Kevin Costelloe
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Recent Stories
Accurate Background Getting New CEO
Founder Dickerson will be executive chairman
Midday Stock Roundup
Stocks give up some gains in choppy trading
ShiftPixy Seeks to Raise Up to $24M
Restaurant temp firm warns on virus
Thales Trims Irvine Jobs
Company says cuts unrelated to COVID-19
ShiftPixy Sees Increased Restaurant Interest During Crisis
Irvine-Based Staffing Co. Helps Operators Deliver, Stay Open
ShiftPixy Inc., a tech-based restaurant staffing company in Irvine, said it’s been getting queries from companies desperate to make deliveries and stay at least partially open during the coronavirus pandemic.
Make the Most of Home Tech Time, IT CEO Says
TechMD CEO Igreti Offers Comprehensive List
You and your home computer are going to be spending plenty of time together these next few weeks or months.
Report: JWA Flying After Tower Closure
Regional controllers take over after staffer tests positive
Griffin to Cramer on 5G Rollout
Supply chain weakness caused delay
CalAmp’s Burdiek Retires
Former Brinks boss now interim CEO
Philharmonic Season Ends
Artists could return after coronavirus
Midday Stock Roundup
Stocks up on relief expectations
Working from Home Poses Tech Challenges
CYBERSECURITY: Bandwidth overload worries; scams abound
Coronavirus shift to home-work brings tests
CalAmp Taps Silicon Valley’s Diamond to Aid Software Push
Software as a Service Priority for Vehicle Tracker
CalAmp Corp. Chief Executive Michael Burdiek says he’s found just the right person to help lead the vehicle-tracking and management company further from hardware and more into the software realm with the appointment of Silicon Valley veteran Arym Diamond as chief revenue officer.
Sunpin Solar Heats Up With Major Power Projects
UCI Heads to Desert For First-Hand Look
Irvine-based Sunpin Solar is looking toward some major projects for the future, and recently gave a desert project tour to a group of University of California-Irvine professors and graduate students.
Razer Will Make, Give Up To 1M Masks in Pandemic
Irvine gaming hardware maker converts overseas plant
Alteryx: Coronavirus Assist for Government, Healthcare Clients
‘Analytic challenge’ opens talks
Midday Stock Roundup
Markets rally on Trump plans, Fed support
Irvine’s Tyvak Developing Advanced Radar Satellite
Partners with PredaSAR; Aims for 2021 Launch
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems of Irvine is building two advanced radar satellites able to see through clouds and darkness.
Anaheim Debut For Reading Assistance Device
OrCam Read Aimed At Dyslexia, Reading Difficulties
OrCam Read, a hand-held device that translates texts into voice for people with dyslexia as well as reading difficulties and fatigue, launched at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference in Anaheim last week.
AI Used in UCI Law School Tax Courses
Blue J Program Helps Analyze Outcomes
University of California-Irvine School of Law has begun to teach budding attorneys how artificial intelligence can help analyze outcomes of thorny tax cases.
Luckey’s Anduril Hints About Future Directions
TECHNOLOGY: Space, hyper-fast planes in the offing?
The other 5G; VTOL
Coronavirus Reconfigures Roth Capital Conference
32nd face-to-face confab now virtual
Clean Energy Fuel Deliveries Up
Shares decline after hours
Midday Stock Roundup
Major indexes up after turbulent opening
Midday Stock Roundup
Markets in free fall as coronavirus panic spreads, oil plummets
Tech Firms’ Virus Moves
Alteryx, Ingram postpone events; Skyworks cuts outlook
Alteryx Analyst Day Off Due to Coronavirus
Looks to June for possible reschedule
More Local Tech, Innovation Funding for 2020 Projected
JLL Sees OC Investment Despite Coronavirus
Scott Wetzel, senior vice president at the Irvine office of commercial real estate brokerage firm JLL, sees a continuation of the investments that brought in almost $1 billion of funding for tech, medical sciences and other innovative companies in Orange County since late 2018.
What Fresh Hell! Diablo IV on Local Hiring Spree
Obsidian Entertainment Also Seeks New Talent
Blizzard Entertainment Inc., the largest software company in Orange County by employee headcount, is busy hiring in Irvine for its long-awaited Diablo IV online role-playing game.
Western Digital Gets New CEO
Goeckeler former EVP for Cisco networking
Coronavirus Cuts Skyworks Forecast
Chipmaker sees lower Q2 revenue, earnings
Midday Stock Roundup
Shares fall despite Fed cut
Spireon’s Service Reminders For Your Car, Via Phone
Helps Dealerships Better Handle Customer Needs
Never miss a maintenance and service check for your car: vehicle intelligence company Spireon of Irvine is ready to help keep your appointments on track.
Xumo Bought By Comcast for $100M+
MEDIA: Streaming service, ad-backed
Xumo TV, the Irvine-based video streaming service started by brothers Tim, Chris and Russ Vanderhook, is now owned by broadcasting and cable television giant Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA) after a deal reportedly worth more than $100 million.
China, Coronavirus Worries for Biggest Chipmakers
Local Employment Down Nearly 6%
Orange County chipmakers, whose local employee count fell about 6% last year, are bracing for additional fallout from the coronavirus that originated in China and continues to spread across the world.
EV Car Battery Maker Enevate Sees Tool Niche
Fast-Charging Drills; Operates in Cold Temps
Irvine-based Enevate Corp. plans to start marketing its lithium-ion battery technology to makers of power tools such as drills and hedge trimmers in the short term, as it might take a few years before the company’s fast-charging battery process is incorporated into electric vehicles.
Allied Esports Cancels Stock Sale
Board Chair will buy up to $2M in shares
Midday Stock Roundup
Selloff continues on virus concerns
Alteryx CEO Aims for $1B in Revenue in 2022
TECHNOLOGY: Big data firm has youth on its side
Alteryx software users getting younger
Esportz Entertainment Builds Orange Production Facility
18K-SF Hub For Gaming News, Content
Esports gaming fans have special demands for their news programming, so Esportz Entertainment Corp. figured a way to keep them up: start working up programs inside a giant, high-tech studio in Orange.
Cofiroute Extends 91 Toll Work; Will Bid for 405 Freeway, Too
Tech Upgrades Planned For Back Office, Customer Services
Cofiroute USA, an Irvine-based tolling and express lanes operator, says it will deliver technical innovation under its new contract for toll operations on the 91 Express Lanes between Anaheim and Corona.
Cannabis Companies Complete Deal
Combined firm to change name to Onyx
Midday Stock Roundup
Markets down on Apple’s China virus warning
Mobilitie Touts SF Transit’s New Wireless System
TELECOM: 5G for Bay Area’s ‘Fleet of the Future’
Wireless infrastructure firm Mobilitie LLC expects an ambitious telecommunications project it is working on for the Bay Area’s main public transportation system will lead to similar undertakings elsewhere in the U.S. and overseas.
Chief Evangelist at SecureAuth Preaches Identity Security
CYBERSECURITY: Harmer says to stop blaming users
Bil Harmer, the recently appointed “chief evangelist” at identity security software maker SecureAuth Corp. of Irvine, wants businesses to safeguard their systems better and stop blaming individual employees for inadvertent data breaches.
Tech Brings Big Changes To Firm That Checks Job Seekers
Accurate Background Plans Push on CareerBuilder Unit Buy
Technology has greatly changed Irvine-based Accurate Background, which is slated to become one of the largest U.S. employment screening companies with its planned purchase of a CareerBuilder unit.
ViewSonic Displays Digital Classroom Know-How
Electronic ‘Whiteboards’ Part of 20% Growth
Brea-based visual display maker ViewSonic Corp. puts stock in going to school.
Alteryx Crosses $10B
Shares up 50% year to date
Alteryx Reports Q4 Sales Soar 75%
Easily tops analysts’ consensus
Windjammer Buys Medical Records Manager
Compex clients include insurance, legal
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