Entertainment:
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Elijah Wood’s new movie is a thriller about celebrity
hacking called ‘Open Windows’
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WIRED is launching a new program with USC for people who
want to get an online master’s degree in Integrated Design, Business, and Tech
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Roku now offers screen mirroring for Android and Windows 8.1
users
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Twitter UK TV rating will go live this October in
partnership with WPP’s subsidiary Kantar Media
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Starboard Value LP (the company urging Yahoo! to merge with
AOL) is pushing for RealD to go private at a valuation of $540MM
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SoftBank to invest $250MM in Legendary Entertainment
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Sirius XM Radio will appeal a California federal judge's
ruling stating it violated state copyright laws for airing pre-1972 songs by
the band, The Turtles, without paying royalties
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Orange has confirmed that it will offer Netflix's services
to pay-TV clients through its set-tops starting in November
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Google will be hit with a $100MM lawsuit by the celebrities who
had their nude photos published on the Internet
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The second trailer for Stephen Hawking’ love story film ‘The
Theory of Everything’ was released today
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Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema has re-opened in LA
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Neil Diamond has signed with WME after being 30 years
without an agent
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Netflix has signed a pact with Adam Sandler to star in four
movies
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Please see below for a list of Hollywood salaries
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Ryan Kavanaugh and Dune Capital have bought out Elliot
Management's Stake in Relativity
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iHeartMedia has announced it first Latin festival ‘Fiesta
Latina’ which will take place at The Forum in LA on Nov. 22
Tech:
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Google has launched ‘YouTube for Government’ to help
officials better strengthen their online presence
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LinkedIn-owned SlideShare has launched its first iOS app
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Hired, the tech hiring site, will be rolling out in LA
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Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla will unveil ‘The D’ and
something else on October 9th
Deals:
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Gracenote has acquired HWW, an
Australian metadata provider, for $19MM USD
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Berkshire Hathaway to acquire the
Van Tuyl Group, the country’s 5th biggest auto dealership
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Richard Branson's Virgin Money is
planning its IPO in London this month, and expects to raise about £150M ($243M)
from the offering
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Chegg has bought internships.com
for $11MM in cash and stock
Business:
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Rovio Entertainment, the maker of the Angry Birds app, plans
to lay off 130 employees, 16% of its workforce
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Box to further delay its IPO
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Helium, an Internet of Things connected hardware platform,
has raised nearly $16MM
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GoPro’s stock has dropped more than 13% today after the
founders have found a way around their lock up restriction
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A Danish company is building a $335 million seawall around
New York
Exec Moves:
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Relativity has named Steven
Mnuchin as Co-Chairman
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Universal has promoted Nicholas
Carpou to President of Domestic Distribution
Retail:
Startups:
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Insightpool, a startup that helps
companies identify and connect with their target audience online, has just
raised $4MM in its Series A
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Ticketbis, a startup that operates
an exchange for buying and selling after-market tickets to events, has raised a
€5.2 million led by European VC Active Venture Partners
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Navdy, an in-car projection
display from your phone, has raised $6.5MM
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Tile, the location tracking device
and app for valuable items, has raised $15.8MM in its Series A
Government:
Other:
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Archaeologists discover 4,000-year-old wine cellar in
northern Israel
