PayStand invites finance comrades to FinDEVr in SF
by Camille Brenkwitz PayStand FinDEVr is a conference showcasing the most innovative tools and platforms from Fintech developers. It’s in San Francisco..
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iMarc announces leadership changes
by Nick Grant iMarc, Managing Partner, CEO [Editor’s note: iMarc’s headquarters are in Newburyport, Massachusetts near Boston. Founder Nils Menten..
Why PredPol is not like Minority Report
by PredPol Blog Post PredPol Is Not Minority Report: It Doesn’t Focus on Individuals Too often when people hear the phrase predictive policing, they think of..
Undergrads present work at Summer Research Symposium
by Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz (photo credit: Tim Stephens) Research presentations featured UCSC students in a range of disciplines and other students who came..
Grad student developing computer software to help blind people
by Melissae Fellet UC Santa Cruz Lourdes Morales, undaunted by her own impaired vision, unites personal passion and programming skills to help others After..
TechRaising meetup: VC Economics on August 28
(contributed) Increase your odds of getting funded w/ Chris Risley TechRaising Meetup with guest speaker Chris Risley, Entrepreneur, VC, Angel Investor and..
Watch: Grass roots growth of Santa Cruz tech
Video by Romney Dunbar Dunbar Productions Watch: Bonnie Lipscomb, Zach Friend, Bud Colligan, Doug Erickson, and Sara Isenberg talk about the local tech scene..
Asylum Labs: Going after ‘Social Casino’
by Jason Kaehler CEO, Asylum Labs Back in 2012 when we were tossing around ideas for a new game studio, we knew we wanted to focus on a particular genre. There..
When Robots Write Songs
by William Hochbert The Atlantic [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat previously wrote about UCSC Professor Emeritus David Cope in JamBandit puts music..
Programmers looking to crowdfund ‘Droidles’ project
by Jennifer Pittman Santa Cruz Sentinel (photo credit: Shmuel Thaler, Santa Cruz Sentinel) Aromas engineer has big plans for mini robots. If funded, Droidles..