*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Wednesday, June 23, 2021* 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 * - Interview with Alex Nocifera, Field Day <#0081413> - FitSwoop Launches New Wellness Booking App <#0081414> - Miso Robotics Links With Beverage Dispenser Provider <#0081415> - FaceCake Rolls Out Virtual Dream Closets <#0081416> - Apple Launches Apple Creative Studios In LA <#0081412> - Elon Musk's Boring Company Looks Towards Freight Tunnels <#0081411> *Marketplace* - Bestronics - Electronic Engineering Services, SOMs, Imaging Products, Displays & Batteries <#ad752> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - Stradling <#ad608> *Wednesday, June 23, 2021* *UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) <https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057>* The UK is one of the world's fastest-growing tech hubs with more than 60,000 tech companies, 30 industry clusters, and over $14 billion in investment over the last five years. The UK Government's Department for International Trade (DIT) team provides local 1:1 support to companies expanding internationally, helping de-risk market entry with free support services. DIT can provide tailored set-up information, including market research, legal and accounting introductions, recruitment support, policy insight, and partnership-building opportunities. As the #1 destination in Europe for inward investment and tech talent, and home to more fast-growth companies than any other European country, the UK has a lot to offer to US companies. We work with all companies, from start-ups/scale-ups through to the Fortune 500. To find out more about "Why UK," and to work with DIT's LA team, contact us at: https://www.events.great.gov.uk/ehome/200195057 *Interview with Alex Nocifera, Field Day* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081413.html> How do you reinvent your startup—focused on in-person, grass roots marketing—in the face of a global pandemic? Our interview this morning is with Alex Nocifera of Los Angeles-based Field Day. Alex tells us about how the startup had to reinvent itself during the pandemic, and how it's now taking advantage of the resurgence of the economy to build its business. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081413.html>) *FitSwoop Launches New Wellness Booking App* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081414.html> A new, Los Angeles-based startup, FitSwoop announced this morning that it has launched a new, health and wellness experience booking app. According to the company, its new app provides users access to fitness studios and wellness centers. The company says its new app is free to download and use. The startup was founded by Madeline Wolkove, who the company said spent 20 years at such companies as Nestle and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, with its CEO being Susie R. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081414.html>) *Miso Robotics Links With Beverage Dispenser Provider* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081415.html> Pasadena-based robotics developer Miso Robotics announced on Tuesday tht it has linked with global beverage dispenser manufacturer Lancer Worldwide, to build an automated beverage dispenser for commercial kitchens. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. According to Miso Robotics, the new product will help address record labor shortages at quick-serve restaurants (QSRs). (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081415.html>) *FaceCake Rolls Out Virtual Dream Closets* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081416.html> Los Angeles-based FaceCake, a developer of augmented reality shopping software, says it has launched a new product which allows its users to create and build a "dream closet" filled with both items they own and aspire to own. According to the company, the software allows consumers to add products from their favorite brands, retailers and influencers, virtually try them on, share them with friends, and buy single pieces or complete looks. FaceCake is led by founder and CEO Linda Smith. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081416.html>) *Apple Launches Apple Creative Studios In LA* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081412.html> Apple said on Tuesday afternoon that it is launching a new effort in Los Angeles called Apple Creative Studios, which will help provide career-building mentorship, professional industry skills training, creative resources, and access to Apple's full product lineup of iPhone, iPad, and Macs to underrepresented communities. According to Apple, the new program will include eight to 12 weeks of programming and access to mentors. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081412.html>) *Elon Musk's Boring Company Looks Towards Freight Tunnels* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081411.html> Elon Musk and his tunnel drilling company, The Boring Company, appears to be pitching the idea of using its tunnels for freight, according to pitch materials leaked from the company. According to Bloomberg, The Boring Company is now pitching wide tunnels, 21 feet across, which would be able to move two shipping containers side-by-side, with battery-powered freight carriers. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0081411.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 *IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <http://www.socalip.com>* Patents. Trademarks. Copyrights. Trade Secrets. IP Filings. IP Strategy. IP Litigation. IP Transactions. US and Worldwide. Offices in Westlake Village and Santa Barbara. [email protected] www.socalip.com *Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <http://www.pacwest.com/lending-solutions/venture-lending>* Pacific Western Bank is a commercial bank with over $29 billion in assets and 70 full-service branches primarily located in California, with one in Durham, NC and another in Denver, CO. Our Venture Banking Group offers a comprehensive suite of financial services focused on entrepreneurial and venture-backed businesses and their capital and private equity investors. We also offer Community Banking and National Lending services. 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