*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, January 30, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Legislator Takes Aim At Elon Musk's Flamethrower <#m_7446912572618713921_0073537> - SpaceX Targeting Launch Today From Cape Canaveral Of GovSat 1 <#m_7446912572618713921_0073535> - Mattel, NetEase In Mobile Games Joint Venture <#m_7446912572618713921_0073536> - Agilent Funds Biotech Research Center At USC <#m_7446912572618713921_0073533> - Evite Hits 20 Years <#m_7446912572618713921_0073532> - MabVax Under SEC Investigation <#m_7446912572618713921_0073534> - Google Rolls Out Challenger To Snap's Spectacles <#m_7446912572618713921_0073529> - Cylance Hits $100M Revenue Mark <#m_7446912572618713921_0073528> - Elon Musk Proves People Will Buy Nearly Anything He Creates <#m_7446912572618713921_0073526> *Marketplace* - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_7446912572618713921_ad717> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_7446912572618713921_ad724> - Square 1 Bank <#m_7446912572618713921_ad695> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_7446912572618713921_ad694> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_7446912572618713921_ad188> - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_7446912572618713921_ad729> *Tuesday, January 30, 2018* *Legislator Takes Aim At Elon Musk's Flamethrower* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073537.html> As reports of Elon Musk receiving thousands and thousands of orders for a Boring Company Flamethrower, at least one California legislator is moving to make sure people won't actually get their hands on the device. Assemblymember Miguel Santiago (D-Los Angeles) issued a statement saying he will introduce legislation to block sale of the invention to the public. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073537.html>) *SpaceX Targeting Launch Today From Cape Canaveral Of GovSat 1* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073535.html> Los Angeles-based SpaceX is targeting another launch today, at 4:23PM ET, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. According to the Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX is currently scheduled to launch the SpaceX Falcon 9 SES-16/GovSat 1 mission, from Space Launch Complex 40. The mission will place a geostationary communications satellite into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) for GovSat, which is a joint venture between SES and the government of Luxembourg. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073535.html>) *Mattel, NetEase In Mobile Games Joint Venture* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073536.html> El Segundo-based Mattel, and Chinese Internet technology and video game developer NetEase, said this morning that the two are in a new joint venture to public mobile games and education apps. According to the two, they will create a new mobile game publishing and development studio called Mattel163, which will specifically bring new mobile games and education apps to market, inspired by Mattel's large collection of brands. Financial arrangements of the joint venture were not announced. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073536.html>) *Agilent Funds Biotech Research Center At USC* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073533.html> Scientific equipment maker Agilent is funding a new scientific research center at the University of Southern California, focused on biomedical research, through a new scientific collaboration. According to Agilent, it is working with the University of Southern California (USC) Michelson Center for Convergent Bioscience to create an Agilent Center of Excellence (CoE) in Biomolecular Characterization. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073533.html>) *Evite Hits 20 Years* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073532.html> Los Angeles-based online invitations service *Evite <http://www.evite.com>*--which is now owned by Liberty Interactive--says it is celebrating its 20th birthday this year <http://evite.com/birthday>, and will be running a number of promotions, including a sweepstakes, sharing video content, and customer stories around its anniversary. The company, which is currently led by CEO Victor Cho, was founded in 1998 by Al Lieb and Selina Tobaccowala.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073532.html>) *MabVax Under SEC Investigation* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073534.html> S (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073534.html>) *Google Rolls Out Challenger To Snap's Spectacles* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073529.html> Venice, California-based Snap is about to get a big new challenger to its flagship "Spectacles" line, from none other than Google, as Google rolled out a new product called Google Clips over the weekend. Google's new product--"captures motion photos that last several seconds" and are designed to be held, clipped to clothing, or placed elsewhere. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073529.html>) *Cylance Hits $100M Revenue Mark* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073528.html> Irvine-based cybersecurity sofwtare provider Cylance announced on Monday morning that it has just passed up the $100M in revenues market, only 3.3 years after the company first launched its product. The company, led by CEO Stuart McClure, said the $100M in trailing 12-month GAAP revenue represents 177 percent year-over-year growth for the company. Cylance says it now has over 3,800 enterprise customers using its product. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073528.html>) *Elon Musk Proves People Will Buy Nearly Anything He Creates* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073526.html> Elon Musk appears to be proving that people will basically buy anything he creates, as a "flamethrower" put up for pre-order from Los Angeles-based Boring Company apparently has been hopping off the virtual shelves. Musk--who joked the flamethrower "Works against hordes of the undead or your money back!" and also joked the "flamethrower is sentient, its safe word is "cryptocurrency" and it comes with a free blockchain"--apparently has taken 7,000 pre-orders for the product. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073526.html>) *Bonfire Ventures Launches $60M Venture Capital Fund* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073517.html> Los Angeles-based Bonfire Ventures said this morning that it has officially launched with its first fund, a new $60M fund aimed at early stage startups. The fund was founded by longtime Southern California technology investors Jim Andelman and Mark Mullen, who are joined by Leah Volger, formerly of Google and Santander InnoVentures. 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This year the Global Forum provides a great opportunity to make new connections in the burgeoning Los Angeles Cleantech innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Speakers will include Bob Weisenmiller, Chairman of the California Energy Commission, Sarah Colao Wallach, COO of MassCEC, Ira Ehrenpreis, Founder of DBL Partners, and Xavier Helgesen, Co-Founder and CEO of Off Grid Electric. In addition, we’ll have over 100 of our best startups from across the US and around the globe joining us at the event.. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25976 February 5, Marina Del Rey -- *2018 Digital Entertainment World -Digital Entertainment World* Digital Entertainment World (DEW2018). Recognized by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, now in its 5th year Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is where you want to be if you are in the business of creating or monetizing digital entertainment content. DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of..." and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days. This year's event will be held in the hip and modern Marina del Rey Marriott just steps from the beach and located in the heart of LA's thriving Silicon Beach with easy access to Santa Monica, Venice and Playa Vista. The event includes keynotes, fireside chats, presentations, panel discussions, tech demos, startup competition, innovative exhibitions, daily DJ music and performers and the best networking in the hotel's Sinder Lounge. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25977 February 6, Marina Del Rey -- *2018 Digital Entertainment World -Digital Entertainment World* Digital Entertainment World (DEW2018). Recognized by Hollywood insiders, digital influencers and industry leaders throughout the world as a "must-attend" event, now in its 5th year Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is where you want to be if you are in the business of creating or monetizing digital entertainment content. DEW 2018 focuses on "The FUTURE of..." and will cover topics from OTT to Innovation to eSports to Millennials to Content Marketing to VR/AR to Music Rights to Startups, etc., as this theme guides all talks, discussions, meetings and presentations over the two days. This year's event will be held in the hip and modern Marina del Rey Marriott just steps from the beach and located in the heart of LA's thriving Silicon Beach with easy access to Santa Monica, Venice and Playa Vista. The event includes keynotes, fireside chats, presentations, panel discussions, tech demos, startup competition, innovative exhibitions, daily DJ music and performers and the best networking in the hotel's Sinder Lounge. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25978 February 22, San Diego -- *Fundraising for HealthTech* Fundraising for HealthTech. San Diego Venture Group. On raising early-stage capital in HealthTech and Life Sciences — plus a meet-and-greet with several of San Diego's most interesting HealthTech and Life Science startups. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/25986 ------------------------------ *Recent Job Postings * More jobs at http://www.socaltech.com/Jobs CFO or VP Finance <http:///showjob.php?id=5698> withheld Product Engineer I <http:///showjob.php?id=5697> Aerovironment Head of CRM Marketing <http:///showjob.php?id=5696> Thrive Market Accounts Payable Specialist <http:///showjob.php?id=5695> Snap Inc. Hardware Development Manager <http:///showjob.php?id=5694> SpaceX Cloud Management Architect <http:///showjob.php?id=5693> Withheld Engineering Mgr, Electrical Hardware. Aerospace. 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