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Whether you are starting your business, strengthening your business, expanding into new markets, or pursuing an exit, we have a global network of experienced resources that can take you to the next level. For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *LA Residents Beseiged With Random UberEats Deliveries* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083305.html> In what looks like either a prank--or someone giving ChatGPT a connection to UberEats--Los Angeles residents have been receiving random food deliveries they did not order, with food piling up at addresses, unexplained. The fast food meals have been arriving at random doorsteps through Los Angeles, with similar random food deliveries in British Columbia, Canada. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083305.html>) *InWith AI Offers To Clone You Through A Chatbot* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083304.html> Need another "you"? Newport Beach-based InWith AI said this morning that it is offering up a free, personalized chatbot, which will take information from users and interact with others, acting as a "chatbot clone" for its users. According to the company, its generative chat AI will take in information from users, and then answer questions from others based on information uploaded by users about themselves, their careers, projects or businesses. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083304.html>) *Deep 6 AI Names Chief Revenue Officer* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083303.html> Pasadena-based *Deep 6 AI <https://www.deep6.ai>*, which is developing AI-powered software for clinical trials, says it has named Tim Keliher as the company's Chief Revenue Officer. Keliher was most recently Senior Vice President of Commercial Sales at TriNetX. Deep 6 AI says it is developing "clinical trial acceleration software", which uses artificial intelligence to identify patients and sites for clinical trials.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083303.html>) *Evofem Slashes Both Staff and Salaries* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083302.html> San Diego-based Evofem Biosciences said this morning that it has put in place a number of "cost reduction measures", including both salary cuts and cuts in headcount. According to Evofem, the cuts include a 39 percent reduction in its payroll expenses a 40 percent reduction in the compensation of its CEO, and 20 percent reduction in pay for continuing members of its executive team. The company said it also has cut eight office and management positions. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083302.html>) *Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health Adds Advisors* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083301.html> Los Angeles-based healthcare venture fund Wavemaker 360 has named a new council of strategic advisors, according to the firm. According to the venture investor, it has added Marc Alba, former Senior Vice President of NTT and President of NTT Disruption; Ravi Kumar, Partner and U.S. West Region Market Leader at Connor Group; Harlan Levine, M.D. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083301.html>) *Point Predictive Names Sales Head* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083300.html> San Diego-based *Point Predictive <https://www.pointpredictive.com>* said this morning that it has named Jeff Hendren as the company's Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to Point Predictive, Hendren was Chief Revenue Officer at Atomic and Quovo, and also had served as CEO of Kurtosys and Co-President of PerTrac.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083300.html>) *SpectrumAi Finds $20M For Autism Treatment* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083297.html> Los Angeles-based SpectrumAi, a company that is developing software to help with measuring the effectiveness of autism therapy, has raised $20M in a series A funding round. The funding was led by CVS Health Ventures, and also included Cobalt Ventures, along with F-Prime, Frist Cressey and Autism Impact Fund. The company said it is developing analytics software which can is designed to improve data capture and objective measurement of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for autism. 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