NIH grant funds development of a wayfinding app for the blind
By James McGirk UC Santa Cruz October 25, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: A blind participant tests a path backtracking app developed at UC Santa..
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Future Motion (Onewheel) Moves into New Headquarters, Adds 60K Square Feet of Room to Grow
(Contributed) October 25, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kyle Doerksen, Future Motion CEO, stands in front of the company’s new,..
Four Tech Trends Salinas AgTech Startups are Getting Behind
(Contributed by City of Salinas) October 24, 2018 — Salinas, CA As the global population continues to increase, statistics show that growers will need to..
Rivetz: Introducing the Dual Roots of Trust
(Source: Rivetz website) October 23, 2018 — Richmond, MA [Editor’s note: Although not headquartered in Santa Cruz, Rivetz maintains a remote office..
Hartnell Students are Building the Future
(Source: cccmaker.com) October 23, 2018 — Salinas, CA Hartnell College students have come together from two different clubs to make one club. The Makers..
Visionary tech pioneer Jaron Lanier on “How the Internet Failed and How to Recreate It.”
By Scott Rappaport UC Santa Cruz October 23, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Jaron Lanier. Credit: Doug Menuez, Stockland Martel) (NOTE: Registration..
Startup Stories — I Heart Jane <3 CEO Socrates Rosenfeld
(Source: Cannabis Magazine) [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Q&A: Socrates Rosenfeld on creating the cannabis industry’s first online..
Cruzio and One Wheel/Future Motion – High Tech in Surf City
(Source: Prnewswire) October 23, 2018 — Fort Lee, NJ Future Motion choose Siklu’s EtherHaul™ 8010FX to provide 10Gbps speeds in downtown..
Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo return Oct 30
(Contributed) October 22, 2018 — Monterey, CA On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, the Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the College..
PayStand Expands Operations to Mexico With New Office
By Mark Fisher PayStand October 18, 2018 — Scotts Valley and Guadalajara, Mexico PayStand, the B2B payment platform for the future of commerce, today..
3D-printed supercapacitor electrode breaks records in lab tests
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 18, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: This schematic illustration shows the fabrication of a 3D-printed graphene..
Looker Pledges 1%
By Daniel Mintz Chief Data Evangelist at Looker October 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Powering the Greater Good with Better Data Looker has been embedded in..
Partnership Bolsters Childhood Cancer Research
(Contributed) October 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Dr. Olena Morozova Vaske, left, and Dr. Elaine Mardis on the UC Santa Cruz campus during..
NSF funds UCSC development of multifocus structured illumination microscope
By Erin Foley and Karyn Skemp Baskin School of Engineering October 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The National Science Foundation has awarded UC Santa Cruz..
Q&A: Catelyn Orsini on creating innovative technology for Plantronics
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 16, 2018 – Santa Cruz, CA “Finding passion in my work has always been a..
SapientX: Voice Enabled Artificial Intelligence for Cars and Consumer Products
By David Colleen SapientX CEO & Co-founder Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kira assistant in a..
Monarch Media Wins eLearning Industry Award
(Contributed) October 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Every year, eLearning Industry evaluates hundreds of eLearning content development companies to determine..
County of Santa Cruz invites residents to second Broadband Service Forum
(Contributed) October 10, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The County of Santa Cruz is pleased to invite residents to a second Broadband Service Forum, giving..
Looker Unveils Looker 6: The Modern Platform for Data
(Contributed) October 10, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Strengthens enterprise capabilities, introduces purpose-built applications, updates developer tools and..
Listen: 10 Year NextSpace Panel Celebration
(Photo above and photos in video below: Jules Holdsworth Photography, Audio: NextSpace, Compilation: Event Santa Cruz.) Did you miss the panel of..
November Tech Meetup to Focus on Women in Tech
(Contributed) October 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup November 7, 2018, 6-9pm Plantronics, 345 Encinal St, Santa Cruz RSVP/pay at..
My Internship Was Not What I Expected
By Magdalena Ortiz Fischer productOps Junior DevOps Engineer October 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Ortiz Fischer, second from left, takes a break with..
Western Growers Center for Innovation and Tech Celebrates Three Years
By Patrick Cavanaugh Editor, California Ag Today October 9, 2018 — Salinas, CA WG Center Brings Technology to Ag The Western Growers Association’s..
Inboard’s smart new e-scooter is really going places
By Rob Clymo World of Tech October 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Scooters have been around for ages but, a bit like cars, they’re going electric and..
Plantronics Launches New Headsets Addressing the Challenges of Today’s Open Office
(Contributed) October 9, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Plantronics Savi 8200 Series wireless headsets, designed to reduce costly distractions and..