Four Pillars: What’s new at ChooseSantaCruz.com?
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 9, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA The City of Santa Cruz Economic Development..
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BART summer internships give students real-world experience in public transportation
(Source: Mass Transit) September 9, 2020 — SF Bay Area, CA (Photo above: Iris Nunez, (left) track engineering intern, and Ann Cherayil, construction..
Podcast: Reed Hastings on his new book about Netflix culture
(Source: YouTube) WeAreNetflix Podcast: Co-CEO Reed Hastings on his new book about Netflix’s Culture. [Editor’s note: This podcast is hosted by Lyle..
NY Times: Reed Hastings had us all staying home before we had to
By Maureen DowdNY Times September 9, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA (Photo above: Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, near the company’s headquarters in Los..
Reed Hastings on New Book, Netflix’s Future — and Why He Fired His Last CFO
By Todd SpanglerVariety September 8, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA (Photo above: Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings. Credit: Austing Hargrave) Before he..
SmartBins reimagines grocery stores for a sustainable future
By David ConwaySmartbins Co-Founder September 8, 2020 — Capitola, CA SmartBins brings a much needed modern and automated approach to your local bulk..
Z Hacks 2020: An inclusive virtual hackathon for students
(Source: UCSC Public Affairs) September 8, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above and video source: Santa Cruz Works) Z Hacks invites a broader range of..
Watch: CBS interview with Reed Hastings: How Netflix reinvented entertainment — and corporate culture
(Source: CBS) September 7, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA The New York Times once described the Netflix lobby as “the hottest see-and-be-seen spot in..
Reed Hastings’ book on Netflix’s ‘No Rules Rules’: Five key takeaways
By Todd SpanglerVariety September 7, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA Exec tells inside story of the streamer’s corporate culture, with some surprising revelations Do..
CodeStringers Named to the 2020 Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies
(Source: Codestringers webpage) September 2, 2020 — New York (and Santa Cruz) Inc. magazine today revealed that CodeStringers is No. 3,700 on its annual Inc...
THRIVE’s Agtech Accelerator Demo Day goes online this year
(Contributed) September 2, 2020 — Salinas in years past, online worldwide this year THRIVE VI’s 13 agtech startups will showcase their solutions before..
New data science institute includes a focus on ethics and algorithms
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz September 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA The Institute for Foundations of Data Science is a collaboration between UC Santa Cruz,..
Partnership between UCSC and UNAM improving COVID-19 detection
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering September 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UC Santa Cruz Visiting Assistant Professor Claudia Wehrhahn...
Cruzio offers free public wifi spots for those who’ve been displaced
(Contributed) September 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Mt Loma on 8/19/2020, looking towards the Santa Cruz side of the Monterey Bay. Credit:..
Steve Blum: AT&T, cable company money buys obedience from California assembly, and slow broadband for everyone else
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo: Contributed) September 2, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA A last minute push to..
Parallel Flight: Why aren’t your drones out helping the fire?
By Joshua ResnickParallel Flight Technolgies CEOSpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 26, 2020 — Ben Lomond, CA (Photo above: The Parallel team mounts..
UC Santa Cruz protects fire-threatened property off the main campus, too
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 26, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Fires burned around Lick..
MBARI: New animation drains Monterey Bay to uncover the beauty of its geology
(Source: MBARI website) August 26, 2020 — Moss Landing, CA MBARI scientists partner with visual effects artists to create the highest resolution..
Levered Learning and Alum Rock USD Expand Partnership to Support Distance Learning with an Individually-Paced Math Curriculum
(Contributed) Levered Learning to help San Jose school district’s 3rd-5th graders have access to adaptive math curriculum August 26, 2020 — Soquel, CA..
Steve Blum: Showdown time for California’s broadband future
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo: Contributed) April 26, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Like a gut shot gunfighter with..
Steve Blum: California legislators lean toward faster broadband standard, as committees wrap up work
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 14, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Two competing broadband infrastructure bills faced..
Scoot Science announces partnership with Grieg Seafood ASA
(Contributed) August 20, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA and Campbell River, BC Scoot Science, an ocean monitoring and forecasting technology company, announced..
Budding Future: Longtime tech entrepreneur and new Foundation of CSUMB board member Bud Colligan envisions free higher education for all. Wi-Fi, too.
August 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA By Bradley ZeveMonterey County Weekly (Photo above: Bud Colligan, pictured in a video meeting, was part of Apple’s..
Community Foundation Launches Fire Response Fund
(Contributed) August 20, 2020 — Aptos, CA Funds will aid residents displaced by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fires The Community Foundation..
Paystand Surpasses 1000% Growth with Industry’s Only Zero-Fee B2B Payment Network
(Contributed) August 20, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA B2B payments leader selected to Inc. 5000 list as top 10 fastest growing company in Silicon Valley;..