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"I"m not even 30, and I"m flying my own jet" — Silicon Beach elites take a seat in the cockpit

Planes have long been a passion of the rich, particularly i.....»»

Category: topSource: latimesAug 21st, 2019

Bird-owned Scoot rolls mopeds onto streets of L.A.

Bird Rides Inc. has rolled out a shared electric moped. However, the new vehicle is not the Bird Cruiser that the Silicon Beach startup announced this summer but rather a new Scoot Moped under the brand of a rival scooter company Bird acquired aroun.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 22nd, 2019

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids tech-free — and it should"ve been a red flag

Justin Sullivan/Getty Interviews with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and other tech elites consistently reveal that Silicon Valley parents are strict about technology use. A new book suggests the signs may have been clear years ago.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 30th, 2019

Playtika acquires L.A. mobile games startup Seriously

Seriously, the Silicon Beach startup behind the mobile game “Best Fiends,” has been acquired by Playtika. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but VentureBeat pegged the transaction at $275 million. Playtika is an Israeli company behind such m.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 27th, 2019

Zefr to sell rights-management assets to Vobile

Zefr Inc. is narrowing its focus, agreeing to sell its rights-management assets to Vobile Group. Under the deal, worth an estimated $90 million, Vobile will acquire RightsID and ChannelID while Silicon Beach-based Zefr concentrates on its contextual .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 18th, 2019

Electric Planes, Flying Taxis, Supersonic Jets: Paris Air Show Gives Us a Peek at the Future of Flight

Please fasten your seat belts. The rivalry between Airbus and Boeing may have grabbed most attention at the 2019 Paris Air.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 22nd, 2019

Pinterest and Zoom surge in Wall Street debuts

The site is the latest Silicon Valley company to hit the public market, and will serve as a test case for investors bracing for a host of high-flying tech IPOs this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 18th, 2019

Pinterest and Zoom surge in early trading after IPO

The site is the latest Silicon Valley company to hit the public market, and will serve as a test case for investors bracing for a host of high-flying tech IPOs this year......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 18th, 2019

April"s big ticket events in Silicon Valley: F8 is back in San Jose, and an epicurean celebration at Pebble Beach

April"s big ticket events in Silicon Valley: F8 is back in San Jose, and an epicurean celebration at Pebble Beach.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 29th, 2019

Bird lays off up to 5% of employees

Bird Rides Inc., the Silicon Beach startup that has disrupted local transit with its shared electric scooters, is making some changes to its domestic workforce. The company laid off 4 to 5 percent of its staff on Thursday, reported The Information. .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 14th, 2019

Pilots Allowed "Lady Friend" Into Cockpit, Ignored Flying Suspension: Report

The airline chalked it up to an "administrative oversight.".....»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 16th, 2018

Uber unveils ‘flying car’ prototype for a future air-taxi service

No middle seat for aircraft that owes its look to drones rather than helicopters as Uber unveils its flying-car concept......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMay 8th, 2018

L.A. scooter startup Bird winging to Europe

It looks like Bird is expanding to Europe. The Silicon Beach shareable electric scooter startup has posted a job listing for a general manager across the pond to “raise the opportunities and concerns of the market and set the priorities that will.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 5th, 2018

Plane tickets are about to get more expensive

Flying to the beach may be more expensive this summer......»»

Category: topSource: moneyJun 6th, 2018

Bird can still fly in hometown Santa Monica — with restrictions

With the proliferation of scooters in Silicon Beach over the past few months, Santa Monica wants to see if it can wrangle the electric vehicles — and make some money in the process. The beach town’s city council voted unanimously on Tuesday eveni.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 13th, 2018

What Are Stinging Sea Lice? Lifeguards Warn of Tiny Jellyfish Lurking off Florida Coast

Lifeguards are flying purple flags to warn beach-goers of the organism that can cause uncomfortable stings and a rash......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekJun 27th, 2018

Bird Series C lands at $300 million

Bird has added $300 million to its nest. The Silicon Beach scooter startup has closed its Series C led by Sequoia Capital. With the new funding, Sequoia Partner Roelof Botha will join Bird’s board of directors. Botha is currently a director of .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 28th, 2018

Why investors are betting on Bird

Last week, just nine months after its launch, electric scooter company Bird closed a $300 million Series C that rocketed the Silicon Beach scooter startup’s valuation to $2 billion. The company has raised more than $415 million in its short, tu.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJul 3rd, 2018

This weird fighter got the first air-to-air kill of the Korean War

US Air Force With one cockpit devoted to radar and the other to flying, the F-82 Twin Mustang — nicknamed “double trouble” — was born at some point during the tail end of World War II. On June 27th, 1950.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJul 9th, 2018

"From impossible to inevitable": Developers give first look at new flying car

Developers give a first look at the secret Silicon Valley facility where the aircraft called "Blackfly" is being built. John Blackstone reports......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJul 12th, 2018

Need to Know: These high-flying tech stocks are riding in Google parent Alphabet’s slipstream

There’s a huge wave of earnings hitting the market, including a big beat from Google parent Alphabet. Beyond Silicon Valley’s titans, other tech stocks are looking attractive but not getting as much attention, says our call of the day......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJul 24th, 2018