City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office releases guide to help freelancers get started
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief August 24, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA The City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office (EDO) has just..
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NSF awards $1.5 million grant for data science research at UCSC
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz August 24, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA A cross-disciplinary team of computer scientists, statisticians, and mathematicians is..
National Drive Electric Week EVent comes to Santa Cruz
By Beverly DesChaux, President, Electric Auto Association Central Coast Chapter; City Co-Captain, National Drive Electric Week Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat..
Futuristic Lights’ new product: Ion C2C
By Kevin Karplus Proud dad of one of the founders of Futuristic Lights and Professor, Biomolecular Engineering, UC Santa Cruz August 23, 2017 — Santa..
In Salinas Valley, the future of farming is already here
By Tara Duggan San Francisco Chronicle August 23, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Taylor Farms in Monterey County, one of North America’s largest..
UCSC “Launchpad” offers a boost to innovation
By Scott Hernandez-Jason UC Santa Cruz August 23, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Launchpad is part of the Support Program for Long-term Innovation,..
THRIVE bridges heartland of California agriculture with worldwide technology providers
By Emily Breslin THRIVE Marketing Manager Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 17, 2017 — Salinas and Los Gatos, CA The THRIVE Venture & Innovation..
Looker Launches Data Optimization for Amazon Web Services
(Contributed) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA New Looker Blocks improve performance, speed and reduce costs Looker has announced a new analytical suite..
“Blue Tech” is theme for September Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp
(Contributed) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Blue Tech is the theme for the September 7 Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup. West Marine’s BlueFuture, Dr...
Watch: Inboard shows off the best commute videos
(Source: Inboard blog) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “This is my daily commute. What’s yours?” From the folks at Inboard: Thank you..
Philippe Kahn named one of Mossberg’s “Five Most Influential technologists”
(Source: GoLocal LIVE) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Philippe Kahn is CEO of Fullpower Technologies. Source: fullpower.com) Who are five..
Watch: What is the Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative?
By Amanda Rotella City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA In depth: Olena Morozova, Founder and Scientific..
Hello Salinas! AgTech succeeds as a summit, but can it transform Salinas?
By Amy Wu The Californian August 10, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Jess Bollinger is the vice president of strategic partnerships at Arable Labs,..
An AgTech Revolution in our own backyard
By Emily Breslin THRIVE/SVG Partners August 10, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: left to right, John Hartnett, SVG Partners and THRIVE founder and CEO;..
X2CRM releases version 6.9, expands Santa Cruz office
By John Roberts Founder and CEO, X2Engine, Inc. August 10, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Welcome to X2CRM Enterprise version 6.9 – our new hot summer 2017..
Cruzio’s Gigabit Fiber to Begin Construction
By Matthew Renda Good Times August 9, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Chris Neklason and Peggy Dolgenos, cofounders of Cruzio, say their..
Community invited to attend Santa Cruz Fiber launch event at Cruzio on August 16
(Contributed) August 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Cruzio to host a public celebration, ceremony, and sign-up-a-thon for its new Santa Cruz Fiber service that..
Cabrillo College Awarded a Major Grant to Build a Makerspace Community
(Contributed) August 8, 2017 — Aptos, CA [Editor’s note: Learn more about Cabrillo Fab Lab at Cabrillo Fab Lab: Building Ideas (4/13/17) and..
New Tumor Database Deployed to Battle Childhood Cancer at UCSC
(Contributed) August 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute’s Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative Database Funded by St...
Watch: Presentations from the August SC New Tech Meetup
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Amanda and Doug kick off the..
Local authors share easy summer read on personal wealth management for busy tech execs and entrepreneurs
(Contributed) August 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA For an easy and thought-provoking summertime read, check out “TECH SUCCESS: How Technology Executives and..
How Your Recruitment Strategy Evolves From A Startup Company To A Growth Company
By Laurence Bradford Forbes August 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Heidi Schriefer, VP of People and Places at Looker. Source: Forbes) Whether..
Find your next must-play game by flying through a virtual galaxy
By Douglas Heaven New Scientist August 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Experimental online tool designed to help you find the next video game to play...
Pioneering energy expert will lead Monterey Bay Community Power
(Contributed) August 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Community energy expert, Tom Habashi, has been selected as Interim CEO by the MBCP Policy..
UCSC Science Communication director sees groundswell of support for field
By Nicholas Ibarra Santa Cruz Sentinel August 3, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Veteran science journalist Erika Check Hayden, senior reporter for..