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Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud ------------------------------ *Headlines * - AppOnboard Connects Into Google Play <#m_8869393960794765302_0075867> - Signal Sciences Signs Healthcare Platform Developer Castlight Health <#m_8869393960794765302_0075868> - TP-Link Announces New WiFi Router <#m_8869393960794765302_0075869> - Grindr Aims At Chinese IPO <#m_8869393960794765302_0075862> - MyCrypto Picks Up $4M For Blockchain Tools <#m_8869393960794765302_0075861> - Bird Rolls Out Tools For Cities <#m_8869393960794765302_0075856> *Marketplace* - Precellerator Program Moves Offices <#m_8869393960794765302_ad736> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_8869393960794765302_ad717> - Support Our News Coverage - Become A Member Today! <#m_8869393960794765302_ad680> *Friday, August 31, 2018* *AppOnboard Connects Into Google Play* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075867.html> Los Angeles-based mobile app demo technology developer AppOnboard, which is led by serial entrepreneur Jonathan Zweig, said this week that it has launched the ability to demo apps and games directly within Google Play. According to AppOnboard, it worked with Google to launch App Store Demos, which allows users to preview games and apps directly from within Google's app store. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075867.html>) *Signal Sciences Signs Healthcare Platform Developer Castlight Health* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075868.html> Culver City-based Signal Sciences, which develops web security tools for DevOps and web applications, has signed up healthcare platform developer Castlight Health, the two said this week. According to the companies, Castlight Health is using Signal Sciences for its digital health platform, for tighter control of its web security. Financial details of the win were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075868.html>) *TP-Link Announces New WiFi Router* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075869.html> Brea-based networking hardware maker TP-Link has rolled out a new wireless router, which provides up to 1733Mbps speeds on the 5Ghz band and 800Mbps on 2.4Ghz. According to TP-Link its Archter C2700 router operates on the AC2600 dual band Wi-Fi standard, and uses Intel processors. TP-Link says the router is the first in a line of routers that it will use intel's technology. The new Archer C2700 router has a suggested retail price of $169.99, and will be available in Q4, according to the company. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075869.html>) *Grindr Aims At Chinese IPO* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075862.html> Los Angeles-based gay and bisexual dating app developer Grindr is planning an IPO in China, according to regulatory filing. The filing came from Kunlun Group, a Chinese company which has majority control of Grindr. It's unclear which exchange Grindr's parent company is intending to list the company. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075862.html>) *MyCrypto Picks Up $4M For Blockchain Tools* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075861.html> Redondo Beach-based *MyCrypto <https://www.mycrypto.com>*, a developer of open source tools for interacting with the blockchain, said today that it has raised $4M in a funding round. The funding came from Polychain Capital and crypto-exchange operator ShapeShift, along with Ausum Blockchain Fund LP and Boost VC Fund LP, plus others. MyCrypto's CEO is Taylor Monahan.( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075861.html>) *Bird Rolls Out Tools For Cities* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075856.html> Venice-based on-demand, electric scooter rental startup Bird has rolled out a new set of tools aimed at helping cities better manage the hordes of its scooters on its streets, the company said this week. Bird said its new GovTech Platform lets cities track how their citizens are using its scooters, set up "geofences" where those scooters are not allowed to be ridden or parked, and also access data on trips and usage using an API. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0075856.html>) *Precellerator Program Moves Offices <https://www.newswire.com/news/sa-m-preccelerator-program-announces-milestone-tenth-class-of-companies-20587940>* The Preccelerator Program, a Santa Monica, California-based early-stage startup accelerator focused on digital media companies, is moving its Santa Monica offices as a result of its growth as it adds its milestone tenth class of companies featuring six innovative startups including AlgoPay, Checkplis, HaloLoop, Screen Door Labs, Star Metrics and UNOMI. The new Preccelerator office, located at 1316 3rd Street Promenade, both increases the co-working space for the in-house companies and increases event space. 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