Tuesday, October 29, 2019
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Uber Sues LA Over Location Data
According to a report, Uber has sued Los Angeles, in a bid to keep information on the location of its fleet of on-demand scooters private. The lawsuit comes in response to rules, put into place back in 2018, where the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) requires scooter companies operating in the city to provide location data on where their vehicles are. The lawsuit is part of a continuing saga of Uber, and other technology driven, on-demand services, trying to keep out of reach of (More info...)
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Arrive Expands Into Snow Apparel
Santa Monica-based online, outdoor gear rental service Arrive says it is expanding its service to cover snow apparel and accessories, including pants, jackets, goggles, and gloves, for kids, women and men. The service says the gear can be delivered either to a customer's home, or even directly to a mountain resort. The gear includes apparel for kids, women, and men. According to Arrive, the company is looking to help address what it calls a "new generation of visitors" who aren't interested in p (More info...)
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Good Today Launches Subscription Philanthropy Service
Los Angeles-based Good Today, a new nonprofit whose co-founders include Tinder's Sean Rad and investor Guy Oseary, and also has the backing of investor and actor Ashton Kutcher, said today that it has launched a new, subscription service which lets anyone help charities for as little as 25 cents per day. The nonprofit says the service allows corporations and businesses to sponsor each of their employees 25 cent donation each day, which can be directed to different charities that are featured eac (More info...)
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Scopely Finds $200M In Series D Funding
Los Angeles-based mobile games developer Scopely has raised a $200M, Series D funding, which it says it will use for acquisitions, the company announed early this morning. According to Scopely, the funding was led by NewView Capital, with participation from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Baillie Gifford, and also included Greycroft Partners, Revolution Growth and Sands Capital Ventures. According to Scopely, it is now profitable and growing, and it will use the funding to accel (More info...)
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Virgin Galactic Debuts On NYSE
Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company led by Richard Branson, has officially debuted on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol SPCE, after a reverse merger effort by the company in a deal with a blank-shell merger company owned by Chamath Palihapitiya. Virgin Galactic had a splashy launch on the NYSE on Monday, including a giant banner on the outside of the stock exchange, a firework show, and Richard Branson parading around the exchange in the company's signature "space suit".
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Boundless Bio Names Chief Scientific Officer
San Diego-based Boundless Bio, the biopharmaceuticals startup which recently raised $46M for treating aggressive cancers, has named Christian ("Chris") Hassig, Ph.D., as its Chief Scientific Officer. Hassig previously was Chief Scientific Officer of Sierra Oncology, and also has served at such other institutions and companies as Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, Kalypsys, and the Scripps Research Insitute. Boundless Bio just raised $46M from ARCH Venture Partners and City Hill (More info...)
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Modulim Names New CEO
Irvine-based Modulim, which develops optical imaging products used for noninvasive tissue assessment, said today that it has named Richard Oberreiter as its new CEO. Oberreiter has been the company's Chief Operations Officer (COO) since 2014, and replaces existing CEO David Cuccia, Ph.D., the company's founder, who remains as Chief Technical Officer. Modulim said Cuccia will now focus on efforts to take the company's technology into new areas and applications. Modulim said its technology,spatial (More info...)
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