News: January – June 2016

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News: June 2016

Changing the world, one backup camera at a time – June 30, 2016
Watch: Message from Incoming Dean of Baskin Engineering – June 30, 2016
M1 Beta First Impressions: “The Tesla of Motorized Skateboards” – June 29, 2016
Calliope wins prize money, engineering & design support at ASME Innovation Showcase – June 29, 2016
Smart Cities: Santa Cruz Debuts Fiber-like Wireless Gigabit Network – June 29, 2016
Forbes hosts second AgTech summit in Salinas, July 13-14 – June 28, 2016
Looker Simplifies Data Delivery with Powered By Looker – June 28, 2016
Santa Cruz Lights Up Siklu’s Fiber-Like Wireless Gigabit Network in Record Time – June 27, 2016
Santa Cruz Works announces new Executive Director – June 27, 2016
Driscoll’s: Delivering on Delight through a Technology Enabled Supply Chain – June 23, 2016
What they’re saying about Pearl – June 23, 2016
Q&A: Peter Garrett, Founder, Open Innovations – June 23, 2016
Gluon: A photo-sharing app based on where you go, not who you know – June 23, 2016
Aptos High School Robotics Club Sends Team to MATE ROV International Competition – June 23, 2016
Plantronics Unveils Three New RIG Gaming Headset Lines – June 23, 2016
Trainwreck Games wins game design competition At E3 – June 23, 2016
Stealthy startup with $50M in funding debuts first product – June 21, 2016
Creator Mike Clifton (aka Mr. Moho) tells the history of Anime Studio – June 16, 2016
Data breadlines and data brawls: an excerpt from the “Looker Book” – June 16, 2016
Catbird CTO on why new security models are essential for highly virtualized data centers – June 16, 2016
Alliance presents vision, model for genomic and clinical data sharing – June 16, 2016
How to turn a telescope into the first automated planet finder in the world – June 16, 2016
$100K grant supports research on technology solutions for low vision – June 16, 2016
SolarCity appoints Toby Corey president of global sales and customer experience – June 12, 2016
Community TV and Satellite Launch Co-working & Digital Media Space on June 15 – June 9, 2016
Seebright launches handheld augmented reality (AR) viewer – June 9, 2016
Google and Apple lag behind in self-driving car development, Musk says – June 9, 2016
The Looker Book(er) – June 9, 2016
Calliope gains momentum with their new Buoy product – June 9, 2016
Zero Motorcycles Celebrates 10th Anniversary – June 9, 2016
Customers Speak: Looker Tops Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Report – June 9, 2016
Baskin School recognizes women graduating with engineering degrees – June 9, 2016
Drones Data X Conference Flys High in San Francisco – June 5, 2016
Mary Meeker, Looker, and Catching the Third Wave – June 4, 2016
David Haussler to speak on How we are Using the Blockchain, June 15 – June 4, 2016
An Epic Walk in the Cloud – June 4, 2016
The Sammy Showcase is a massive festival of student games – June 3, 2016
Santa Cruz belies its laid-back rep with a smart Internet scheme – June 2, 2016
Learn Poser 11 & Poser Pro 11 with NEW Video Tutorials – June 2, 2016
Why is Amazon here in Santa Cruz? – June 2, 2016

News: May 2016

Salinas: The World’s Agriculture Technology Capital – May 27, 2016
What’s it worth? How can we value a portfolio of illiquid start-ups? – May 26, 2016
Inboard: M1 Beta Boards are on the way! – May 26, 2016
Modern Tribe on ambitious 2-year Steelcase redesign project – May 26, 2016
Santa Cruz County Business Council to host Economic Forum on June 30 – May 26, 2016
Santa Cruz Biotech to close research lab, pay $3.5M fine – May 26, 2016
Six Californias initiative makes a roaring comeback – May 26, 2016
Santa Cruz County Students Win Big at the 2016 International Science & Engineering Fair – May 26, 2016
This company may not be in Santa Cruz any longer but we’re still following them – May 26, 2016
Find out what two non-profits are doing with NSF funding – May 21, 2016
Santa Cruz Audio announces SC1000, the ultimate headphone experience – May 21, 2016
Q&A: Andy Constable on County of Santa Cruz Economic Development – May 21, 2016
Imprivata Announces Integration with MobileIron AppConnect – May 19, 2016
Reflex Robotics named in “10 game-changing grad student startups” – May 19, 2016
Looker’s Chief Data Evangelist says “You’re not normal.” – May 19, 2016
ETR Awarded New Diversity in IT Grant by NSF – May 19, 2016
Bastille Named a 2016 Gartner “Cool Vendor” – May 19, 2016
Startup Challenge Ideas Power Tri-County Entrepreneurship – May 9, 2016
Q&A: Bud Colligan, where is regional tech headed? – May 7, 2016
The NextSpace Effect: Eric Ressler of Cosmic – May 7, 2016
Loud Powerful Sound: a startup’s journey of innovation in consumer bluetooth speaker products – May 5, 2016
Lean Launchpad: UCSC offers first business accelerator class – May 5, 2016
Feasibility study validates creation of local, clean-source power agency – May 5, 2016
UCSC Genomics Institute: Unlocking Scientific and Medical Issues – May 5, 2016
Plantronics announces audio device management service – May 5, 2016
City of Santa Cruz launches “Business Roadmap” tool – May 5, 2016
Looker Unveils Looker Data Apps – May 5, 2016

News: April 2016

Salinas debuts solar farm – April 29, 2016
Tech Beat Publisher Sara Isenberg Bares (Almost) All at May 16 Startup Grind Fireside Chat – April 28, 2016
Getting to gigabit internet without fiber – April 28, 2016
Q&A: Lightspeed POS closing Santa Cruz office – April 28, 2016
MBEP summit puts regional development in crosshairs – April 28, 2016
UCSC launches SlugRoute mobile app to track shuttles in real time – April 28, 2016
Introducing X2CRM’s version 6.0 – April 27, 2016
Twenty-six Startup Challenge finalists compete on May 6 – April 27, 2016
Santa Cruz Fiber Project on Track to Break Ground in Early 2017 – April 27, 2016
Monterey region’s agtech data torrent driving investment in analytics – April 27, 2016
Salinas students get “CSin3” degrees thanks to orchid grower – April 27, 2016
Cabrillo Robotics Clubs wins NASA Swarmathon coding challenge – April 23, 2016
Winners announced at UCSC Business Design Showcase – April 21, 2016
Reflex Robotics headed to major international trade show – April 21, 2016
InspecTools announces new strategic partnership – April 21, 2016
Watch: A look-back conversation with Doug Michels, co-founder of SCO – April 21, 2016
Studying Fiber in Austin – April 21, 2016
PAMF doctors save time with Google Glass startup – April 21, 2016
Miss the Mini-Maker Faire? Check this out! – April 17, 2016
Plantronics helps bring Virtual Reality to life with new headset – April 15, 2016
Large contract awarded for NPS educational support services – April 15, 2016
World Wildlife Fund: Using Adaptive Learning to Train Employees – April 15, 2016
MBEP prepares for 2nd annual Economic Summit on April 26 – April 15, 2016
Tackling WordPress security with passQi – April 14, 2016
Q&A: John Scalo: Shifting Gears to Windmill – April 14, 2016
April 22 Micro-Business Summit Schedule Announced – April 14, 2016
Plantronics unveils new Voyager 5200 and BackBeat GO 3 – April 7, 2016
Students to pitch startup ideas at 4th annual Business Design Showcase – April 7, 2016
BRCA Exchange provides breast cancer data to help patients, clinicians, researchers – April 7, 2016
April 27 event aims to help ICT & Digital Media Educators share resources – April 7, 2016
MakersFactory introduces CloudSTEAM – April 7, 2016
In the shadow of Silicon Valley, a new crop of tech-savvy farmers – April 6, 2016
Siklu and Santa Cruz Announce Gigabit Project Using Fiber-Like Wireless – April 6, 2016
Finalists Announced for Startup Challenge Monterey Bay 2016 – April 3, 2016
Hartnell Hosts Third Annual Salinas Valley AgTech Summit – April 2, 2016

News: March 2016

DANM Digital Artists Present Thesis Work Exhibition – March 31, 2016
Building a Ladder to a Cure – March 31, 2016
Look Who’s in “30 Most Influential People in Coworking 2016” – March 31, 2016
What does Modern Tribe + GigPress mean? – March 30, 2016
Modern Tribe Acquires GigPress – March 30, 2016
What Looker + IBM will enable you to do – March 30, 2016
Looker to Utilize IBM Cloud Data Services to Expand Looker Blocks Ecosystem – March 30, 2016
Sneak Peak Friday: New Satellite Digital Media Center – March 28, 2016
Philippe Kahn reveals what’s next for Fullpower – March 25, 2016
How PR pros monitor press for free with Google – March 25, 2016
Inboard: The Final Stretch for M1 – March 25, 2016
UCSC ranked among top schools for game design – March 25, 2016
Idea Fab Labs will showcase virtual sandbox at Mini-Maker Faire – March 25, 2016
Blix Bike: On the road to an electric biking community – March 25, 2016
What’s DNA Day? (April 25) – March 25, 2016
Cruz Cares Contestants, Panelists, Prizes Announced for April 6 Event – March 24, 2016
Tech Cares Winners Donate $4000 for Social Good – March 24, 2016
12 finalists announced for THRIVE Accelerator – March 24, 2016
Meetup Brings Ag and Tech Together – March 17, 2016
From Idea to Deployment: herScript Hackathon, April 23 – March 17, 2016
HeavyConnect Builds Technology Out of Farming – March 17, 2016
UCSC launches new MOOC: C++ for C Programmers – March 17, 2016
Kickstarter is a great platform for reaching men 18-34 years old – March 17, 2016
Are you in the 82%? Come to April 22 Micro-Business Summit – March 17, 2016
How to Boost Your SEO with 6 Quick Headline Hacks – March 17, 2016
Why we created the Lookerbot for Slack – March 17, 2016
Slack Your Data: Looker Releases Slack Integration – March 17, 2016
Apps for Ag Students Create Tech Solutions to Grower Issues – March 14, 2016
Q&A: David Van Brink on Metareal’s Preview at GDC – March 10, 2016
Q&A: Kate Roberts on MBEP’s Regional Economic Summit in April (and more) – March 10, 2016
Q&A: Thomas Agaraté on the SLICK Go-Pro Stabilizer – March 10, 2016
Q&A: Zaq Roberts, Invention Literacy, and the MINI Maker Faire – March 10, 2016
$250K Will Help Bring Digital NEST to Salinas – March 10, 2016
How safe is your medical information? – March 10, 2016
SCO is Undeniably and Reliably Dead – March 10, 2016
Charter agrees to digital upgrade for Salinas Valley – March 10, 2016
3rd Annual Salinas Valley AgTech Summit is Mar 30 – March 9, 2016
Plantronics Lands Prestigious iF Design Award for BackBeat SENSE – March 8, 2016
Prestige Conference in Minneapolis Features Peter Chester – March 4, 2016
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence: The End of Humanity As We Know It? – March 4, 2016
28th Annual Science & Engineering Fair is March 12 – March 4, 2016
NASA Selects Cabrillo College to Compete in Swarmathon – March 4, 2016
AgTech Insight Updates Emerging Growth Market Map – March 3, 2016
Cruz Cares Applications Due by Mar 12, Judges Announced for April 6 Event – March 3, 2016
So what’s up with Amazon in Santa Cruz? – March 3, 2016
Steward Healthcare System Teams with Imprivata to Improve Communication Between Providers – March 3, 2016
ONE UP Partners with PayStand to Power its Low-Cost Digital Payment Service for Small Businesses – March 3, 2016

News: February 2016

The sweet story of Inboard’s love affair with Santa Cruz – February 25, 2016
Gesher Group goes to Google – February 25, 2016
Cruzio Co-founder Keeps Santa Cruz Connected – February 25, 2016
New Tech Brings Lab to Ocean – February 25, 2016
Taylor Farms Investment in Clean Energy – February 25, 2016
New Tuul for Reporting Graffiti – February 25, 2016
Autonomous Acoustic Sensors Help Researchers Find Endangered Seabirds – February 24, 2016
hospitalityPulse to Showcase Solutions at ITB Berlin – February 24, 2016
Google adopts Santa Cruz muni fiber model in Huntsville – February 24, 2016
Come celebrate IDE’s 30 years of product development in Santa Cruz County – February 21, 2016
NetLab at Cabrillo Provides Training for the 21st Century – February 18, 2016
Preparing to Explore Deep Space with Powerful New Telescope – February 18, 2016
Interested In Creating Content For Poser? – February 18, 2016
Dovetail Genomics Announces Opening of Beta Program – February 17, 2016
PLAY: Games, Life, and Death – February 17, 2016
ACE Program marks 30 years of academic support for STEM students – February 17, 2016
Digital NEST Opens New Watsonville Tech Training Center – February 12, 2016
Greg’s List – February 11, 2016
Apps for Ag: Tech Solutions for Pajaro and Salinas Valleys – February 11, 2016
Applications Due March 14 for Startup Challenge Monterey Bay – February 11, 2016
On Track: A Geek’s Guide to Inboard – February 11, 2016
Salinas hopes to turn farm workers’ children into computer scientists – February 11, 2016
Plantronics Cuts 120 Positions – February 11, 2016
Looker Expands Business Analytics to Big Data Technologies with Presto & Spark SQL Support – February 9, 2016
Q&A: NextSpace Announces New CEO and Leadership Team – February 5, 2016
Community Invited to Digital NEST Grand Opening on Feb 11 – February 5, 2016
Four local business owners “work on the business, not in the business” – February 4, 2016
Regional Internship Website Soft-Launches – February 4, 2016
Numerous Shutting Down on May – February 4, 2016
Cruz Cares Pitch Contest Moved to April 6 – February 4, 2016
Still Wondering What Looker Does? – February 4, 2016
Women & STEM: College Vs. Coding Boot Camps – February 4, 2016
Future Motion, Onewheel Raises $3.2M in Series A Funding – February 3, 2016
Hack UCSC 2016 Hosts 500+ Tech Entrepreneurs – February 1, 2016
Startup Weekend Monterey Bay: “Best one in four years!” – February 1, 2016

News: January 2016

Code Naturally: Preparing the Next Generation to Code – January 29, 2016
Watershed panel: “Santa Cruz has arrived!” – January 29, 2016
Formula Slug: Electric cars are the future, and we’re building it – January 28, 2016
Six Startups Pitch for Angels By The Sea Funding – January 28, 2016
Scotts Valley Startup dfusion: Doing Health Apps Differently – January 28, 2016
Calling All Makers! Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire Planned for April – January 28, 2016
County of Santa Cruz Economic Development Team Finalized – January 28, 2016
Kinsta Kingpin: Interview With New Senior Strategist at Modern Tribe – January 28, 2016
Salinas targets AgTech Corridor, downtown with broadband RFP – January 28, 2016
Leon Panetta Keynotes Digital NEST Sneak Peek – January 25, 2016
Digital NEST Celebrates New Watsonville Location – January 25, 2016
Box Bike Collective Launches Product on Kickstarter – January 21, 2016
Digital NEST seeks to open in East Salinas – January 21, 2016
How to Turn Your To-Do List into an Action Game Plan – January 21, 2016
Startup Weekend Monterey Bay Returns for Fourth Year – January 20, 2016
Calling All AgTech and FoodTech Startups – January 20, 2016
Ocean Trackers Meet the Hackers – January 20, 2016
Catbird Achieves U.S. Army Network Enterprise Technology Command’s Certificate of Networthiness Certification – January 20, 2016
Applications Open for Cruz Cares Pitch Contest for Social Ventures – January 20, 2016
Watch CTV’s January Tech Segment – January 20, 2016
What happens when a product skates too close to patent infringement? – January 14, 2016
Catching Fiber – January 14, 2016
Looker Locks In $48M – January 14, 2016
Meet ZoZbot: The Future of Robo-Gaming – January 13, 2016
Fortune Reviews Inboard’s M1 – January 13, 2016
SACNAS + Digital NEST = Stronger STEM Diversity in Santa Cruz – January 12, 2016
UCSC Names New Dean of Baskin Engineering – January 12, 2016
Inboard M1 is Best New Electric Skateboard on the Block – January 10, 2016
Beyond Paris – January 7, 2016
Full House at January SC New Tech Meetup – January 7, 2016
CES quick take: Plantronics’ Wearable Concept 2 promises easier two-factor security – January 7, 2016
Calliope Waterworks Makes a Splash at CES – January 7, 2016
TechCrunch on Calliope – January 7, 2016
Watershed: Santa Cruz Tech Breaks Out, Panel Discussion Jan 27 – January 7, 2016
Salinas Fosters Ag Tech Innovation – January 7, 2016
Film, panel to focus on tech industry’s diversity shortcomings – January 7, 2016