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Report: Drones Tracking Your Mobile Phone In The San Fernando Valley

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Think you see some suspicious drones overhead in the San Fernando Valley? No, apparently-- according to a report --they are a Singapore startup''s effort to sell your information to marketers. No, apparently-- according to a report --they are a Singapore startup''s effort to sell your information to marketers.

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Los Angeles Sets Up Transportation Technology Zone

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The new zone--located in the San Fernando Valley, around Warner Center--will initially launch with a project to test a zero-emissions, last mile delivery service that connects individuals homebound by the pandemic to food from local businesses.

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Flywheel Expands Into Los Angeles, Ramps Up Taxi vs. Rideshare Battle

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The fight between Los Angeles taxicab drivers and services like Lyft and Uber haas just gotten even more interesting, as mobile app developer Flywheel said it has launched in Los Angeles. The company also said it is offering up a $10 ride credit in Los Angeles for users to try out the service, with promo code FLYLA10. READ MORE>>.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

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seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. But it’s here in the (other) Valley’s southernmost edge that investors have found a startup they consider to be the next potential billion-dollar “unicorn” that will come out of Los Angeles.

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How GridTest Is Helping To Build The Next Electric Car, With Neal Roche

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The clean technology sector is infamous for taking a big toll on startups--requiring large investments, risky technology propositions, steep international competition, and fickle government policies. We spoke with founder Neal Roche about his startup, which provides testing tools for the electric vehicle (EV) market.

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How Heal Is Enabling On-Demand Doctor's Housecalls, with Dr. Renee Dua

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Anyone who has ever had to try to schedule an appointment to see the doctor know how much of a hassle it is to get those appointments set up, take time out of work to get you or or you family to those appointments, and sit in a waiting room forever for your turn. Tell us about yourself, and how you came up with Heal?

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Transportation Weekly: Uber’s spending habits, Tesla Model Y, scooters and AVs in Austin

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Catch up by reading the first edition here or check out last week’s edition , which offered the gamut of mobility news from Lyft and Bird to Waymo’s laser bears and cybersecurity. The framework of the agreement is expected to include VW making an investment into Ford-backed autonomous vehicle startup Argo AI.