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L.A.'s Tech and Startup UpFront Summit Kicks Off
One of the city's most influential technology and innovation summits kicked off at the Rose Bowl today, bringing together top names in media, tech and finance from singer John Legend to Quibi CEO Meg Whitman. Our reporters Ben Bergman, Rachel Uranga and Tami Abdollah are there to cover it. Follow them on Twitter for dispatches from the get-together, and check back at dot.LA throughout the day for takeaways.
Today's stories
Lee, speaking at the eighth-annual Upfront Summit, said she found fewer people who looked like her as she climbed the ranks at the Viacom-run network. And that led Lee to create the conference which draws power players like Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton as keynote speakers. >>
Ballmer said he first got to know Bryant not through basketball but because of Bryant's interest in investing. He said he considers Bryant "one of the top players ever." >>
The 4th Techstars Anywhere Class accepted a cohort of 10 companies; eight have a female founder. >>
This year's lineup includes everyone from Clippers chairman Steve Ballmer to Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos. And, given the event is in Hollywood's back yard, musician John Legend, Ice Cube, and even Paris Hilton are set to speak. >>
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture is partnering with the Air Force Research Laboratory to develop a new test facility at Kern County's Edwards Air Force Base for Blue Origin's BE-7 rocket engine. >>