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Updated on April 03, 2025

Would you pay your friends with micro-loans? New LA app makes it a possibility

As the late, great Ben Parker once said, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” It’s an admittedly overused quote but it is the most appropriate way to describe LA’s newest app, Lenny. Launched as an invitation-only app earlier this week, Lenny is a peer-to-peer payment app with a huge twist — they issue loans.

Updated on April 03, 2025

Activision's Destiny is biggest game launch ever: sells over $500 million in first day

It’s only been available for one day, but Activision has already sold more than $500 million of first-person shooter game Destiny. Based on those sales, the Santa Monica-based gaming studio claimed Destiny’s launch to be the biggest in history. Destiny launched at over 11,000 midnight openings worldwide on September 9th.

Gordon Gottsegen Gordon Gottsegen
Updated on April 03, 2025

Roku Buys Quibi’s Library of Shows, Will Stream Shows for Free

Roku will now own over 75 Quibi shows and hundreds of hours of content.

Updated on April 03, 2025

Wag! founders score $37M in funding for new last-mile electric bike company, Wheels 

Southern California’s latest entry into the last-mile transportation business, Wheels, announced it raised $37 million in new funding today. 

Adrienne Teeley Adrienne Teeley
Updated on April 03, 2025

Teamwork Is About Working Together. Could There Be More to It?

Does having an uber-talented workforce necessarily mean great progress? To the leaders at Prodege, building innovative new solutions doesn’t mean relying solely on top-notch talent. The key to finding success is in how well these individuals work together. This belief is so firmly held that “teamwork” is one of the company’s core values.

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