CruzHacks kicks off January 19, 2018
By Tatum Whitehead Student, Pacific Collegiate School Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 12, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA CruzHacks, a hackathon run by..
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Steve Blum: End of net neutrality means more corporate control of Central Coast media and speech
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 7, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Why Net Neutrality matters to the Central Coast The..
Joby Aviation presents a bid for Cemex plant in Davenport
By Nicholas Ibarra Santa Cruz Sentinel December 6, 2017 — Davenport, CA (Photo above: The tower of the Cemex plant in Davenport has stood silent since..
Riding the new wave in personal transportation
By Richard Scheinin Bay Area News Group December 6, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kyle Doerksen shows off the Onewheel transportation device he..
Q&A: Socrates Rosenfeld on creating the cannabis industry’s first online marketplace
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 5, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Socrates Rosenfeld is the CEO..
Shari Liss on inspiring the innovators of tomorrow
By Shari Liss CEO of Ignited Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 5, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Shari Liss is the CEO of Ignited, a..
Analysts, It’s Time to Focus on Analytics
By Daniel Mintz Looker Chief Data Evangelist December 5, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker announces the availability of new features that are going to make..
State innovation funds supported hundreds of startups
By Scott Hernandez-Jason UC Santa Cruz December 5, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “SPLICE is bringing value and economic development through sustainable..
How a non-geek in Carmel developed a successful app with a little help from his friends
By Marc Silber Executive Producer, SilberStudios.Tv and Founder of Zither.co Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 5, 2017 — Carmel, CA “There..
A horse is a horse, of course, of course—except when it isn’t
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz November 29, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: A family of stilt-legged horses, Haringtonhippus francisci, in Yukon,..
We’re Launching the Kind of Customer Support We’d Like to Receive
By HIlary Bryant Buoy Labs, Co-founder November 29, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Every Buoy comes with the support of our SWIM team, our Smart Water Information..
New Cabrillo College Makerspace ready to go public
(Contributed) November 29, 2017 — Aptos, CA Mark the “Sneak Peek” Experiences and the Grand Opening Celebration events in December and January on..
CruzHacks is now an official 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
By Sarah Ali CruzHacks Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA To our students, sponsors, and community: Our executive team is proud to report..
When geeks go bad: FCC majority turns twisted tech into politicized policy
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates November 28, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA The rationale for declaring broadband to no longer be a common carrier service is..
Hartnell College’s herScript boosting women’s careers in tech
By Tom Leyde The Californian November 28, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Antia Garcia, founding president of herScript, talks to students at a job fair..
County of Santa Cruz invites tech startups to participate in STIR program
By Jason Hoppin Communications Manager County of Santa Cruz November 28, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “Our challenge is to use technology to help reduce..
Q&A: Alireza Chavosh on what makes Startup Sandbox unique
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Alireza Chavosh is the..
Parent Engagement: Key for Girls in STEM
(Source: ETR Blog, from an interview with Linda Kekelis, PhD) In work I’ve been doing for over two decades, I’ve found that family engagement is a vital..
Here’s the December lineup for Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup
(Contributed) Let’s celebrate the close of a successful year with a number of activities and company presentations Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup Wed Dec 6,..
The Inside Story behind our Series A Funding and our New AP Solution
By Jeremy Almond CEO and Co-founder, PayStand November 21, 2017 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photo above: Jeremy Almond, CEO and Founder of PayStand.)..
Passenger pigeon genome shows effects of natural selection in a huge population
By TIm Stephens UC Santa Cruz November 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: DNA recovered from museum specimens, such as these in the collections of..
The floodgates open on national press for Buoy
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA If you’re a regular reader, you..
PayStand secures $6M Series A funding
(Contributed) November 16, 2017 — Scotts Valley, CA Funding will Disrupt B2B Financial Services Industry Payments-as-a-Service Platform Uses Blockchain..
Inboard Technology announces $8M Series A financing
(Contributed) November 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The team from Inboard got into the tank on “Shark Tank” on December 2, 2016. Credit:..
Landed launches in Santa Cruz County to help K-12 employees buy a home
(Contributed) November 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Landed: “If you work at a school, we’ll help..