*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, August 15, 2017* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Dreamhost Fights DoJ Request For Anti-Trump Supporters Names <#m_5079797535463051271_0071583> - Sendgrid Suspends Neo Nazi Site, Following Google, GoDaddy <#m_5079797535463051271_0071582> - PatientPop Ties Into Google Scheduling <#m_5079797535463051271_0071581> - MarketCast Buys Fizziology <#m_5079797535463051271_0071580> - Beachbody Snags CIO From Red Bull <#m_5079797535463051271_0071579> - Hulu Selects Amazon's AWS For Live TV Streaming <#m_5079797535463051271_0071578> - Silversheet Gets $5M For Medical Credentials <#m_5079797535463051271_0071577> - Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, NewCities Dangle $15K To Startups <#m_5079797535463051271_0071574> - Neo-Nazi Website Turned Away By Google <#m_5079797535463051271_0071571> - SpaceX Sends Another Payload On Its Way To ISS <#m_5079797535463051271_0071570> - FilmTrack Finds $5.5M More <#m_5079797535463051271_0071565> - PartySlate Raises $3M For Event Showcase Site <#m_5079797535463051271_0071564> - GoDaddy Boots Neo Nazi Publication Over Charlottesville Posts <#m_5079797535463051271_0071559> *Marketplace* - Square 1 Bank <#m_5079797535463051271_ad695> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_5079797535463051271_ad694> - Stradling <#m_5079797535463051271_ad608> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#m_5079797535463051271_ad596> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_5079797535463051271_ad611> *Tuesday, August 15, 2017* *Dreamhost Fights DoJ Request For Anti-Trump Supporters Names* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071583.html> Los Angeles-based hosting firm Dreamhost is fighting the U.S. Department of Justice, over a request to hand over the names and information of anti-Trump protesters who had visited a website organizing a protest against the inauguration of the current Presidential administration. According to Dreamhost, it has decided to fight a Department of Justice search warrant, requesting information on all of the visitors to the site disruptj20.org. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071583.html>) *Sendgrid Suspends Neo Nazi Site, Following Google, GoDaddy* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071582.html> Sendgrid, the email back-end services company which has a major operation in Irvine, has joined Google and GoDaddy in suspending services to the neo-Nazi website The Daily Stormer, after user complaints. GoDaddy, the original hosting service for The Daily Stormer, suspended the site's registration and account yesterday for violations of its terms of service, after The Daily Stormer posted an article celebrating the death of the victim of the attack in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071582.html>) *PatientPop Ties Into Google Scheduling* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071581.html> Santa Monica-based PatientPop, which develops practice management software for medical providers, said on Monday that it has tied directly into Google, allowing for online appointment scheduling for practices through Google. PatientPop says its software now supports Google's "Make Appointment" link, which shows up in searches for healthcare providers through the search engine--all without the patient ever visiting a healthcare provider's website. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071581.html>) *MarketCast Buys Fizziology* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071580.html> Los Angeles-based market research provider MarketCast said on Monday that it has acquired Fizziology, a software developer focused on social insights and analytics for the media and entertainment industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Fizziology's software uses social media sites (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Sina Weibo, etc.) and converts it into data and insights used by motion pictures studios, television networks, production companies, and more. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071580.html>) *Beachbody Snags CIO From Red Bull* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071579.html> Santa Monica-based health and fitness company Beachbody says it has named Bryan Muehlberger as the company's new Chief Information Officer. Muehlberger joins the company from Red Bull North America, where he was Chief Information Officer and Vice President of Information Technology. According to Beachbody, Muehlberger will lead its Enterprise Technology team, reporting to President and COO Robert Gifford. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071579.html>) *Hulu Selects Amazon's AWS For Live TV Streaming* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071578.html> Los Angeles-based streaming television service *Hulu <http://www.hulu.com>* has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its cloud provider, for its new over-the-top (OTT) live TV service it launched in May. According to AWS, Hulu is using AWS to support the more than 50 live channels on Hulu. Amazon's AWS also supports Amazon's own Amazon Video service, as well as others like Netflix, BBC, Discovery Communications, and many, many others.( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071578.html>) *Silversheet Gets $5M For Medical Credentials* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071577.html> Los Angeles-based Silversheet, a startup which is modernizing the process of medical credentialing, said on Monday that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Summation Health Ventures. Silversheet, which was co-founded by Dr. Miles Beckett, Dr. David Rakoff, Pat Cheung, and Steve Seigel, has now raised a total of $10.2M. (Funding Details <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=87010>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071577.html>) *Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, NewCities Dangle $15K To Startups* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071574.html> The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), and partner NewCities Foundation said on Monday that they will award $15,000, plus other prizes, to a startup developing technology in the zero emissions transportation and shared mobility area. According to the two, they are running a global startup competition as part of an upcoming event in November. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071574.html>) *Neo-Nazi Website Turned Away By Google* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071571.html> Google has revoked the domain registration for the neo-Nazi web publication, The Daily Stormer, after the site attempted to move its domain registration and hosting to Google, according to reports. The move comes after the site was ordered to move away from GoDaddy over the weekend, after it posted an article disparaging the woman killed by a neo-Nazi sympathizer in Charlottesville. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071571.html>) *SpaceX Sends Another Payload On Its Way To ISS* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071570.html> Los Angeles-based SpaceX has again successfully sent a payload on its way towards the International Space Station, sending the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-12) mission into space at 12:31 p.m. EDT on Monday. The mission will deliver more than 6,500 pounds of cargo to the ISS, and is expected to stay in space for a month. SpaceX also successfully landed the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071570.html>) *FilmTrack Finds $5.5M More* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071565.html> Studio City-based *FilmTrack <http://www.filmtrack.com>*, which develops software used for rights management in the media and entertainment industry, has raised $5.5M in a Series C funding round. The funding came from Insight Venture Partners. FilmTrack says it has now raised over $40M in total funding. FilmTrack, led by CEO Jason Cassin, says it will use the funding to further advance its rights management software. FilmTrack was founded in 1996. (Funding Details <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=38022>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071565.html>) *PartySlate Raises $3M For Event Showcase Site* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071564.html> Los Angeles-based *PartySlate <https://www.partyslate.com/>*, a new startup which lets event planners showcase venues, parties, and events they have hosted, has raised $3M in a funding round. The funding came from Jump Investors, Wavemaker Partners, and Halogen Ventures. PartySlate is led by CEO and co-founder Julie Novack, who teamed with John Haro (CTO, Co-founder) and Mark Semon (Executive Creative Director) on the new startup. (Funding Details <http://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=81356>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071564.html>) *GoDaddy Boots Neo Nazi Publication Over Charlottesville Posts* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071559.html> Online web hosting site GoDaddy has booted a neo-Nazi publication, the Daily Stormer, from its hosting services, after users pointed out the site's articles celebrating the death of a woman in Charlottesville, Virginia over the weekend. The site had posted an article disparaging the woman who was murdered by a supporter of the gathering of "alt-right", neo-Nazi, and other white supremacist groups in Charlottesville. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0071559.html>) *Square 1 Bank <http://www.square1bank.com>* Square 1 Bank is a division of Pacific Western Bank, a Los Angeles-based commercial bank with over $21 billion in assets. A full service financial services partner to entrepreneurs and their investors, Square 1 provides clients flexible resources and attentive service to help their companies grow. Square 1 offers a broad range of venture debt, treasury and cash management solutions through offices in top innovation centers: Atlanta, Austin, the Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Durham, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York, San Diego, Seattle and Washington, DC. Pacific Western Bank is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ:PACW). 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Product School. With a history throughout technology, Annie will be able to answer questions on her journey from Product to Data and how they both interact. Understanding how to access and interpret data is critical for the modern PM. Building an analytics strategy is also crucial for every Product Manager and Data Scientists. How do you build and implement an effective product analytics strategy? What helps quantify and drive product success? Iteration?. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25856 August 15, Santa Monica -- *Techstars Roadshow: Los Angeles * Techstars Roadshow: Los Angeles. Are you ready to accelerate your company? At Techstars, we have applications open for 10 programs around the world: From Boulder to Dubai, Austin to Boston, NYC to Seattle and Anywhere in between (Including Techstars Anywhere, our mostly-virtual accelerator)! 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August 21 - 24, 2017 Built on forward-thinking Gartner for Technical Professionals (GTP) research, Gartner Catalyst Conference gives you hands-on, how-to advice and practical solutions across a broad range of technical topics. Through six conference tracks and four “journeys” tailored to specific roles, you’ll learn how to: Build data and analytics architectures Leverage DevOps to increase data center agility Create scalable security and identity architectures Develop innovative software architectures and practices Formulate and execute your IoT strategy Make sense of blockchain and how to use it Understand the impact of AI and machine learning Take mobility from strategy to execution Achieve digital workplace productivity Explore public and hybrid cloud strategies and cloud-native solutions. 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