*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, January 17, 2019* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud Singer Lewak (http://www.singerlewak.com) Accounting and Consulting for Growing and Innovative Businesses ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Match Sues Tinder's Sean Rad Over Trade Secrets <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077092> - PatientSafe Solutions Names Chief Clinical Officer <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077090> - CoreLogic: 2018 Again Above Average For Catastrophes <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077091> - Heal Names Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs As Chairman, Adds Jeb Bush To Board <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077089> - SpaceX Moving Some Starship Prototyping To Texas <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077088> - Google's Machine Learning Tools Used To Identify LA Potholes <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077087> - Jam City Raises $145M <#m_-5689233938995734107_0077078> *Marketplace* - Peak - Facilitated Annual Leadership Team Planning for Emerging Companies by Collective Genius <#m_-5689233938995734107_ad741> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_-5689233938995734107_ad737> - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_-5689233938995734107_ad729> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_-5689233938995734107_ad724> - Square 1 Bank <#m_-5689233938995734107_ad695> *Thursday, January 17, 2019* *Match Sues Tinder's Sean Rad Over Trade Secrets* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077092.html> Match Group, the parent company of dating- and hookup- app Tinder, has sued Tinder co-founder Sean Rad over trade secret protection agreements. The lawsuit claims Rad "surreptitiously" copied a vast number of documents and emails belonging to Tinder employees, "in order to advance his personal interests." The lawsuit is seeking $250M from Rad. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077092.html>) *PatientSafe Solutions Names Chief Clinical Officer* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077090.html> San Diego-based *PatientSafe Solutions <http://www.patientsafe.com>*, a developer of communications and collaboration software for the healthcare industry, annoucned this morning that it has named Kathleen Harmon, MS, RN, CENP as Chief Clinical Officer. Harmon was most recently Chief Nurse Executive at Sphere3, and also had served at Burwood Group. PatientSafe is backed by HighBar Partners, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Camden Partners, Psilos Group, and TPG.(More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077090.html>) *CoreLogic: 2018 Again Above Average For Catastrophes* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077091.html> Irvine-based property information provider CoreLogic said this morning that 2018 was indeed another, above-average year for catastrophic events, the third consecutive year of above-average catastrophe activity. The company--which tracks those events for insurers--issued a Natural Hazard Report detailing its analysis. The company said its report addresses the recent wildfires in California and severe rainfall- and hurricane-induced flooding throughout the nation. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077091.html>) *Heal Names Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs As Chairman, Adds Jeb Bush To Board* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077089.html> Los Angeles-based, on-demand doctor house call service Heal has named former Qualcomm Chairman and CEO Dr. Paul E. Jacobs as its Chairman, and named former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to its board of directors, the company said on Wednesday. The startup lets clients schedule in-home visits by doctors for both routine visits and other checkups. Jacobs is currently founder and CEO of XCOM, a mobile technology company, and had been CEO and Chairman of Qualcomm. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077089.html>) *SpaceX Moving Some Starship Prototyping To Texas* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077088.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX is reportedly getting set to move some parts of the prototyping of its big, Mars-bound passenger rocket--the Starship (formerly known as the BFR)--to Texas, according to reports on Wednesday. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077088.html>) *Google's Machine Learning Tools Used To Identify LA Potholes* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077087.html> Machine learning and artificial intelligence are two of the biggest buzzwords in technology today--but how are they being used to help you in everyday life? Google said on Wednesday that a team at Loyola Marymount University is using its open source, machine learning tool--TensorFlow--as part of a project to help identify potholes and cracks in Los Angeles, in an attempt to perhaps improve the flow of traffic through the city. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077087.html>) *Jam City Raises $145M* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077078.html> Los Angeles-based mobile game developer Jam City has raised $145M in a strategic financing round, the company said today, to grow its global business. The funding was led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and also included Silicon Valley Bank, SunTrust Bank and CIT Bank, N.A. According to Jam City, the new funds will go to fuel its "consolidation and growth initiatives", including its recent multi-year game development deal with Disney and expansion to Toronto. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077078.html>) *Peak - Facilitated Annual Leadership Team Planning for Emerging Companies by Collective Genius <https://collective-genius.com/getting-to-peak/>* If you wanted to reach the peak of Mount Everest, you wouldn’t just gather a few friends, buy some supplies, and start hiking. Similar to building a growth company, you wouldn’t just hire a few people, build some products, and win a market. Peak is a facilitated annual leadership team planning session for emerging growth companies. It's a one day leadership team session to create company focus and clarity around a three year vision, one year plan, and quarterly priorities. With the vision and plan set, Peak provides leadership tools and systems to keep the team on track. To learn more contact us to schedule a 45 minute walk through at [email protected] or 1.424.259.3036. Collective Genius - Leadership Planning and Recruiting for Emerging Growth Companies. http://www.collective-genius.com. *BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <http://www.bdo.com>* BDO USA, LLP is a professional services firm providing assurance, tax, and advisory services to publicly traded and privately held companies through more than 60 offices domestically and 160 countries globally. Our Southern California technology industry team professionals have deep experience helping online, software, hardware, and cleantech businesses in the local ecosystem to navigate the many issues affecting their businesses and to help them meet their larger strategic goals. Our team provides a wide range of guidance in the key issues effecting technology companies including, M&A advisory, initial public offerings, tax planning and consulting, intellectual property agreements, financial reporting and regulatory compliance matters. 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