Wendy Lee

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Queenie Wong |Wendy Lee

Venture capital investors and private equity firms poured $3.1 billion to fund 144 deals in the L.A. area in the first quarter of this year, up 15% from a year ago. The money not only funded AI ventures, but also businesses in healthcare, e-commerce and defense technology, underscoring the diversity of L.A.’s economy.

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Queenie Wong |Wendy Lee

Early this year, private equity firm Blackstone bet big on the future of artificial intelligence by investing $300 million in a Chatsworth company that’s been around for more than two decades. The company, DDN, helps businesses store and manage the massive trove of data that powers AI systems — the lifeblood needed for chatbots, self-driving cars and more. DDN's high-profile customers include chipmaker Nvidia, Elon Musk’s AI startup xAI, Google Cloud and Ford.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Wendy Lee |Samantha Masunaga

Benedict Corpuz has always been a “day one” type of person when it comes to fueling his video game habit. Beginning in his high school years, the 45-year-old flight attendant from Kent, Wash., has tried to get his hands on new Nintendo systems on the day of their release, whether it was the Nintendo 64 or its less popular successor, the GameCube. The new Nintendo Switch 2 was no different.

3 weeks ago | wyomingnews.com | Wendy Lee

Vanessa Agabo-Davalos has spent hours watching the dystopian drama “Squid Game” on Netflix. But nothing could prepare the 21-year-old college student for seeing one of the show’s actors walk the red carpet a few feet in front of her. She found herself starstruck in the presence of Kang Ae-sim, who portrays Geum-ja (Player 149) on the South Korean thriller. All the more so when they snapped a photo together. “You forget everything.

3 weeks ago | dailygazette.com | Wendy Lee |Samantha Masunaga

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