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Landed Lands $5M from Chan Zuckerberg Institute

By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 15, 2017 — Silicon Valley, CA If you’re following the news — I..

June 15, 2017

Looker Answers Big Data Questions in an ‘Instant’

(Contributed) June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA New code-free Instant Insight feature available now Looker recently announced Instant Insight which allows..

June 15, 2017

CSUMB “Game Jam” Introduces Virtual Reality to First Generation Students

(Contributed) June 15, 2016 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Students participate in CSUMB’s “Game Jam” this week. Contributed.) CSUMB’s..

June 15, 2017

Busting a Rogue Surfer and Four Other Unexpected Benefits of Owning a Buoy

By Carrie Kingsley Buoy Labs June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Want to be smarter and better looking, AND save money on you water bill? When we created the..

June 15, 2017

Shopify: How This California Pair Built a High-End Surf Brand With Upcycled Wood Scraps

By Nicole Clark Shopify June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Dennis and Martin Stiphout co-founded Ventana Surboards with the aim of being..

June 15, 2017

IDEA Hub pitch contest winners announced

By Sonya Newlyn UC Santa Cruz June 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA The UC Santa Cruz IDEA Hub’s Pitch for Social and Creative Enterprise competition..

June 8, 2017

Jobs Galore!

By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA 81 new jobs just posted on Santa Cruz Tech..

June 8, 2017

Four startups selected to participate in UCSC-funded accelerator pilot

(Contributed) June 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: John Tauriac is the founder of Santa Cruz Wave Works, a startup that collects wave energy raw..

June 8, 2017

Salinas Adopts Open Data Policy

(Contributed) June 8, 2017 — Salinas, CA The City of Salinas this week adopted an Open Data Policy to promote social equity, government efficiency and..

June 8, 2017

Driving Growth with Data: Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends Report

By Jen Grant Looker, CMO June 7, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA If there’s one place to get a better understanding of the latest in tech, it’s Mary Meeker of..

June 7, 2017

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