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Making the World a Better Place – A Profile of Dave & Shirley Henderson
By Hilary BryantDonor Services Director, Community Foundation Santa Cruz CountySpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat April 12, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Dave and Shirley Henderson. Contributed.) With a first payout from Google’s […]
Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) at CSUMB awarded $749K federal grant to support regional entrepreneurs impacted by COVID 19
(Contributed) April 8, 2021 — Washington, DC and Seaside, CA US Dept. of Commerce Invests $749K in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Provide Technical Assistance to Coronavirus Pandemic in the Monterey Bay Region Today, the […]
Popular Science: Joby’s electric aircraft inches us closer to a future full of flying taxis
By Rob Verger Popular Science April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Joby Aviation has been working on an aircraft that should sound like “the wind in the trees.” Joby Aviation wants to give you […]
Apple to build battery-based solar energy storage project in Monterey County
(Source: Reuters) April 6, 2021 — Monterey, CA Apple Inc said recently that it will build a battery-based renewable energy storage facility in Central California near a solar energy installation that already provides energy for […]
UCSC to launch new support center to advance the university’s innovation, industry engagement
By Scott Hernandez-JasonUC Santa Cruz April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The research enterprise at UC Santa Cruz sets the stage for the Hub to accelerate current work in business development, industry […]
Marco Rolandi appointed faculty director of UCSC Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development
(Contributed) April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Marco Rolandi will serve as the faculty director of UCSC’s Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development. Source: UCSC) UC Santa Cruz has appointed Marco Rolandi, […]
SupplyShift partners with Responsible Sourcing Network, launches tool to screen for forced labor risk in cotton supply chains
(Contributed) April 6, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA SupplyShift announces that their platform will host the YESS: Yarn Ethically & Sustainably Sourced Cotton Sourcing Risk Screen, a tool built in collaboration with Responsible Sourcing Network […]
Paystand: Why CFOs are Betting on AR Automation for Survival
By Mark FisherPaystand April 6, 2021 — Scotts Valley, CA For most CFOs, the COVID-19 crises caused a shift in priorities, leaning towards employee safety and cutting down expenses to survive the unexpected economic shock […]
Paystand: Software is Eating the Banks
By Daniella BourguettsPaystand April 6, 2021 — Scotts Valley, CA Here’s a quick question for you: What can you do now using an internet connection and an electronic device that would have seemed impossible ten […]
Unlocking the COVID code
By Jon GertnerNew York Times April 6, 2021 Scientists can now sequence an entire genome overnight. This technology has been the key tool in identifying and tracking Covid variants. Edward Holmes was in Australia on […]
