County of Santa Cruz announces broadband demand survey
(Contributed) October 5, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA County of Santa Cruz seeks input to help identify pockets of unserved or underserved residents and..
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Startup Sandbox to enhance Santa Cruz’s biotech competitiveness
(Contributed) Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 5, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Startup Sandbox is located at 250 Natural Bridges Drive,..
County of Santa Cruz accepted into innovation program
(Contributed) October 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA The County of Santa Cruz is pleased to announce it has been accepted into the highly successful San..
Q&A: Jacob Martinez: This whole experience has been a bit of a dream.
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 3, 2017 — Watsonville, CA Digital NEST prepares to celebrate turning..
The Rise of The Instrumented Workplace
By Frank Bien Looker CEO October 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Last year at JOIN, Looker’s annual data conference, I talked about the three waves of BI. The..
Update from Santa Cruz Accelerates
By Heather Putnam Santa Cruz Works Executive Director October 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA We are almost four months into our first cohort of startups in..
Games and Playable Media faculty to discuss future trends at IndieCade Festival
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: A SceneSampler player tried to capture a quiet scene in New York City during..
How do we react locally to the growing tech community in Santa Cruz?
By Casey Beyer Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce September 28, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: This is one opinion. If you wish to express an..
What is “Continuous Fuzzing”?
By David Moore Fuzz Stati0n Founder and CEO September 28, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Fuzz Stati0n Wins..
Don’t microwave fish (AKA Coworking Etiquette: the Ultimate Guide)
By Cat Johnson Freelance writer and content strategist September 27, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA I adore coworking. I’m one of those people—not uncommon in..
Public Library offers workshops for Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October
By DIane Cowen Santa Cruz Public Library September 27, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Learn How You Can Stay Safe Online: Stop. Think. Connect. The Santa Cruz..
Hurricanes, Earthquakes, Wildfires is focus of 2017 Startup Hackathon Monterey Bay
(Contributed) September 27, 2017 — Seaside, CA Create technology to save our communities at this 2017 Startup Hackathon Monterey Bay, a three day..
Professional Drone Demo Day flies into La Selva Beach on Oct 5
By Violet Smith Professional Drone Demo Day September 27, 2017 — La Selva Beach, CA Live, In-Person, Drone-Flying Demonstrations by World-Renowned..
UCSC research tackles big data
By Nicholas Ibarra Santa Cruz Sentinel September 26, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UC Santa Cruz is a hotbed for developing new foundations in data..
Biotech’s rapid growth on Santa Cruz’s Westside
By Calvin Man Santa Cruz Sentinel [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published Two Pore Guys Raises $24.5 Million in Series A Financing (4/25/17) and..
Look who made Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017 list
By Susan Adams Forbes September 26, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker makes Forbes’ list of “Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2017” “We have..
Meet Mappy, a Software System That Automatically Maps Old-School Nintendo Games
By Jacob Brogan Slate.com September 21, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: As these images generated from Super Mario Bros. show, Mappy can figure out..
Impressions – Thimbleweed Park (Switch)
(Source: http://4colorrebellion.com) September 21, 2017 — Felton, CA [Editor’s note: Read past Santa Cruz Tech Beat articles about Thimbleweeed..
Murres dive into acoustic ecology
By Emma Bueren MBARI September 21, 2017 — Moss Landing, CA At first, Scientist Kelly Benoit-Bird wondered if the strange lines appearing on her acoustic..
TechCrunch: Yahoo’s former VP of Mobile launches YaDoggie, a dog wellness startup
By Megan Rose Dickey TechCrunch September 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “We’re literally feeding our dogs to death in the U.S.” Having successfully..
YaDoggie: Tech Veterans Launch “No Worries Dog Food” Startup
(Contributed) September 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Serial tech entrepreneurs trade big data for big dogs and “dogfooding” for actual dog food,..
Buoy’s product release marks a milestone for smart home devices
By Carrie Kingsley Buoy Marketing Communications Director Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: To charge the..
Learn how SBIR/STTR programs can help fund small business innovation
(Contributed) September 19, 2017 — Seaside, CA The Central CA SBDC Network is hosting an event in Seaside on September 27, 2017 to help local..
New mirror-coating technology promises dramatic improvements in telescopes
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 19, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC researchers worked with Structured Materials Industries to design..
Remembering Bennett Roesch
Video by Emily Cohan. Photos and footage within video provided by various friends and family. Photo above: Bennett Roesch. Source: Kaya Lindsay. September 14,..