Dennis Donohue: As AgTech Advances, Building a Talent Pipeline is the Next Big Step
By Dennis DonohueDirector, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT)Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 24, 2021 — Salinas, CA..
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LinkedIn, Zynga founders to take Joby Aviation public in $6.6B SPAC deal
By Cromwell SchubarthSilicon Valley Business Journal February 24, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: For more, read Joby Aviation to List on..
Parallel Flight Technologies to Participate in the Federal Aviation Administration’s BEYOND Program
(Contributed) February 23, 2021 — La Selva, CA BEYOND is focused on advancing UAS operations in the National Airspace System Parallel Flight Technologies..
CSUMB earns STEM diversity funding from Genentech Foundation
(Contributed) February 17, 2021 — Seaside, CA Dr. Aparna Sreenivasan of CSUMB’s College of Science is a recipient, along with partners at University of..
A small California city aims to break its dependence on PG&E
By Joe MatthewsMercury News February 16, 2021 — Gonzales, CA (Photo above: The Salinas River flowing high and brown just outside Gonzales, a city of..
Autonomous Weeders Showing Promise in Lettuce Fields
(Source: AgNet West) February 16, 2021 — Salinas, CA Research evaluating the value of autonomous weeders is yielding positive results in Salinas Valley...
LinkedIn, Zynga founders file for new $850M SPAC amid reported merger talks with Joby Aviation, Hippo
[Editor’s note: Because the Joby news is breaking as we’re preparing this week’s email digest, we’re sharing three Joby-related..
Joby Aviation Generates First Revenue, Takes Key Step Towards Certifying Aircraft
(Source: Business Wire) February 9, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA “The Agility Prime and Joby partnership is now on an accelerated path to identify the..
Watch: Rodrigo Nieto, Defense Futurist in conversation with Futurist Ian Khan
(Source: YouTube) February 9, 2021 — Monterey, CA Technology Futurist Ian Khan speaks with Rodrigo Nieto, also a co-contributor to the recent book..
Product Update: Manage Quality Assurance with HeavyConnect
(Source: HeavyConnect blog) February 9, 2021 — Salinas, CA In 5 years of providing compliance solutions for the agriculture industry, one common request..
