Musings on the Future of AgTech
By Dennis DonohueDirector of Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology July 7, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: From left to right: Hank Giclas,..
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Five in Five: Patrick Reilly, Intellectual Property Attorney, IP Society Founder & Tech Futures IP Expert
By Sarah Vickers-WebbDirector of ProductionSanta Cruz Tech Beat June 25, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Local attorney advises small business and startups to do an..
Santa Cruz Works: Nir Eyal Presents “Indistractable”
June 25, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Webinar: Nir Eyal Presents “Indistractable” Nir Eyal’s Indistractable Wed, Jul 1, 2020, 7-10 PM LIVESTREAM..
Raising a glass (and funds) for research
By Dan WhiteUC Santa Cruz June 25, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The virologist Rebecca DuBois, UC Santa Cruz associate professor of biomolecular..
AgTech Insight Announces Global Team of AgriFood Implementation Experts and Interactive Ecosystem Market Map
Source: AgTech Insight June 23, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Image above: A selected area of the AgTech Insight 2020 AgTech Ecosystems map. Source: Agtech Insight)..
A new challenge for engineering students’ capstone projects—COVID-19
By James McGirkBaskin School of Engineering, UCSC June 23, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Although unable to complete their initial plans, a team of..
Evidence supports ‘hot start’ scenario and early ocean formation on Pluto
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz June 23, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Theory contrasts with traditional view of Pluto’s origins as a ball of frozen ice and rock The..
Netflix’s Reed Hastings and Patty Quillin to donate $120M to Black education
By Dylan ByersNBC News June 23, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz locals’ contribution intended to support student scholarships at Historically Black..
Monterey Bay Aquarium to reopen for visitors in July
(Contributed) June 23, 2020 — Monterey, CA Monterey Bay Aquarium will reopen in mid-July, ending an unprecedented four-month closure. Beginning July 9, the..
Parallel Flight Technologies Announces Equity Crowdfunding Campaign
By Sarah VickersDirector of ProductionSanta Cruz Tech Beat June 20, 2020 — La Selva, CA (Photo above: Parallel Flight Technologies CEO Joshua Resnick and..
Five in Five: Maya Delano of NextSpace
By Sarah Vickers-WebbDirector of ProductionSanta Cruz Tech Beat June 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA NextSpace Senior Community Manager on reopening, creating..
Gasoline out of Thin Air: Our Investment With Prometheus Fuels
Greg SmithiesBMW i Ventures Blog June 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: BMW i Ventures) Santa Cruz-based Prometheus Fuels is at the forefront of..
In a U.S. first, Santa Cruz set to ban predictive policing technology
by Avi Asher-SchapiroThomson Reuters Foundation June 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz Mayor Cummings says locally-based PredPol’s predictive..
4 Effective Ways to Recession-Proof Your Accounts Receivable Department
By Eduardo LopezPaystand June 18, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA (Image source: Paystand) Increase business resilience during economic downturns The recent..
Q&A: Program Director Gerry Barañano on How Tech Futures Group Can Help Small Tech Companies
Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-ChiefSanta Cruz Tech Beat June 18, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA SBDC’s tech-focused program helps technology..
B2B Payments Automation Is Finally Having Its Moment
Roman LealFounder of Leap Global InnovationMedium June 17, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA [Editor’s note: This article is excerpted to highlight Leap’s..
The Emerging Shape of Recovery
Source: SupplyShift Blog June 16, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source: SupplyShift) Recovery will depend on evolving public health variables, regional..
Asset-Based Lending: A Look at Systems for Survival in the COVID-19 Era
By James HanleyCEO of Crowd Machine June 16, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA Crowd Machine recognizes the value and necessity of the cloud, real-time data..
Native Microsoft Teams Now Available on Poly Studio X
(Contributed) June 16, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Poly announces new addition to the broadest device portfolio for Microsoft Teams with the certification of the..
Santa Cruz Works: The Future of Education
(Contributed) June 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Microsoft, Google, UCSC, Rutgers University, EdSurge, Spacial.io, Santa Cruz County Schools, and more. The..
Shifting to COVID-19 recovery, SupplyShift collaborates with Moody’s Analytics and Verisk Maplecroft to expand Impact Assessment – extends no-cost access
(Contributed) June 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo source: SupplyShift) SupplyShift announces expansion of COVID-19 Impact Assessment to enhance risk..
FORBES: Jane Technologies launches Brand Portal and Digital Merchandising modules
By Warren BobrowForbes June 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Jane Technologies’ brand portal for Pax. Source: Jane Technologies) E-commerce..
UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Issues Statement on Racial Justice
(Source: UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute) June 10, 2020 (Photo above: The George Floyd mural outside Cup Foods at Chicago Ave and E 38th St in Minneapolis,..
Five in Five: Brandon Napoli of Santa Cruz Small Business Development Center
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat June 11, 2020 — Aptos, CA SBDC Director explains how the organization is..
UC Santa Cruz postdoc leads #ShutDownSTEM movement as thousands of scientists worldwide to go on strike for Black lives
Nidhi SubbaramanNature June 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Academics and scientific organizations will stop research activities on 10 June to reflect and take..