*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, September 18, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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Shimokaji IP (http://www.shimokaji.com) Bettering Life Through Creative Ideas Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Fair Launches New Adjustable Payments For Cars <#m_4052108336949944126_0076030> - Netflix Boosts Board <#m_4052108336949944126_0076029> - SolarReserve Ramps Up Project In South Australia <#m_4052108336949944126_0076027> - SpaceX Names Passenger For Around The Moon Trip <#m_4052108336949944126_0076026> - Elon Musk Sued By Thai Cave Diver <#m_4052108336949944126_0076031> - Intellisense Systems Wins $4.89M USAF Contract <#m_4052108336949944126_0076028> - Drinks Picks Up $15M Funding Round <#m_4052108336949944126_0076025> *Marketplace* - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_4052108336949944126_ad724> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_4052108336949944126_ad694> - SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <#m_4052108336949944126_ad611> - Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <#m_4052108336949944126_ad188> *Tuesday, September 18, 2018* *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. Add that to deployment complexity and capacity issues, and your business will struggle to reap the benefits of cloud. A multi-cloud consolidation platform from KeyInfo solves these issues and more! KeyInfo provides top notch multi-cloud services, management capabilities and tailored support. We enable customers to procure cloud services from a single source, allowing for the access and management of a full range of industry-leading IaaS cloud providers including Amazon Web Services, IBM, Microsoft and more. We work with you to meet your cloud strategy needs and enable you to leverage all of the unique capabilities of the platform. To schedule an appointment, visit https://www.keyinfo.com/public-cloud/#streamone *Fair Launches New Adjustable Payments For Cars* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076030.html> Los Angeles-based Fair--a technology-enabled startup which lets people get access to a car with none of the traditional limitations and handcuffs of a lease--is making it even easier for people to get a car through its service, saying it has started to let drivers choose how much they want to spend each month for a vehicle. According to Fair, it has now started letting its car shoppers adjust the start fee and monthly payments on a car, to better fit their budgets. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076030.html>) *Netflix Boosts Board* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076029.html> (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076029.html>) *SolarReserve Ramps Up Project In South Australia* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076027.html> Los Angeles-based solar power plant developer SolarReserve says it has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Heliostat SA, a South Australian company focused on the manufacture and assembly of heliostats and heliostat components, as part of its efforts on a huge solar thermal energy project in Port August, South Africa. Accoridng to SolarReserve, Heliostat SA will manufacture over 12,000 mirror assemblies in South Australia for its Aurora Solar Energy Project. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076027.html>) *SpaceX Names Passenger For Around The Moon Trip* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076026.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX has unveiled the name of the person who has booked an around the Moon trip on its BFR rocket on Monday evening, saying that it's Japanese fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa. According to SpaceX, Maezawa has paid a "substantial" deposit on the trip on the yet-to-launch BFR, the SpaceX manned rocket which is being designed to take a large number of humans to space--and potentially, as far as Mars. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076026.html>) *Elon Musk Sued By Thai Cave Diver* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076031.html> Technology mogul Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Hawthorne-based SpaceX, has finally been sued by Thai cave rescue diver Vernon Unsworth, over statements Musk made on Twitter claiming that Unsworth was a "pedo" and "child rapist". Musk--who made the statements after beign shut out of the rescue efforts in Thailand--is being sued for $75,000, the statuatory minimum for defamation. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076031.html>) *Intellisense Systems Wins $4.89M USAF Contract* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076028.html> Torrance-based weather sensor developer Intellisense Systems said this morning that it has been awarded a $4.89M contract from the U.S. Air Force, for the company's compact "Micro Weather Sensor" product. The company said its unattended, 3.5 pound sensor is being deployed by the USAF and Department of Defense for real-time situational awareness. The company said the sensor was originally developed for the U.S. Special Operations Command. Intellisense Systems, Inc. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076028.html>) *Drinks Picks Up $15M Funding Round* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076025.html> Los Angeles-based Drinks, which operates a number of subscription, direct-to-consumer wine delivery services, has raised $15M in a Series B funding round, according to the company. The funding was led by Beverly Pacific and also included Shea Ventures and others. The company was founded by Zac Brandenberg, and operates the Wine Insiders wine delivery club and the Martha Stewart Win Co. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=58565>)( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076025.html>) *Become a Socaltech Supporter!* Interested in letting Southern California's high tech community know you are here for them? Want to reach Southern California's movers and shakers? Become a SPONSOR or SOCALTECH SUPPORTER! 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