January 2015 tech meetup features InsideMaps, Folloze, Focuster, Ruly.
(contributed) Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup welcomes 2015 We have a great lineup of presenting companies to kick off the year. All the usual: Doors open at 6pm...
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Brand Monterey Bay works on bringing visibility to the region
By G. Sterns Brand Monterey Bay Santa Cruz steps onto the world stage in January as part of the US government sponsored BrandUSA Magazine Discover America with..
Best of 2014 Santa Cruz Tech
By Sara Isenberg Publisher/Editor, Santa Cruz Tech Beat We had an amazing year. After reviewing the news of 2014, I was really inspired by how much happened in..
Sponsors bring technology & project ideas to Hack UCSC
by Doug Erickson and Janneke Lang Hack UCSC 2015 When over 350 programmers, designers, and entrepreneurs gather on January 9-11, 2015 for HACK UCSC 2015, there..
Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) approves economic work
By Phillip Molnar Monterey Herald [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat previously published $100K approved for Monterey Bay Economic Partnership, plus an..
UC Santa Cruz hosts expanded hackathon Jan 9 – 11
by Tim Stevens UC Santa Cruz HACK UCSC 2015 is open to students throughout the Monterey Bay region Themes are technology, environmental stewardship, and social..
Baskin Engineering 2014 year end review
(Source) BSOE’s top stories from 2014 BSOE’s new Department of Computational Media builds on the success of the campus’s pathbreaking..
Mosh Pit Entrepreneur Invents Smartphone Device While Crowd-Surfing
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NextSpace CEO passes the baton
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Broadband: Turning Red Tape into Red Carpet
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