Steve Blum: Newsom vetoes California broadband development bills
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates October 15, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Governor Gavin Newsom killed the only two bills on his desk that might have..
Thought Leadership
The robots of our future are coming—but they may not be what we think
By Marcus Wu UCSC Magazine October 11, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: For researchers like Leila Takayama, who are at the forefront of the..
Amazon speaks out on minimum wage, climate change, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ+, immigration, and more
(Source: Amazon website) October 10, 2019 — Amazon headquarters, probably not Santa Cruz Amazon write: We created this page to provide customers,..
The Courage of the Early-Stage Entrepreneur
By Marc Randolph Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix October 10, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA I’ve been talking a lot about courage recently. I’m starting to..
Built from scratch: Improving vaccines with molecular insights
(Source: UCSC) September 28, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Rebecca DuBois is an assistant professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz...
NIH funds new centers to expand and diversify the human reference genome
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz September 24, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above, David Haussler directs the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. Source: UCSC..
Scientist creates a ‘ground-breaking’ technique to crack cold cases by extracting DNA from stray strands of HAIR without a root left behind at crime scenes by killers and victims
By Joe Pinkstone The Daily Mail September 18, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The police were in the bizarre situation of knowing who the killer was,..
Long Before ‘Netflix and Chill,’ He Was the Netflix C.E.O.
By Nicole Sperling New York Times September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Marc Randolph, at his home in Santa Cruz, Calif., said he didn’t..
Why I Waited Sixteen Years to Write My Book About Netflix
By Marc Randolph Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: My son Logan and me, with Reed Hastings smiling in the..
Netflix’s first CEO talks about Reed Hastings, negotiating tactics and his dislike of business plans
By Rosellen “Rosie” Downey Silicon Valley Business Journal September 17, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photos above: Marc Randolph purchases a copy..