*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Thursday, June 4, 2020* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://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 * - SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites Into Space <#0079930> - AeroVironment Names COO <#0079928> - Semtech Gets Design Win With Video Camera Company <#0079929> - SpaceX Aiming At Another Starlink Launch Today <#0079927> - The Riveter Shuts Down LA, Other Locations <#0079926> - TeleSign Links With Skype On Robocall Screening <#0079925> - Snap Will No Longer Feature Trump On Discover <#0079924> - TAE Life Sciences Finds $30M In Series B Round <#0079922> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency <#ad596> *Thursday, June 4, 2020* *Stradling <http://www.sycr.com>* Stradling, Attorneys At Law ( 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. The offices are: Newport Beach, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, San Diego, San Francisco - SOMA, San Francisco - Financial District, Sacramento, Reno, Denver, Seattle. The Firm’s corporate, litigation and public law practices are well known for their expertise and depth. Stradling's clients include emerging and high growth public and private companies as well as private equity funds, venture capital groups and their respective portfolio companies. Widely recognized for its expertise, responsiveness and outstanding client service, the Firm's size, structure, and culture allow it to provide the highest quality representation while maintaining the responsiveness and relationships commonly associated with smaller firms. *SpaceX Launches 60 More Starlink Satellites Into Space* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079930.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully launched sixty more of its Starlink satellites on Wednesday evening, with another launch and landing from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The launch, which took place at 9:25 p.m. EDT, used a Falcon 9 rocket which previously had been launched multiple times--including the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and two separate Starlink missions in May 2019 and in January 2020. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079930.html>) *AeroVironment Names COO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079928.html> Simi Valley-based unmanned aircraft AeroVironment said on Wednesday that it has promoted Ken Karlin to the role of Chief Operating Officer. Karklin had been Senior Vice President of the company since December of 2018. According to AeroVironment, he now oversees sales and business development, emerging businesses, product line management, engineering, manufacturing operations, program management, corporate quality and related support functions. Karlin joined AeroVironment in 2009. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079928.html>) *Semtech Gets Design Win With Video Camera Company* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079929.html> Camarillo-based Semtech says one of its semiconductor products have been selected by a developer of video cameras for the eSports and other markets. According to Semtech, its BlueRiver technology has been incorporated into video cameras from YUAN High-Tech Development Co., Ltd. (YUAN). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079929.html>) *SpaceX Aiming At Another Starlink Launch Today* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079927.html> Hawthorne-based SpaceX is aiming at another launch of a number of Starlink satellites, part of a constellations of thousands that the spaceflight company is hoping to send into low earth orbit. According to the company, it hopes for a launch on Wednesday, June 3rd at 9:25 p.m. EDT, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079927.html>) *The Riveter Shuts Down LA, Other Locations* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079926.html> The Riveter, which had specifically focused on providing a coworking environment for women, has shut down all of its physical spaces, including its location in the Los Angeles area. According to a post from the company, it made the "tremendously difficult decision" to close its coworking operations as a result of the ongoing pandemic. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079926.html>) *TeleSign Links With Skype On Robocall Screening* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079925.html> Los Angeles-based TeleSign said on Wednesday that it is in a new partnership with Microsoft's Skype, to screen robocalls. According to TeleSign, Skype will implement Telesign's digital identity solution, called Score, to take action against calls that are likely of a fraudulent origin. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. TeleSign said that its Score software behaves as an "inbound spam filter", as well as other kinds of communications fraud. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079925.html>) *Snap Will No Longer Feature Trump On Discover* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079924.html> Venice, California-based Snap said it will no longer promote posts by Donald Trump on Wednesday, making the President's content harder to find, and no longer featuring it in Discover. According to Snap, "We will not amplify voices who incite racial violence and injustice by giving them free promotion on Discover. Racial violence and injustice have no place in our society and we stand together with all who seek peace, love, equality, and justice in America. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079924.html>) *TAE Life Sciences Finds $30M In Series B Round* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079922.html> Foothill Ranch-based TAE Life Sciences, which is developing boron-based radiation therapy drugs for the treatment of cancer, has raised $30M in what it says is an initial, Series B funding round. The company said the funding comes from a consortium of investors, including ARTIS Ventures. The company said the new funding will allow it to further accelerate development of its products. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/index.php?action=showco&id=62255>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0079922.html>) *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 *Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <http://www.preccelerator.com>* The Preccelerator® Program is an accelerator for early-stage startups offered to select companies out of the Santa Monica office of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP that provides initial capital, sophisticated legal services, interim office space, mentorship, a targeted curriculum, investment strategy counseling and access to a strategic perks portfolio with the objective of helping you grow your idea from business concept to funded startup. www.preccelerator.com *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $26 billion in assets and 76 branches primarily located in California, with one in Denver, Colorado and another in Durham, North Carolina. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial businesses and their venture capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. For more information about the Venture Banking Group, visit www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending, or send an email to Brian Weber at [email protected] *Early Stage Commercial Insurance - Pacific Unified Insurance Agency < [email protected]>* We are a commercial insurance broker working with startup and early stage technology and E-Commerce companies to implement cost effective strategies for their insurance and risk management programs. We provide guidance and strategic planning during various phases and also advise regarding employee benefit structures to assist in employee recruiting and retention. Coverage placements include D&O, Property, Liability, Workers Comp, E&O, Cyber/Network Security and Employee Benefit Programs. 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