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For more information, please contact Ryan Youhan at [email protected]. *Astrolab Plans To Land Rover On The Moon* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083336.html> Hawthorn-based Venturi Astrolab announced on Friday that it plans to land its very own lunar rover to the moon, using a SpaceX Starship. According to Astrolab, it is developing a moon rover--called the Astrolab Flexible Logistics and Exploration (FLEX) rover--which it plans to land on the moon as soon as mid-2026. The company did not say how much it is paying SpaceX for the transport service, which appears to be the first booked, commercial mission for the yet-to-launch Starship. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083336.html>) *Live Nation, PayPal In Preferred Payment Partnership* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083335.html> Los Angeles-based Live Nation Entertainment and PayPal Holdings said this morning that the two are in a new, multi-year partnership, which will make PayPal the "Preferred Payments Partner of Ticketmaster". The deal also includes Venmo, which is owned by PayPal. Financial details of the deal were not announced. The companies said that PalPal Braintree will also become Ticketmaster's primary global payment processor. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083335.html>) *Deep 6 AI Names CTO* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083334.html> Pasadena-based *Deep 6 AI <https://deep6.ai>*, which is developing artificial intelligence software aimed at accelerating clinical trials, says it has named Jason Colbert as its new Chief Technology Officer. Colbert joins the company from Reveleer, where he was also CTO. Deep 6 AI says Colbert spent the last seven years building out AI and SaaS applications. He also previously served at Public Storage and Fox Broadcasting.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083334.html>) *Stratolaunch Completes Another Test Flight* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083332.html> Mojave-based Stratolaunch, which has developed the world's largest aircraft--now being targeted for use in aerospace testing--says it successfully completed its third "captive carry" flight with its Talon-A test vehicle. According to the company, the flight--the tenth for the company's "Roc"--is the beginning of routine flight operations in Vandenberg Space Force Base's Western Range, off the coast of California's central coast. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083332.html>) *ATIF Holdings Invests In SolarJuice Co. Ltd* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083333.html> Lake Forest-based ATIF Holdings, which is publicly listed on the NASDAQ as ATIF, says it has made an investment in Australian company SolarJuice Co., Ltd.. Financial terms of the investment were not announced. SolarJuice sells and distributes photovoltaic solar modules, inverters, batteries, and other related equipment in Australia, and also provides residential and commercial solar installation in the United States. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083333.html>) *EVCS Partners With ChargeHub* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0083330.html> Arcadia, California-based EVCS, which operates an electric vehicle fast charging network, says it is partnering with ChargeHub, to expand its network. According to EVCS, it will use ChargeHub's platform to enable roaming for EV charging on its West Coast charging network. Financial details of the arrangement were not announced. 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