Air taxi start-up Joby Aviation explores deal to go public
By Joshua Franklin, Anirban SenReuters January 22, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Electric passenger aircraft developer Joby Aero Inc is exploring a deal to go..
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Q&A: What’s new this year at Techstars Startup Weekend 2021?
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 15, 2021 — Seaside, CA This year’s Startup Weekend Monterey Bay..
Looker: Solving for new challenges to the housing crisis caused by COVID-19 with data
By Victoria PhungAccount Executive, Looker at Google Cloud January 14, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Q Foundation, a social sector non-profit providing..
A look at Looker in 2021
By Pedro ArellanoDirector, Outbound Product Management, Looker at Google Cloud January 14, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Happy New Year, everyone! It feels like..
Basic Analytics Explained: The Importance of Deep Marketing Analytics
By Chris MillerCloud Brigade CEO/Founder January 14, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA How do I get more visitors to my website? What interests actually brought them..
Ever wonder why it takes a half-hour or more to travel 2.5 miles on Mission Street?
By Matt PatersonData Scientist, Cloud Brigade January 14, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Source: Cloud Brigade) Machine Learning Gives Santa Cruz..
UCSC’s Osterbrock Leadership Program goes national
By Rick FienbergAmerican Astronomical Society January 14, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC’s Osterbrock Leadership Program has been training..
Poly Appoints Grant Hoffman as Chief Supply Chain Officer
January 14, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Contributed) (Photo above: Grant Hoffman has joined Poly as Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer...
ModernTRIBE: The Events Calendar Joins the Liquid Web Family
(Contributed) January 8, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA and Lansing, MI [Editor’s note: Read Modern Tribe’s blog post about this news here.] Liquid..
Toyota Research Institute leases space at the Marina Airport to test self-driving cars
By Tajha Chappellet-LanierMonterey County Weekly January 8, 2021 — Monterey, CA (Photo above: A Toyota Research Institute demonstration from the Consumer..
CITRIS UCSC Tech For Social Good Program funds student teams
January 7, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Source: UCSC Public Affairs) Six student teams at UCSC have been chosen for funding this year through the Tech for..
Poly Uncovers Global Hybrid Working Trends in New IDC InfoBrief on Digital Work Transformation
(Contributed) January 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA IDC report finds that even after a return to the office option is available, a significant..
Techstars Startup Weekend Monterey Bay Returns to CSUMB Feb 5-7, 2021
January 5, 2021 — Seaside, CA Techstars Startup Weekend, in partnership with Google for Startups, and CSUMB’s College of Business Institute for..
CruzHacks 2021 to be held virtually January 15 to 17
January 5, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Source: UCSC Public Affairs) CruzHacks, the annual student-run hackathon at UC Santa Cruz, is going virtual in 2021 and..
Friends of Lick Observatory helps fund wildfire recovery efforts
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz January 5, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Firefighters were able to save most of the buildings on Mt. Hamilton,..
Dennis Donohue: 2021: AgTech Shifts to More Result-Oriented Posture
By Dennis DonohueDirector, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT)Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 5, 2021 — Salinas, CA..
Monterey Bay Aquarium lends ultra-cold freezer for vaccine storage
By Josh CopitchKSBW December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA The Monterey Bay Aquarium lends its ultra-cold freezer to Natividad Hospital in Salinas to store the..
Paystand: The Year that Change the World
By Daniela BourguettsPaystand December 31, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA The most important lessons we learned in 2020 to give you a roadmap and a head start..
Steve Blum’s Blog: Ag tech grows in an ecosystem of wireless connectivity
By Steve BlumTellus Venture Associates December 31, 2020 — Monterey, CA How to get connectivity in the field? If wireline connectivity is available,..
Chris Miller: Top Five Opportunities and Predictions for 2021
By Chris MillerCEO, Launch Brigade and Cloud Brigade December 31, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA When you combine this past year’s unprecedented experiences..
WG Tech Center Connects 50 Students to Amazon, AgTech Startups
December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Source: WGCIT blog) Event helps students “prepare for the future—beyond exams—as the world increasingly..
WGCIT: 2020 Reflection, Moving AgTech Forward in 2021
December 31, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Source: WGCIT blog) The Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology is continuing our mission of solving..
Rotary Club of Watsonville and Driscoll’s are Closing the Digital Divide – PVUSD Kids Get Connected
(Contributed) December 18, 2020 — Watsonville, CA Equal Access Santa Cruz County increases opportunity and access to education through internet..
$3.7M NIH grant funds development of novel biosensor technology for diagnosing viral infections
(Contributed) December 17, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Ali Yanik is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Baskin School..
‘How Pac-Man Eats’ explores how games work and how they can create meaning
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz December 17, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA In a new book, Computational Media Professor Noah Wardrip-Fruin shows how the fundamental..