*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, March 5, 2020* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Semtech Links With Blockchain Startup For Nationwide Network <#0079600> - Two Bit Circus Adds New VR Game <#0079599> - Ingram Micro Delays Annual Event Until 2021 <#0079598> - Virus Outbreak Stalks Sand Hill Road <#0079597> - Google Opens Up New Studio In Playa Vista <#0079596> - Amazon Studios Cancels SXSW Plans <#0079595> - Alignment Healthcare Finds $135M More <#0079594> *Marketplace* - Facilitated Off-Site Planning for Growth Companies and Venture Firms <#ad753> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#ad737> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <#ad756> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#ad694> *Thursday, March 5, 2020* *Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <https://www.bestronics.com>* Are the great ideas stacking up faster than your engineering resources can handle? Your company needs a reliable resource of analog/digital and software engineers to understand your issues, define the problem statements and lay out a course of action to output hardware products ready for integration into your system. Our unique capabilities, used by many in the medical, scientific, military and aerospace industries, allow us to offer engineering services that result in deliverable, production ready subsystems so you can concentrate on targeting your customer base and not stressing about the right mix and numbers of engineering talent needed to see your vision become reality. Contact us at http://www.bestronics.com *Semtech Links With Blockchain Startup For Nationwide Network* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079600.html> Camarillo-based analog and mixed signal semiconductor developer Semtech says it has linked with peer-to-peer wireless network operator Helium, to develops a nationwide network supporting its LoRaWAN protocol. According to the companies, Helium's network is now fully compatible with the LoRaWAN protocol, which will allow "hundreds of millions" of LoRa-based devices to connect nationwide. Financial details of the deal were not announced. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079600.html>) *Two Bit Circus Adds New VR Game* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079599.html> Los Angeles-based entertainment- and engineering-mini theme park operator Two Bit Circus said it has added a new, multiplayer virtual reality experience to its lineup this morning. According to the company, it has debuted the title Oddball, a VR title from Beyond, a "free roaming VR" title for up to 8 players. The new title is now available at the Two Bit Circus Micro-Amusement Park in downtown Los Angeles. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079599.html>) *Ingram Micro Delays Annual Event Until 2021* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079598.html> Irvine-based Ingram Micro, the technology services and products giant, said on Wednesday that it has postponed its big event, the Cloud Summit, to next year, sometime in early 2021. According to the company, it has been "closely monitoring" the situation around the outbreak of the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), and decided that it would postpone the summit in an "abundance of caution", saying the health and well-being of all of its attendees and exhibitors was its top priority. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079598.html>) *Virus Outbreak Stalks Sand Hill Road* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079597.html> In a sign that the technology industry, and Silicon Valley, cannot ignore the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, a private school--Menlo School--which is mere steps away from Sand Hill Road and Stanford, has been closed, after one of its staff members reportedly had contact with a positive case of the coronavirus, according to local Bay Area reports. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079597.html>) *Google Opens Up New Studio In Playa Vista* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079596.html> Google said on Wednesday that it has opened up a brand new, games and entertainment studio in Playa Vista--the Stadia Games and Entertainment Studio--which will focus on delivering games and which will employ a team of game designers, artists, and storytellers. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079596.html>) *Amazon Studios Cancels SXSW Plans* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079595.html> Amazon Studios, the content production arm of Amazon--which has most of its operations in the Los Angeles area--has cancelled its plans to attend next week's SXSW, over concerns of the novel coronavirus outbreak which is making its way into the United States. According to Variety, the company has dropped plans for two screenings and panels, and consumer marketing. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079595.html>) *Alignment Healthcare Finds $135M More* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079594.html> Orange, California-based Alignment Healthcare, which develops technology used for population health management around Medicare Advantage, has raised $135M in a Series C funding round, the company said on Wednesday. Alignment Healthcare said the funding came from Fidelity Investments, T. Rowe Price and Durable Capital Partners. 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