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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines* - H2scan Gets $70M <#0082215> - Fama Finds $10M More <#0082214> - UAV Factory, Jennings Aeronautics Becomes Edge Autonomy <#0082211> - 100GROUP Acquires ReCo <#0082213> - AI Art Can't Be Copyrighted, Says US <#0082212> *Marketplace* - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad749> - KPMG QuantumShift Program: Join an exclusive group of elite entrepreneurs <#ad778> - Network Thinking Solutions - DevOps and Managed Services <#ad774> - Stradling <#ad608> *Tuesday, February 22, 2022* *Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management <https://www.curtco.com/tvm-03-mellody-hobson>* CurtCo Media Launches its Newest Podcast: Tech vs Media, Hosted by Longtime Tech and Entertainment Veteran, Richard Wolpert (Apple, Disney, RealNetworks, 4x CEO). On Tech vs Media , Richard shares the amazing lessons learned on past, present, and predictions of the future of media and technology, and how these two categories have and will continue to converge or clash. Tech vs Media Episode 3: Pioneering Diversity in Asset Management with Mellody Hobson, the Co-CEO and President of Ariel Capital, Board Director of JP Morgan and Starbucks, and former Chairman of Dreamworks. Mellody shares her perspective on the past, current, and future of the entertainment industry, as well as her perspectives on race, diversity, mental health and gender in America today. Listen here: https://www.curtco.com/tvm-03-mellody-hobson *H2scan Gets $70M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082215.html> Valencia-based hydrogen sensor manufacturer H2scan said this morning that it has raised $70M in a capital raise. The company said the funding came from UK-based LetterOne, and South Korea-based GS Energy. The company aid the funding will go towards expanding manufacturing, capabilities, and for additional sales offices and marketing, plus R&D. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082215.html>) *Fama Finds $10M More* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082214.html> Los Angeles-based Fama, which is developing social media background screening services, says it has raised $10M in a Series B funding round. The company said the round was led by Silverton Partners, and also included Bullpen Capital, Crosscut, Navigate VC, Gaingels, and angels. The company said it will use the new funding round to scale its offering. (Funding Details <https://www.socaltech.com/intelligence/?action=showco&id=53467>)( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082214.html>) *UAV Factory, Jennings Aeronautics Becomes Edge Autonomy* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082211.html> San Luis Obispo-based unmanned aerial vehicle developer *UAV Factory*, which recently merged with *Jennings Aeronautics* (JAI), says it has renamed the newly merged company as *Edge Autonomy <https://www.edgeautonomy.io>*. Edge Autonomy is backed by private equity investor AE Industrial Partners, and is led by CEO John Purvis. UAV Factory and Jennings Aeronautics were both small unmanned aerial vehicle platforms and camera payload manufacturers.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082211.html>) *100GROUP Acquires ReCo* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082213.html> Los Angeles-based 100GROUP, a developer of payment processing, VOIP systems, business insurance, HR, and other products for the business market, says it has acquired ReCo, a developer of revenue collections software for local and state government, used to collect property taxes, motor vehicle fees, parks and rec fees, and more. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. 100GROUP said it will integrate ReCo's core product into its product suite. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082213.html>) *AI Art Can't Be Copyrighted, Says US* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082212.html> Art that is created by artificial intelligence software cannot be copyrighted <https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/21/22944335/us-copyright-office-reject-ai-generated-art-recent-entrance-to-paradise>, according to the U.S. Copyright Office. The ruling came in the case of an art piece created by an AI algorithm called the "Creativity Machine". The ruling said that courts have "been consistent in finding that non-human expression is ineligible for copyright protection."(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0082212.html>) *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. 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