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KPMG (http://home.kpmg/us/en/home/about/offices/los-angeles-1.html) Level up with KPMG ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Netflix Replaces Animators With AI, Faces Backlash <#0083192> - Activision Blizzard Settles SEC Suit For $35M <#0083190> - TCL Inks Branding Deals With LA Charger's Herbert, Seattle Seahawks, Others <#0083189> - NationBuilder Aims At Solutions Providers <#0083191> - Iyuno Invests In Turkish Studio <#0083188> - Freeform Tackles Automated, 3D Printing Factories <#0083183> *Marketplace* - Pacific Western Bank, Venture Banking Group <#ad797> - Accelerating Growth For Early Stage Innovation. <#ad764> - IP Protection for Technology and Business - SoCal IP Law Group LLP <#ad750> *Friday, February 3, 2023* *Pixelgate.net - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services <http://www.pixelgate.net>* We put the "Service" back into Internet Service Provider. http://www.pixelgate.net *Netflix Replaces Animators With AI, Faces Backlash* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083192.html> Netflix--which has substantial operations in the Los Angeles area--is facing a major backlash, after it revealed that it has replaced animators in Japan with artificial intelligence software. According to Netflix Japan, it decided to use AI due to a "labor shortage" for the title "Dog and Boy". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083192.html>) *Activision Blizzard Settles SEC Suit For $35M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083190.html> Santa Monica-based Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay the SEC $35M to settle a lawsuit over the company's handling of workplace misconduct and the SEC's whistleblower protection rule, according to the SEC. The SEC charged Activision Blizzard had "failed to maintain disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that the company could assess whether its disclosures pertaining to its workforce were adequate. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083190.html>) *TCL Inks Branding Deals With LA Charger's Herbert, Seattle Seahawks, Others* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083189.html> Irvine-based consumer electronics brand TCL is ramping up its branding efforts, saying this week that it has signed up a number of sports-related sponsorships. According to TCL, among the moves, it has signed up Los Angeles Chargers quarter back Justin Herbert as its official "National Football League (NFL) Brand Ambassador", and also taked with the Los Angeles Chargers to become the team's "official TV and smartphone partner". (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083189.html>) *NationBuilder Aims At Solutions Providers* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083191.html> Los Angeles-based NationBuilder, which develops software and products to help with fundraising, customer relationship management, communications, and more for nonprofits and other groups, said it has launched a program for solution providers. The company's channel efforts include access to training, marketing, and technical assistance. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083191.html>) *Iyuno Invests In Turkish Studio* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083188.html> Los Angeles-based Iyuno, a provider of media localization and distribution products for entertainment studios and online streamers, says it has made a strategic investment in a Turkish dubbing studio, Ak'la Kara International. Financial details of the transaction were not announced. Iyuno said the deal will help it increase its capacity for Turkish language dubbing. The companies said Ak'la Kara International's current clients include Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Discovery and Riot Games. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083188.html>) *Freeform Tackles Automated, 3D Printing Factories* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083183.html> Hawthorne-based Freeform, a venture-backed startup founded by former engineers and others from SpaceX, said on Wednesday that it has launched a new business which aims to provide autonomous, 3D metal printing to manufacturers. The company--which says it is backed by Two Sigma Ventures, Founders Fund and Threshold Ventures--says it is looking to bring "on-demand" production to mainstream industries, via "autonomous printing factories" which provie manufacturing-as-service. 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