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Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - SpaceX Targets Launch From Vandenberg On Friday; Falcon Heavy In Florida <#m_8491535152380115431_0073148> - Happy Returns Adds $8M <#m_8491535152380115431_0073147> - Call of Duty: WWII Tops $1 Billion In Sales <#m_8491535152380115431_0073146> - RealD Sues Volfoni, CinemaNext <#m_8491535152380115431_0073145> - Newegg Powers Fulfillment For eBay China <#m_8491535152380115431_0073144> - Oops: Elon Musk Accidentally Tweets His Phone Number To 16.7 Million Followers <#m_8491535152380115431_0073143> - FreedomPop Debuts White Label Wireless Brand Platform <#m_8491535152380115431_0073142> - Evite Acquires Fete <#m_8491535152380115431_0073141> - Ingram Micro Buys Cloud Harmonics <#m_8491535152380115431_0073137> - Luna DNA, Led By Illumina Vets, Raises $2M For Blockchain Startup <#m_8491535152380115431_0073128> *Marketplace* - Neohire South <#m_8491535152380115431_ad720> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_8491535152380115431_ad717> - Square 1 Bank <#m_8491535152380115431_ad695> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_8491535152380115431_ad694> - Stradling <#m_8491535152380115431_ad608> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_8491535152380115431_ad188> *Wednesday, December 20, 2017* *Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone>* Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Information Systems A major downfall of a hybrid or multi-cloud environment is the difficulty in monitoring and maintaining numerous instances across several accounts and platforms. 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To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone *SpaceX Targets Launch From Vandenberg On Friday; Falcon Heavy In Florida* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073148.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX's next launch is planned for Friday, with a plan to launch another set of satellites for Iridium from Vandenberg Air Force Base, just north of Santa Barbara, on Friday. SpaceX also has sent its new rocket, the Falcon Heavy, to Florida, where it expects to conduct static firing tests for an upcoming launch early in the year. According to SpaceX, it is targeting a December 22nd launch of the Iridium-4 from Vandenberg. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073148.html>) *Happy Returns Adds $8M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073147.html> Santa Monica-based Happy Returns, which operations real, physical locations for online shoppers to return their unwanted products for a refund, has raised $8M in a new funding round, the company disclosed this morning. The new funding came from U.S. Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, and Brian Spaly the founder of TrunkClub. Happy Returns is led by CEO David Sobie. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showdeal&id=89121> )(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073147.html>) *Call of Duty: WWII Tops $1 Billion In Sales* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073146.html> Santa Monica-based game publisher Activision says the latest installment in its popular Call of Duty game line, Call of Duty: WWII, has just passed up $1 billion in global sales. Activision says the game is now the number one selling console video game in North America. The game publisher said that it also is behind Destiny 2, developed for the publisher by Bungie, which is ranked number 2 in terms of total sales. Activision did not release total sales on Destiny. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073146.html>) *RealD Sues Volfoni, CinemaNext* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073145.html> Los Angeles-based 3D movie projection technology developer RealD has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against two companies in Germany, Volfoni and CinemaNext, allegig the two are infringing on a number of its patents. According to RealD, it filed suit against Volfoni SAS, Volfoni GmbH and CinemaNext Deutschland Gmbh in a court in Dusseldorf, Germany, and is seeking an injunction banning the sale of the infringing devices and seeks financial damages. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073145.html>) *Newegg Powers Fulfillment For eBay China* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073144.html> Los Angeles-based online technology retailer Newegg said this morning that it has begun powering fulfillment and logistics for eBay China, and is helping eBay sellers in the country of China with "last-mile" delivery ito the United States. Financial details of the deal were not announced, however, NewEgg said it is providing support in stocking and fulfilling orders for the domestic market in the U.S. for eBay China. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073144.html>) *Oops: Elon Musk Accidentally Tweets His Phone Number To 16.7 Million Followers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073143.html> It looks like technology mogul *Elon Musk* is going to have to get himself a new phone number. Musk accidentally tweeted his phone number to all 16.7 million of his followers on Twitter on Tuesday, which he had meant to send via private message to just John Carmack, the current CTO of Oculus, which is now part of Facebook. Musk quickly deleted the post, but not before his phone number was captured my a great number of his followers. Musk is CEO and founder of both SpaceX and Tesla Motors.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073143.html>) *FreedomPop Debuts White Label Wireless Brand Platform* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073142.html> Want to start your very own wireless brand, without having to actually operate your own network? Los Angeles-based FreedomPop said on Tuesday that it has launched a new platform, which lets any telecom, cable company, or enterprise create its own, wireless brand. According to FreedomPop, the new platform lets customers create their own, mobile brand in only eight weeks. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073142.html>) *Evite Acquires Fete* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073141.html> Los Angeles-based online invitations service *Evite <http://www.evite.com>* said on Tuesday that it has acquired *Fete*, the developer of a mobile invitations app for iOS. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Evite, Fete will be shutting down its services and inviting users to join Evite as part of the acquisition, which was an asset acquisition deal. Fete's iOS app lets users send invitations over text messaging.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073141.html>) *Ingram Micro Buys Cloud Harmonics* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073137.html> Irvine-based *Ingram Micro <http://www.ingrammicro.com>* said today that it has acquired *Cloud Harmonics <http://www.cloudharmonics.com>*, a provider of cybersecurity solutions for the U.S. and Canadian markets. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Cloud Harmonics has locations in both San Jose, California, and Austin, Texas. Ingram said the buy specifically will help it bolster its presence in the security market.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073137.html>) *Luna DNA, Led By Illumina Vets, Raises $2M For Blockchain Startup* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073128.html> San Diego-based Luna DNA, a new genomic information startup based on the Blockchain protocol, and led by veterans of Illumina, sas it has raised $2M in a seed funding round. According to Luna DNA, the funding came from individual investors and former executives from DNA sequencing equipment developer Illumina. Luna DNA says it is developing a genomic and medical research knowledge base powered by the blockchain. Blockchain is the underlying protocol used to power the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. 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