News: January-June 2017

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News: June 2017

Data of Thrones (Parts 1 and 2) – June 29, 2017
Modern Tribe Case Study: Tuniversity – June 29, 2017
What’s Next for NextSpace? – June 29, 2017
UCSC launches new data science research center – June 29, 2017
Tomorrow Sleep launches direct-to-consumer sleep system with Fullpower Technology inside – June 27, 2017
What You Should Know About Salinas’ Third Annual Forbes Agtech Summit – June 27, 2017
Vietnamese AgTech delegation comes to Salinas – June 27, 2017
Pearl Automation shuts down – June 26, 2017
Google-affiliated company testing delivery drones in former Fort Ord – June 23, 2017
Dr. Sue Carter invested as Narinder Kapany Professor in Entrepreneurship – June 22, 2017
Nina Simon on Abbott Square: Not your typical museum expansion – June 22, 2017
Game Research Lab at CSUMB combines technology and practical research – June 21, 2017
Chris Miller: Careful what you wish for – June 21, 2017
Buoy wins VERGE Accelerate pitch competition in Hawaii – June 20, 2017
Looker Appoints Ryan Gurney as Chief Security Officer – June 20, 2017
Robert Singleton Hired as Santa Cruz County Business Council Director – June 16, 2017
Futuristic Lights Launches Galaxy on Kickstarter – June 16, 2017
Landed Lands $5M from Chan Zuckerberg Institute – June 15, 2017
Looker Answers Big Data Questions in an ‘Instant’ – June 15, 2017
CSUMB “Game Jam” Introduces Virtual Reality to First Generation Students – June 15, 2017
Busting a Rogue Surfer and Four Other Unexpected Benefits of Owning a Buoy – June 15, 2017
Shopify: How This California Pair Built a High-End Surf Brand With Upcycled Wood Scraps – June 15, 2017
IDEA Hub pitch contest winners announced – June 8, 2017
JOBS Galore! – June 8, 2017
Four startups selected to participate in accelerator pilot – June 8, 2017
Salinas Adopts Open Data Policy – June 8, 2017
Driving Growth with Data: Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report – June 8, 2017
Will the cities of the future have an electric skateboard lane? – June 7, 2017
Materials Science and Engineering Initiative focuses on sustainability – June 7, 2017
Coworking Unbound brings free coworking opportunities to Santa Cruz area libraries – June 7, 2017
Hello Salinas: Welcome AgTech season – June 1, 2017
UCSC Genomics Institute joins international Human Cell Atlas Initiative – June 1, 2017
Is coding the best way for kids to unlock their potential? – June 1, 2017
New Edtech company, Nucleos, debuts in Santa Cruz – June 1, 2017

News: May 2017

EDGE Mobile Payments extends bailout offer to Coin customers – May 31, 2017
UCSC launches IDEA Hub to generate social enterprises – May 31, 2017
Santa Cruz County Greenway Launches Today – May 31, 2017
LitmusBox Opens Digital Engagement Lab in Santa Cruz – May 25, 2017
SomaGenics awarded NIH funding to develop novel cell-free-DNA liquid biopsy platform – May 25, 2017
Santa Cruz Fiber to begin construction in downtown Santa Cruz in June – May 23, 2017
Gonzales putting broadband into every home, business – May 22, 2017
Action Sports Tech Companies Thrive on Big Legacy in Santa Cruz – May 22, 2017
‘Get Hired in Santa Cruz’ is focus of June 7 SC New Tech Meetup – May 22, 2017
New Microsite AgTechSalinasCA.com Highlights Salinas’ AgTech Ecosystem – May 22, 2017
Forbes Hosts Third AgTech Summit, June 28-29, 2017, Salinas Valley – May 18, 2017
Cancer in the Crosshairs – May 18, 2017
Looker Announces Support for Amazon’s Redshift Spectrum – May 18, 2017
EDGE Mobile Payments Announces EDGE Mobile Pay App – May 18, 2017
UCSC genetics lab helps solve the mystery of ‘Miranda Eve’ – May 12, 2017
The Sentinel missed the mark: Santa Cruz Fiber project is still very much on track – May 11, 2017
Steinbeck Festival Hosts Women in Agtech: Film Screening and Panel – May 11, 2017
Q&A: WordStream acquires Algorithmic Ads – May 11, 2017
The Fight for Net Neutrality, and How You Can Help – May 11, 2017
Watch: Food Origins Success Story – May 11, 2017
Buoy Labs at the MIT Water Innovation Prize – May 11, 2017
Local startups to compete for $50K in cash prizes at Startup Challenge finals May 12 – May 4, 2017
The future is in interactive storytelling – May 4, 2017
Romney Dunbar: “TV Everywhere” is an industry disrupter – May 3, 2017
Santa Cruz Arts & Technology Festival announces panel series – May 3, 2017
Buoy advances to final round of VERGE Hawaii startup pitch competition – May 3, 2017
Cruzio’s Chris Frost named president of California Internet Solution Provider Association – May 2, 2017
Catbird acquired as BC Partners and Medina Capital announce launch of Cyxtera Technologies in $2.8B transaction – May 2, 2017
AgTech From Above: Fields and Drones – May 1, 2017

News: April 2017

Makers of all ages participate in Mini-Maker Faire 2017 – April 29, 2017
UCSC Startup Entrepreneurship Academy offered again this summer – April 27, 2017
What do Verve, LifeAid, Humble Sea, Conscious, OutSite, CruzFoam, Novatuer, Mountain Sea Adventures have in common? – April 27, 2017
WaveClock: The ocean changes in real-time, is that how you’re checking it? – April 27, 2017
Yardarm secures top Microsoft exec as CEO – April 27, 2017
Plastc’s demise creates opportunity for EDGE Mobile Payments – April 27, 2017
Calliope goes all-in as Buoy Labs, wins gold at Edison Design Awards – April 26, 2017
This Is Neat: Billionaire Vinod Khosla Is Betting On A Handheld Diagnostic Test – April 25, 2017
Two Pore Guys Raises $24.5 Million in Series A Financing – April 25, 2017
New AWS big data-related features play well with Looker (and others) – April 20, 2017
Cabrillo College Poised to Become a Real “Mover and Maker” for the Region – April 20, 2017
3 reasons why Santa Cruz Fiber is a game changer – April 20, 2017
HANSNAP is close to closing investment round (“the market conditions are perfect”) – April 20, 2017
Computer pioneer Harry Huskey dies at age 101 – April 19, 2017
Santa Cruz County Energy Consumption in Sharp Decline – April 19, 2017
Looker named one of SVBJ’s “Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2017” – April 19, 2017
MBEP announces agenda for 3rd annual Regional Economic Summit – April 19, 2017
Dovetail Genomics Signs Korean Distribution Agreement – April 17, 2017
Imprivata closes Santa Cruz development office (as did Smith Micro last year) – April 13, 2017
Santa Cruz March for Science announces speaker lineup – April 13, 2017
Cabrillo Fab Lab: Building Ideas – April 13, 2017
California Invention Convention: Don’t You Wish This Was Part Of Your Education? – April 13, 2017
Angels by the Sea to host “Venture Outlook Santa Cruz” track at 82% Micro Business Summit – April 13, 2017
SomaGenics presented research progress at Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Wound Healing Society – April 13, 2017
10 named THRIVE Accelerator winners – April 13, 2017
Cabrillo College Robotics Club Prepares to Compete in National NASA Swarmathon Competition at Kennedy Space Center, April 18-20 – April 7, 2017
30 years in the making, creators of Maniac Mansion release Thimbleweed Park – April 6, 2017
Watch: Former head of The North Face is highlight at Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup
– April 6, 2017
UCSC Undergraduate Joins the TED Stage – April 6, 2017
herScript Hacks will focus on agtech at this year’s hackathon – April 6, 2017
17-year-old wants to take on Yelp, and has the seed funding to attempt it – April 5, 2017
Santa Cruz Arts & Technology Festival Announces Dates and Call for Entries – April 5, 2017
Edge Mobile Payments Partners with Nuvation to Create Edge Card – April 5, 2017
Matthew Swinnerton Joins Santa Cruz Works – April 5, 2017

News: March 2017

Landed: “If you work at a school, we’ll help you buy a home” – March 30, 2017
Join the Santa Cruz March for Science on April 22 – March 30, 2017
Pacific Grove robotics heading to the national championship – March 30, 2017
Digital NEST to hold Salinas “sneak peek” before launching pilot program – March 30, 2017
Looker Announces $81.5 Million In Series D Funding Led By CapitalG – March 30, 2017
Cruzio Internet/Santa Cruz Fiber Condemns Congress’s Move to Abolish Privacy Protections – March 29, 2017
Plantronics BackBeat PRO 2 Wins Prestigious iF Design Award – March 23, 2017
Q&A: Zaq Roberts gears up for the 2nd annual Mini Maker Faire in Santa Cruz – March 23, 2017
UCSC ranked among top schools for game design – March 23, 2017
Exciting lineup for Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup’s April 5 event – March 22, 2017
Beautyrest Launches New Sleeptracker Monitor with Fullpower as Technology Partner – March 22, 2017
Technology Executives Make a Meaningful Difference in New Personal Wealth Management Book – March 22, 2017
AudioGrapha by Eric Zwierzynski – March 16, 2017
Urban Electromobility – March 16, 2017
Looker Receives 2016 Google Cloud Global Partner Award – March 16, 2017
Ambassadors of Science: Helping Others Understand a Science-Based Framework – March 16, 2017
Keiretsu Forum: Women’s Guide to Angel Investing – March 16, 2017
82% Micro Business Summit returns April 28 – March 16, 2017
Local Arduino Day event is April 1 at Pacific Collegiate School – March 16, 2017
Save the date: Santa Cruz March for Science is April 22 – March 9, 2017
Runner3 is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year – March 9, 2017
New Looker Blocks for Google BigQuery Data Transfer Service available now – March 9, 2017
Santa Cruz County calls for President, Congress to include broadband investment in potential infrastructure legislation – March 9, 2017
Reflections on Looker-focused SC New Tech Meetup – March 9, 2017
Watch: America First, Santa Cruz First, too! – March 9, 2017
Not an ordinary high school student – March 2, 2017
Local writer Cat Johnson publishes Coworking Out Loud, a guide to content marketing – March 2, 2017
What Is the Benefit Of Radius Targeting? – March 2, 2017
Fuzz Stati0n Wins International Tech Trailblazer Competition for “Firestarter of the Year” – March 2, 2017
“Spotlight: Jobs” is theme for MBEP’s 3rd annual Regional Economic Summ – March 2, 2017
Santa Cruz County Board of Sups Vote to Join Monterey Bay Community Power – March 2, 2017
hospitalityPulse Debuts FIRE, the Hotel Industry’s First Feature Inventory Response Engine at ITB Berlin 2017 – March 2, 2017

News: February 2017

Did you miss Titans of Tech? Watch the videos! – February 24, 2017
Thoughtfull Toys Launches Enduro Kickstarter Campaign – February 23, 2017
Watch: Incubator to Farm – Minority Women Working in Agtech – February 23, 2017
EDGE Mobile Payments Announces Development of the EDGE Card – February 23, 2017
Choice Provisions teams up with Limited Run Games – February 22, 2017
You May Not Have a Marketing Strategy If… – February 22, 2017
Pacific Grove computer wiz creates platform for teachers – February 22, 2017
Looker opens European Headquarters in Dublin, Ireland – February 22, 2017
Minority Women Entrepreneurs Share Stories in “From Farms to Incubators” – February 18, 2017
Lots of Looker at March 1 Tech Meetup – February 17, 2017
Salinas promotes broadband development with new dig once rule – February 16, 2017
Monterey Bay broadband expert group offers conduit design advice – February 16, 2017
Watch: Is Atom the Best Light Glove of 2017? You Decide. – February 16, 2017
Planet Watch: Big Solutions to Planet-Sized Problems – February 15, 2017
At Looker, the Love is Baked In – February 15, 2017
Cruzio: we want to make sure you know why Santa Cruz Fiber is as great as we say it is – February 15, 2017
Angels by the Sea announces new investments capping first year of operation – February 15, 2017
Food Origins receives scholarship to advance AgTech development – February 15, 2017
GameSpace offers a playable visualization of 16,000 videogames – February 15, 2017
Q&A: Matthew Swinnerton on The Titans of Tech – February 9, 2017
What’s the connection? Coral reefs, crochet, hyperbolic geometry – February 9, 2017
Pearl’s little device may save you from a ticket – February 9, 2017
Opinion: The Earth does not need us, we need the Earth – February 8, 2017
Agtech facing labor shortage challenge – February 8, 2017
Watch: Data Analytics in Virtual Reality… Because Why Not? – February 8, 2017
SCTECH 2017 offers hands-on STEM experience for students in grades 7-12 – February 8, 2017
Application deadline for Startup Challenge Monterey Bay is March 13, 2017 – February 3, 2017
Q&A: Transform Company Culture by Transforming How Workers Approach Data – February 2, 2017
Two Pore Guys Seek Assay For Platform – February 2, 2017
Agtech part of Salinas’ economic future – February 2, 2017
Fast Co: A Skateboard Startup’s Radical Ambition: Disrupting Urban Transit – February 2, 2017
Agriculture and Technology Leaders Gather in The Heart of Silicon Valley to Advance The Future Of Agriculture – February 2, 2017

News: January 2017

Crunching viability and validation at Startup Weekend Monterey Bay – January 30, 2017
Fuzz Stati0n named Tech Trailblazer finalist – January 26, 2017
Humble Earth updates EvenTime mobile event app engine – January 26, 2017
Red Bull + Pizza Fuels Hack UCSC 2017 – January 26, 2017
Developer Population Growth Rate in Latin America to Top Europe and North America in 2017 – January 26, 2017
What Bad Cars Can Teach Us About Good Websites – January 26, 2017
Feb 1 SCNTM: Jolokia, Wit Dot, Scaphold, Aha!, Fuzz Stati0n, more – January 26, 2017
Mark Mitchell: Bridges Need Blueprints – January 25, 2017
Watch: Happy 5th Birthday, Looker! – January 25, 2017
New Genome Browser Product Gives Freedom to Easily Collaborate in the Cloud – January 23, 2017
Looker Launches Support for Amazon Athena – January 23, 2017
Western Growers Center for Innovation and Technology (WGCIT) celebrates one-year anniversary – January 19, 2017
Ag Tech Podcast — brought to you by Digital NEST and HeavyConnect – January 19, 2017
Auto Tech at CES 2017 and Beyond – January 18, 2017
Inboard: M1 Firmware v2.0 – The Torque update! – January 18, 2017
Cruzio: 2016 in Review – January 18, 2017
Preparing Students for Information Technology Careers: The Role of Career Technical Education – January 18, 2017
Dovetail announces commercial launch of new sequencing and assembly service – January 18, 2017
UCSC receives $2.2 million for innovation and entrepreneurship program – January 18, 2017
Q&A: Baskin Engineering expands further into buildings on the westside of Santa Cruz – January 12, 2017
Calling all Makers! We want you at 2nd Annual Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire! – January 12, 2017
Evans Data Empowers Development Decisions – January 11, 2017
ETR names Dr. Vignetta Charles as next CEO – January 11, 2017
Get ready for UCSC’s first student-run hackathon! – January 11, 2017
UCSC engineers work with Samsung on promising new memory technology – January 11, 2017
CTV / Satellite Hosts 360 Degree (Immersive) Video Meetup – January 11, 2017
Santa Cruz tech rolls out at CES – January 8, 2017
Green Tech visions from Jan 4 Tech Meetup – January 5, 2017
Over 1000 students have applied for Hack UCSC 2017 – January 5, 2017
NY Times on Pearl: Growing a Different Apple – January 3, 2017