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Vyng Picks Up $4M For Video Ringtones

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Venice, California-based startup Vyng , which develops software which turns calls from friends into cute "video ringtones" that show up on your lock screen when a friend calls, has raised $4M in a funding round, the company said on Thursday. Paul Kats is the CEO and co-founder of Vyng. READ MORE>>.

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Snap Quietly Buys 3D Game Engine Startup

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Venice, California-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat , has quietly acquired a 3D gaming engine developer based in the UK, according to a report. According to the report, Snap acquired PlayCanvas, a developer of 3D game design software, last May. No details on the acquisition have been announced by either of the companies.

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Jukin Media Ends Up In Middle Of Political Battle

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Another, Southern California technology company has ended up in the middle of increasingly divided U.S. politics, after Culver City-based Jukin Media issued a takedown request for a misleading, manipulated video that has been retweeted by Donald Trump.

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Report: Snap Buys Ad Tech Firm Flite

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Venice-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat, has acquired San Francisco-based ad technology developer Flite , according to reports this morning. According to recode, the acquisition is an "acquihire", and Snap is using the buy to help bring in new ad technology talent, rather than any software developed by Flite.

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Fuisz In Partnership With AwesomenessTV

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Venice-based Fuisz , a developer of software to automatically identify objects and people in any video, has just partnered with AwesomenessTV , the company said Thursday. According to the company, its technology is being used by AwesomenessTV to enable direct links to purchase items in its videos being produced by AwesomenessTV.

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Five Startups Revolutionizing Music, In Southern California

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intersection of technology and music. All of these startups are applying technology (software development and algorithms) to some aspect of music and the music business. The firm's apps are revolutionizing sheet music, applying modern technology to what has--until recently--been stuck in the era of pencil and paper.

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ZEFR Names Product Head

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Venice, California-based ZEFR , the content monetization and protection provider, said this morning that it has named Tom Furukawa as its new Head of Product. ZEFR said that Furukawa had most recently founded his own mobile ad company, and has 15 years of experience in the product management and technology development area.

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