The way the cookies crumble: The Trade Desk seeks a better way on internet privacy
The Trade Desk is aiming to change the way advertisers reach consumers by reshaping their relationship with the internet. Called Unified ID, the new system would offer more privacy and control for users compared to the current system of sprawling “spiderwebs” of cookies that follow them from site to site. “That’s putting the user in Read More →
Amgen to team with Eli Lilly on COVID treatment
Thousand Oaks biotech giant Amgen announced another strategy to help address the coronavirus pandemic, entering into a manufacturing agreement with Eli Lilly to produce COVID-19 antibodies. Eli Lilly, based in Indianapolis, has been pursuing several antibody treatments for the virus, the two companies said in a Sept. 17 news release. With access to Amgen’s manufacturing Read More →
Jetpack startup taking off at Port Hueneme incubator
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AeroVironment’s revenue up, profit down
AeroVironment, the Simi Valley-based drone maker, said revenue in its first quarter grew slightly to $87.4 million as the company’s profit fell to 42 cents per share from 71 cents a year earlier. “We are on track to achieve our fiscal year 2021 plans and deliver another year of profitable top line growth, despite the Read More →
AppFolio to sell legal unit for $193M
In a move that reflects a shifting landscape for the software business, Goleta-based AppFolio said Sept. 8 that it is selling its MyCase legal practices suite of services for $193 million to a group of private equity funds. The all-cash deal concentrates AppFolio’s services in the real estate management field, where it has carved out Read More →
Raytheon gears up for Goleta hiring spree
A few months into its new life as Raytheon Technologies, one of the region’s top aerospace and defense manufacturers is on a hiring spree in Goleta. Formed by the April merger of United Technologies and Raytheon, Raytheon Technologies counts as one of its business segments Raytheon Intelligence & Space. That subsidiary employs around 1,400 people Read More →
UC files new complaint in lightbulb licensing dispute
Efforts to secure licenses for UC Santa Barbara’s LED lighting patents entered a new chapter on Aug. 31, with the launch of a second round of complaints against major retailers. Filed by Nixon Peabody on behalf of the Regents of the University of California, the complaint calls for an ITC investigation of imports by General Read More →
