Pearl Automation shuts down
Source: Axios June 26, 2017 — Scotts Valley, CA The Scotts Valley-based company came out of stealth mode a year ago, previously having raised $50M in..
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Google-affiliated company testing delivery drones in former Fort Ord
By Caitlin Conrad KSBW8 June 23, 2017 — Seaside, CA (Image above: KSBW reports on drone testing at Fort Ord in Seaside. Source: KSBW on YouTube) Alphabet..
Dr. Sue Carter invested as Narinder Kapany Professor in Entrepreneurship
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 22, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: L-R, Chancellor George Blumenthal,..
Nina Simon on Abbott Square: Not your typical museum expansion
Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 22, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: Abbott Square Facebook Page.)..
Game Research Lab at CSUMB combines technology and practical research
By Scott Roark CSUMB June 21, 2017 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: (L-R): Alyssia Goodwin, Morgan Juran, and Brandon Woodard demonstrate a low-cost,..
Chris Miller: Careful what you wish for
By Chris Miller CEO, Launch Brigade June 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA I moved our business to Santa Cruz in 2008, a point when all the geeky people in silos..
Buoy wins VERGE Accelerate pitch competition in Hawaii
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 20, 2017 — Honolulu, Hawaii (Photo above: Keri Waters, Buoy cofounder,..
Looker Appoints Ryan Gurney as Chief Security Officer
(Contributed) June 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker announced today that Ryan Gurney has joined the company as Chief Security Officer, leading Looker’s..
Robert Singleton Hired as Business Council Director
(Contributed) The Santa Cruz County Business Council Board of Directors has hired Policy Analyst Robert Singleton to be new the Executive Director June 16,..
Futuristic Lights Launches Galaxy on Kickstarter
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Galaxy LED Fidget Spinner puts a unique twist..