Speaker lineup announced for 4th annual Forbes AgTech Summit
(Contributed) June 12, 2018 — Salinas, CA Speakers include The Honorable Stephen Censky, US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture; Steve Forbes, Chairman &..
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Where’s the kaboom? There was supposed to be an earth-shattering kaboom
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 12, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA If you’re reading this post, the Internet did not..
PayStand Expands into Canada to Offer New Domestic Payments Infrastructure
(Contributed) June 12, 2018 — Scotts Valley, CA • Expansion into Canada brings new era of digital, Payments-as-a-Service (PaaS) technology to domestic..
Four Tech Startups Chosen to Compete for $250K in Inaugural Ag Automation Competition
(Contributed) June 7, 2018 — Salinas and Irvine, CA Western Growers and Radicle Growth have selected the four finalists who will be competing in the..
Hartnell College MakerSpace: Creativity at Work
By Esmeralda Montenegro Owen Hartnell College Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 7, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Guests check out robots at the..
Santa Cruz Tech Beat celebrates FIVE years!
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 7, 2018 (Photo above: Amanda Rotella, left, Economic Development Coordinator..
‘Soundscaping’: Plantronics offers escape from office noise
By Calvin Men Santa Cruz Sentinel June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Water cascading down glass panels creates a visual and sound effect of a..
Inboard: Welcome to The Artist Series
(Source: Inboard blog) June 4, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The folks at Inboard have something new to share. We’re collaborating with a handful of artists to..
Watch: Best Electric Skateboard For Traveling
(Source: YouTube) June 5, 2018 — Israel e-longboard.ch travels to Israel with the Inboard ###
Priority lanes the top priority for big ISPs, when net neutrality ends
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA When the FCC’s repeal of network neutrality rules takes effect, as is likely, on..
Genes found only in humans influence brain size
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz, CA June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Graduate student Gary Mantalas works with cortical organoids grown from..
Master’s degree approved for UCSC Science Communication Program
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz June 5, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Widely regarded as one of the best science writing programs in the world, the UCSC Science..
Santa Cruz Works names interim Executive Director
(Contributed) June 4, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Nik Bahram has been named the new interim Executive Director at Santa Cruz Works. Contributed)..
8 Successful Give-Back Models for Social Enterprises
(Source: Cosmic) May 31, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA It’s easy to look at the most recognized social enterprises like Toms Shoes or Warby Parker and think..
Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology launches ‘Voices of the Valleys’
(Source: WGA-CIT newsletter) May 31, 2018 — Salinas, CA Welcome to Voices of the Valleys, a new radio show that will be interviewing growers,..
Why centralized data access is key for your organization becoming ‘GDPR ready’
By Daniel Mintz Chief Data Evangelist at Looker May 31, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA After the better part of two years of preparation, debate and conjecture..
New model explains what we see when a massive black hole devours a star
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz May 31 — Santa Cruz, CA (Illustration, above, of emissions from a tidal disruption event shows in cross section what..
Scotts Valley’s dfusion Receives $1.3 Million to Develop and Evaluate a Mobile App Promoting Sexual Health for Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men
By Regina Firpo-Triplett, MPH, MCHES CEO, dfusion Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 30, 2018 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photo above: NIH reviewers determined..
Net neutrality clears California senate on party line vote
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 30, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The future of network neutrality is now in the hands of the California assembly...
Should Startups Invest in Patents?
By Mark Haynes Partner, Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 29, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Mark Hayes is a..
PayStand is building technology that strengthens the fight against corruption
By David Apgar Founder, GoalScreen Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat May 29, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA As a modern, bank-independent, digital B2B payment..
EDGE closes on acquisition of comprehensive IP portfolio
(Contributed) May 25, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Edge closes on acquisition of comprehensive IP portfolio covering cloud wallet® and payments using NFC..
Watch: Clear the Fog — Peggy Dolgenos on Santa Cruz Fiber
(Source: Santa Cruz County Business Council) May 24, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Peggy Dolgenos CEO and Founder of Santa Cruz Fiber, and..
Cabrillo’s NETLAB+ Data Center Expands its Reach
(Source: Cabrillo College) NETLAB+ is a server appliance provided by Network Development Group with software tools preloaded for academic institutions to host..
THRIVE IV Accelerator 2018 Cohort Announced
(Contributed) May 24, 2018 – Salinas, CA Over the 10-week accelerator program agtech companies will be provided live and virtual coaching covering..