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Amazon Prime offering free same day delivery
Amazon has been expanding its same day delivery services and Angelenos with Prime membership are getting in on the action. The free service has also been rolled out in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco. [Amazon Makes Prime Same Day Delivery Free in Los Angeles: SoCal Tech]
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GameFly acquires Playcast
The LA-based game rental and subsciption serive GameFly announced it will introduce a new video game streaming service. The service will be powered by its acquisition of Playcast Media Systems, an Isreal-based cloud gaming platform. GameFLy also announced that Amazon Fire TV will be the exclusive streaming media device for its new service at launch.
Hone passes 2 million engagements
Last month, for the first time, content created through Hone technology generated more than 2 million engagements. In May, publishers and brands created more than 50 Hone-powered native content such as quizzes, surveys and polls.
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DataScience grabs $6M
LA-based data analystics service DataScience collected $6 million in Series A funding this week. CEO and co-founder Ian Swanson said a majority of their funding will go towards expanding their team as they prepare to move to a larger office in Culver City. [DataScience raises $6M to bring human answers to your data problems: Built In]
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5 largest fundings in May
Snapchat, GumGum, MarketShare, Parachute, and Quick.ly all made waves in the funding pool last month. You may know who took the top spot but check out where these LA companies landed in the month's top 5 fundings. [The 5 largest fundings in LA this month: Built In]
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