San Diego, Irvine Tops For Engineering Job Demand, Says Report
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MAY 21, 2013
Two, Southern California markets-- San Diego and Irvine --are among the top ares for engineering job demand, according to a report today.
Two San Diego Sites Rank Tops In Rising Social Networking Interest
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AUGUST 29, 2012
A report issued this week by Experian Marketing Services has identified two, San Diego niche social networking sites as being among the fastest growing sites between July of 2011 and July of 2012. Image courtesy Bigstock.
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Report: San Diego News Network Seeks Buyer
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JUNE 2, 2010
A report last night from the San Diego Union Tribune says that San Diego News Network (SDNN), the local news effort run by entrepreneurs Neil Senturia and Barbara Bry, is looking for a buyer. According to the San Diego Union Tribune, SDNN has let go of some of its staff, but is still updating the site.
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into Its Technology Center
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AUGUST 27, 2018
However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?
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Walmart: Turning San Diego Into A Key Technology Center
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AUGUST 27, 2018
However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more. What exactly does Walmart Labs work on in San Diego?
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GoFundMe Shuts Down Anti-Vax Campaigns, Says Report
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MARCH 22, 2019
San Diego- and Redwood City-based crowdfunding sight GoFundMe has banned anti-vaccine crowdfunding efforts on its site, according to reports , in a bid to battle the spread of misinformation. GoFundMe reportedly said that campaigns raising money to promote misinformation about vaccines violate its terms of service.
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EDF Renewables North America Wins Cox Solar, Battery Deal
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JUNE 30, 2020
San Diego-based EDF Renewables North America reports that it has been selected by Cox Communications , to install both onsite solar as well as battery energy storage at a site in San Diego.
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113 Borrego Selected For Utility Scale Solar In Montana, South Dakota
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OCTOBER 28, 2021
San Diego-based renewable energy developer Borrego Solar Systems reported this morning that it has been selected for two, utility-scale solar power projects in Montana and South Dakota. Financial details of the deal were not announced.
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Cloudflare, Backed By Qualcomm Ventures, Eyes IPO
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OCTOBER 24, 2018
San Francisco-based Cloudflare , which provides a service which helps web site and web application developers manage caching and access to their websites, protecting against cyberattacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS)--and which is backed by Qualcomm--is heading towards an IPO. Qualcomm is based in San Diego.
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GoFundMe Launches Hub For California Wildfire Relief
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OCTOBER 11, 2017
San Diego-based crowdfunding site GoFundMe has launched a new hub for crowdfunding projects aimed at helping those hit by the wildfires across California, the company said late Tuesday. READ MORE>>.
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News-reading app Flipboard expands local coverage, including coronavirus updates, to 12 more US metros
TechCrunch LA
MARCH 26, 2020
Paul, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver and Washington, D.C. Meanwhile, the ProPublica Local Reporting Network funds and jointly publishes year-long investigative projects with 23 local news organizations across the U.S.
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Equillium Continues Graft-Versus-Host Disease Trial, Pauses 2 Others
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MARCH 27, 2020
Equillium has halted two clinical trials of its lead drug candidate out of an “abundance of caution” related to the coronavirus outbreak but continues to enroll in a third, which is evaluating the antibody as a treatment for acute graft-versus-host disease.
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Sony Online Entertainment Restarts Game Services
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MAY 16, 2011
San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment said over the weekend that it has begun restoring its online game services, after the massive hack of the firm's services. The company also said that it will require its players to reset their passwords after the cyber-attack on the site.
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Eventful Reaches 20M Registered Users
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JUNE 27, 2012
San Diego-based Eventful , the online website which helps consumers find live entertainment and local events, reported this morning that it has reached 20 million members on its site. The firm claimed that the milestone makes it the largest, aggregated audience for local entertainment seekers in the world.
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Report: Veoh Planning Major Layoffs
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APRIL 1, 2009
San Diego- and Los Angeles-based online video site Veoh is reportedly in the midst of a "major restructuring," according to a report from VentureBeat. Quoting a "source close to the company" VentureBeat said that the layoffs would be "drastic." Veoh laid off 20 percent of its employees in November.
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Qualcomm Acquires Orb Networks
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AUGUST 22, 2013
San Diego-based Qualcomm has acquired Orb Networks , a developer of media streaming hardware for a range of mobile devices. Orb said in a post on its site that its technology had been acquired by "one of the large strategic partners" it has been working with. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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Avalon Ventures Backs Selectable Media
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OCTOBER 18, 2012
San Diego-based venture investor Avalon Ventures has backed a developer of video advertising products, Selectable Media , to the tune of $2M. Selectable Media, which is based in New York, lets users opt into branded video advertising in exchange for free access to content on web and mobile apps. READ MORE>>.
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TaxJar Gets $600,000 For Sales Tax Software
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MARCH 12, 2014
San Diego-based TaxJar , a developer of online software which helps manage sales tax payments for online retailers, said this morning that it has raised $600,000 from angel investors.
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159 Websense Powers Facebook Security Feature
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OCTOBER 3, 2011
San Diego-based Websense , the developer of web security software, is announcing a partnership today with Facebook , where all of the external links on Facebook will be run against the Websense database of malicious sites, according to multiple reports. Details on the business deal have not been disclosed.
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Raken Aims for Growth in Mobile App for Construction Site Reporting
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NOVEMBER 14, 2017
When it comes to disrupting an industry, Raken founder and CEO Kyle Slager says it would be hard to find a sector that is more resistant to spending money on new technologies than the construction business. As Slager puts it, even bankers and insurers spend more on technology as a percentage of revenue than building contractors.
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Genomatica Raises $21.25M
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JANUARY 25, 2011
San Diego-based Genomatica , a firm developing sustainable chemical products using renewable feedstocks, has raised $21.25M in additional funding, according to numbers released in the recent PricewaterhouseCoopers/NVCA MoneyTree report. No details on the new funding have been disclosed by the firm.
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164 Active.com Wins Sony
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AUGUST 22, 2011
San Diego-based Active.com , the online site geared towards the sports enthusiast community run by Active Network, reported this morning that it has added Sony Electronics as a client. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.
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SDNN Ceases Publishing
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JULY 22, 2010
The San Diego News Network (SDNN), the local media venture run by Barbara Bry and Neil Senturia, appears to have ceased its publishing efforts, according to a note posted by the staff Wednesday. According to the note, the site is "exploring our options". The firm had reportedly been looking for a buyer since June.
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VMIX Rolls Out Video Rental Product For Facebook
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MARCH 29, 2011
San Diego-based VMIX , the developer of online video management and hosting services, reported today that it has launched a new product aimed at helping its customers rent videos on the Facebook social networking site.
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154 Sony Sees Another Massive Hack Attempt
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OCTOBER 12, 2011
Sony reported last night that it has detected another, massive hacking attack on its Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network, and Sony Online Entertainment, which it said affected approximately 93,000 accounts on the services. Sony had been hit by a severe hacking attack in May, which resulted in the loss of 24.6
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Active Network Revenues Up In Q1, Sets Trading Symbol
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MAY 5, 2011
San Diego-based Active Network , the operator of sports registration and online community sites, said in a filing today that it had a net loss of $10.9M Revenues were up 15% from the quarter ending March 30, 2010, when the firm reported a net loss of $12.4M on revenues of $72.71M for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
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145 SweetLabs Awards $50K To App Developers
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DECEMBER 1, 2011
San Diego-based SweetLabs , the developer of the Pokki desktop app software, reported Wednesday that it has awarded $50,000 in its Pokki Challenge, a contest for encouraging developers to create desktop applications using HTML5.
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Givit Overwhelmed By FlipShare Users
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MARCH 16, 2012
San Diego-based Givit , the online video sharing service kicked off by VMIX Thursday, reported last night that it is seeing "temporary delays" due to overwhelming demand for the service. The company said, in a blog post, that the response was "overwhelming" for the service, which caused its services to be a "little slow".
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145 Slacker Expands Radio Service To Canada
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JANUARY 15, 2010
San Diego-based Slacker , the personalized Internet radio service backed by Mission Ventures, Austin Ventures, Centennial Ventures, Rho Ventures, and Sevin Rosen Funds, reported Thursday that it has expanded its service into Canada.
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164 Google Takes Clue From Robertsons' MP3Tunes, Planning Music Locker
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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Mountain View-based Google appears to be taking a clue from San Diego entrepreneur Michael Robertson, the former founder of MP3.com, According to a report from Billboard, Google's plan would allow users to stream music from an online digital locker. com, and has proposed a "digital locker" for online music.
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140 Gorilla Nation, ProFlowers, eHarmony See February Traffic Surge
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MARCH 19, 2010
The report said that GN Kids now had 5.6 Among other gaining sites were ProFlowers.com, which had a surge of 412 percent in uniques, to 5.3 million visitors; and eHarmony, the number one personals site for February, up 82 percent with 5.0 comScore runs monthly numbers tracking Internet traffic across the largest web sites.
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150 Active Network Teams With Yearbook Photography Firm
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NOVEMBER 11, 2010
San Diego-based Active Network , which operates a network of sports and community registration sites and offers up other related software products, said today along with school photography firm Lifetouch National School Studios Inc. that they have teamed up to create online stores for school yearbook sales. READ MORE>>.
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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19
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APRIL 6, 2020
I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. metro area, San Diego and Santa Monica. Spin, which began offering this on April 1, is making this available in Baltimore, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco, Tampa and Washington, D.C. That’s what you’re reading now.
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136 RealGifts Links Into Facebook Expansion
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AUGUST 21, 2009
A new effort by Facebook to expand their "Gift Shop" application to third party developers has roped in San Diego-based RealGifts as one of its first partners, according to reports this week. RealGifts, which has received funding from the Facebook fbFund, has been providing its service on Facebook since July of last year.
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164 LabCorp Boosts Prenatal Testing Presence with $371M Sequenom Deal
Xconomy
JULY 27, 2016
LabCorp will also assume net debt of San Diego-based Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM ), bringing the value of the cash deal to approximately $371 million. LabCorp reported $8.5 The company said the North Carolina site would expand its reach in genetic testing. In 2013, when Sequenom reported a $107.4
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Veoh Cuts 20 Percent
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NOVEMBER 6, 2008
Los Angeles- and San Diego-based Veoh (www.veoh.com), an online video sharing site, has laid off 20 people, or roughly 18-20 percent of the firm's employees. The firm continues to have operations in Los Angeles and San Diego. The news was first reported by Paidcontent. READ MORE>>
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VMIX Adds Reseller
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JULY 15, 2009
San Diego-based VMIX , which provides a platform for publishing and managing online video, reports today that it has signed on an ad agency and reseller, which has resulted in more than 30 customers for the firm. Financial impact of the customers were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.
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100 Ten Of The Top Tech Companies For Employees In LA
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NOVEMBER 9, 2012
Readers in San Diego, Orange County, Ventura County, and elsewhere, please comment or send us your comments!). company operates a number of content-focused sites, including LIVESTRONG, eHOW, Cracked, and a domain name registration business, eNOM. The company recently reported record. The now-public.
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279 Bio Roundup: Graham-Cassidy, Axovant Fail, SpringWorks Launches & More
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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017
Last year, the FDA says, 23 drug shortages were reported , down from 26 the previous year (and 251 in 2011). But Hurricane Maria’s direct strike on Puerto Rico might put the progress made on reducing shortages to the test.
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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal
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OCTOBER 10, 2013
In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. Michael Kleist: My business partner and I were both originally from San Diego. No knock on China, but with LA having the advertising agency we think we''ll be able to improve on the design side on our site. Tell us about your backers?
Trump Team Outlines Healthcare Agenda—No Mention of Drug Prices
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NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Health savings accounts will be part of the mix, the site says. In a report this summer , the Kaiser Family Foundation said the pre-ACA pools run by the states “likely covered just a fraction of the number of people with pre-existing conditions who lacked insurance, due in part to design features that limited enrollment.”
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Interview with Roni Eschel, goFlow
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JULY 19, 2016
However, every summer, of every year since I was fifteen, I'd go to San Diego and spend a few months with family there. At the time, Waze had just come out in Israel, providing crowd sourcing for sharing traffic reports, and for making life easier on the road. What's the advantage of your app over forecast sites?
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