Steno, a Los Angeles-based legal technology company specialising in court reporting and litigation support, has closed a $49 million Series C round led by Savano Capital Partners, with continued backing from First Round Capital and The Legal Tech Fund. COO Prabhdeep Singh said the company’s ambition extends beyond simple automation, describing the goal as a […]
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Bernie Su, the first person to win an Emmy for his genre-busting new forms of video, is at it again, testing his latest project, Whispers, with an elite crowd of Southern California tech-entertainment leaders Wednesday night at one of the movie industry’s great redoubts, the Sony Pictures Entertainment lot in the Los Angeles suburb Culver City. Su’s project with digital production company Pickford is one of two exploring how AI tools can create a unique interactive experience for audiences. Whispers follows Marcus Kent, an investigator trying to solve crimes with help from “whispers,” voices in his head that actually are AI prompts and clues submitted by cellphone-wielding audience members. Det. Marcus Kent’s behavior in ‘Whispers’ is informed by the mobile-phone prompts of audience members, streaming alongside the main screen during the experience. (Image by David Bloom) The
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aespa WEEK – Make it LEMONADE at Complex LA SM Entertainment In honor of aespa’s second full-length album, LEMONADE, Complex is hosting an exclusive pop-up, “Make It LEMONADE,” at its Los Angeles store (433 N Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles) this weekend. From Friday, May 29, to Sunday, May 31, from 11 am – 7 pm, fans can step into the world of LEMONADE – an immersive space inspired by the album’s intricate and expansive sound, visuals, and creative direction. MY, the name for aespa’s fanbase, will have access to limited-edition merchandise (including their official GAS Trading Cards), collectible music items, and many more that you won’t find anywhere else but at Complex LA. Details:WHAT: aespa WEEK — Make It Lemonade Pop-Up at Complex LA WHERE: Complex LA, 433 N Fairfax Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90048WHEN: Friday, May 29th – Sunday, May 31st | 11am-7pm PTRSVP: Fans can RSVP HERE RSVP
Insider Brief PRESS RELEASE — Primer has announced a $100 million Series C funding round, as it continues to build the AI-enabled operating layer for global payments and finance. The round is led by Sofina, with participation from Peak XV Partners, and continued backing from all existing investors, including Balderton, Accel, ICONIQ, Tencent, and Speedinvest. You can’t build […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 18: Actor Grizz Chapman attends the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 18, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) FilmMagic Grizz Chapman, who starred as Warren “Grizz” Griswold on the classic NBC sitcom 30 Rock, has died. Grizz was a member of Tracy Jordan’s (Tracy Morgan) entourage as a bodyguard alongside Kevin Brown, who played Walter “Dotcom” Slattery. Brown made the announcement of Chapman’s death on Facebook on Friday. Chapman was 52. ForbesTom Kane, ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Powerpuff Girls’ Voice Actor, Dies At 64By Tim Lammers “I regret to inform you that Mack Chapman aka Grizz Chapman passed today. May he RIP,” Brown wrote in the Facebook post. Chapman’s representative, Saideh A. Brown, told TMZ that his client died on Friday but gave no other details other than to say that the actor’s wife and two childr
Digital banking startup Mercury has raised $200 million in a Series D round at a $5.2 billion valuation, the company announced Wednesday.
That’s up 49% from the $3.5 billion valuation it achieved when announcing its $300 million Series C — which included primary and secondary funding — in March of 2025.
