*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, December 5, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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According to ResMed, Propeller Health will operate as a standalone business, and continue to maintain its COPD and asthma product solutions. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076727.html>) *Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Creates Joint Venture In Germany* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076732.html> Playa Vista-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), the hyperloop technology developer led by Dirk Ahlborn, has created a joint venture with a German company, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA), which is the biggest container terminal operator in the Port of Hamburg. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076732.html>) *The Trade Desk COO Steps Down* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076729.html> Los Angeles-based advertising technology developer The Trade Desk says its Chief Operating Officer, Rob Perdue, is stepping down. According to the firm, Perdue--who has been at the firm since 2013, before its IPO--will step down after a transition period in the first half of 2019. The Trade Desk said Perdue will be stepping down to spend more time with his family. Perdue said, in a statement, that "this is the right time for me to move on to the next phase of my life. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076729.html>) *Semtech Gets LoRa Wireless Win In Australia* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076730.html> Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Semtech reported another win with its LoRa, low power wireless networking technology, this time in Australia. Semtech said its technology is being used to create a "smart farming network" in Australia, as part of a win with the National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo), an Australian carrier. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076730.html>) *Transphorm's Semiconductors Powering New Solar Power Generator Product* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076731.html> Goleta-based semiconductor Transphorm, which designs and manufactures gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors, says its technology has been used in a new product from Inergy. According to the two, Inergy and its design partner Telcodium used Transphorm's semiconductors as a key part of its new portable solar generator, the "Kodiak Extreme". (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076731.html>) *Faraday Future Furloughs Hundreds More Workers* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076725.html> Los Angeles-based electric car startup Faraday Future has furloughed more than 250 workers, as the company continues its downward spiral. The company said its financial crisis was caused by failure of its biggest investor, Evergrande Health, which has refused to make what Faraday Future says were "scheduled payments". Faraday Future said the furlough move was an "extremely tough decision to make" but that it is seeing interests from investors in investing in the company. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0076725.html>) *SoCal IP Law Group LLP - Serving the IP Needs of Technology Innovators <http://www.socalip.com>* IP Litigation . IP Transactions . Patent & Trademark Prosecution . IP Strategy . Westlake Village . Santa Barbara . Irvine. [email protected] 805-230-1350 www.socalip.com *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law (<a href="http://www.sycr.com";>http://www.sycr.com) Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (“Stradling”) is a premier business law firm with over 125 attorneys and 10 offices in the western US. 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