow gave the best presentation at EvoNexus Fall Demo Day, an event that drew nearly 400 entrepreneurs, investors, and supporters late Thursday to Qualcomm’s corporate headquarters. was founded as Catalyst eClinical.).

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TerrAvion’s Eye in the Sky For Growers, And Now, Ranchers

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His San Leandro, CA-based company, TerrAvion , relies on a network of contract pilots to capture weekly shots of his customers’ vineyards, corn fields, and strawberry rows. But as Xconomy’s Bruce Bigelow reported, robotics companies are trying to develop navigation systems that would allow drones to operate autonomously and safely.

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