Los Angeles Weekly Roundup …

Top Headlines

Comcast suffers outage of video, broadband services across parts of U.S. … read on
Amazon Buys Online Pharmacy PillPack for $1 Billion … read on
Apple rebuilding Maps in massive overhaul, first results appearing in next iOS 12 beta … read on
Rebranded Chinese scooters are taking over San Francisco … read on
Farting Unicorn Sparks Legal Battle Between Local Artist And Elon Musk … read on

hey y’all Grimes’ boyfriend ripped off my dad’s art! this is a true story! what do you have to say for yourself @elonmusk ?? https://t.co/TMMJAS1ZGM
— Lisa Prank (@lisaprank) June 26, 2018

LA’s Tech & Startups

Cordial, a San Diego startup building what CEO Jeremy Swift described as a “truly next-generation platform” for email marketing, has raised $15 million in Series B funding … read on
Tinder’s parent company Match Group publicly announced …, that it is now encrypting photos sent between Tinder’s servers and its app. The changes were implemented in February, following the public disclosure of an attack that could have let hackers view people’s profile pictures and swipe actions … read on
Tesla opens orders to all US and Canadian Model 3 reservation holders … For people who put down a $1,000 deposit for a Tesla Model 3 as long as two years ago, the big day has arrived. Specifically, the day has arrived when they can give Tesla another $2,500 and then wait a few more months for their car to arrive … read on
Snap is reportedly about to launch its own gaming platform … The news makes a lot of sense, given the efforts Snap has increasingly been pouring into its own Lens Studio software for developers to create its specialized AR filters. Snap reportedly bought a web-based 3D game engine last year, called PlayCanvas, which would serve as a good backbone for even more robust developer tools … read on
Bird CEO Explains Why His Scooter Startup Needed $300 Million … As word spread that an electric scooter rental company called Bird Rides Inc. was amassing $300 million from investors just months after its first birthday, one question has plagued onlookers in and outside Silicon Valley: Why? read on
RetailMeNot sues rival Honey over patent infringement … According to RetailMeNot’s suit, Honey infringes on U.S. Patents 9,626,688; 9,639,853; 9,953,335; and 9,965,769, which detail technologies related to things like facilitating access to promotional offers, merchant offers and coupon codes … read on

Cultural Shouts

Breaking Down Every World Cup 2018 Last-16 Matchup … Two weeks, 48 games and a whopping 122 goals have led us here: the World Cup 2018 knockout stages. The round of 16 begins on Saturday with France vs. Argentina and will be followed by seven more cracking games … read on
Kroger Just Made a Stunning Announcement That Could Change Everything You Think of When You Think About Supermarkets … In short, Kroger announced Thursday it’s working with an electric car startup called Nuro “to redefine the grocery customer experience for Americans by piloting an on-road, fully autonomous delivery experience.” … read on
Joe Jackson, a musical family patriarch, dead at 89 … Jackson was the father of and at times manager to pop stars Michael and Janet Jackson, along with the sibling singing group, The Jackson 5 … read on
Cat Rescuer Shawn Simons’ Ultimate Aim: No More Feral Cats … Simons, 49, a former reality TV producer, realized that she could no longer bear the rigors and inertia of that job shortly after she began rescuing cats … read on
98 Percent of VC Funding Goes to Men. Can Women Entrepreneurs Change a Sexist System? … read on
What’s Leaving Netflix in July 2018 … When a new crop of movies and TV shows hits Netflix each month, it’s inevitable that another must head toward the exit … read on