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SC County broadband survey shows demand for internet service
(Contributed) May 22, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA The survey — which remains open — allows the County of Santa Cruz to map unmet demand for higher speed internet and communicate needs to potential providers. […]
Watch: Suzanne Wouk from SellHound offers her thoughts on TechRaising
(Contributed) May 17, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat is offering a 25% discount on TechRaising for the first 10 people to register with our code: readTechBeat. Get the deets […]
Cruz Foam Made From Shrimp Shells Could Help Keep Beaches Clean
By Jeff Kart Forbes May 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Beaches need a break from plastic and careless people. Until then, a startup in California has an idea for a bio-version of Styrofoam, made […]
Republicans jump ship to vote yes, but net neutrality is still sinking
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 16, 2018— Santa Cruz, CA The U.S. senate is formally opposed to the Federal Communications Commission’s repeal of Obama era network neutrality rules, voting 52 to 49 yesterday […]
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(Contributed) May 16, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Get $5 discount for first 25 Santa Cruz Tech Beat readers to sign up. Use discount code: VIPtechbeat.] This is the best tech job hunting […]
With net neutrality a national campaign issue, California lawmakers must carry the flag
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 16, 2018— Santa Cruz, CA The effects of a U.S. senate vote on reinstating network neutrality rules will reverberate in the California legislature this year, even if — […]
Helpfully, the FCC posts a guide to nasty network management
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 16, 2018— Santa Cruz, CA When the Federal Communications Commission published a notice on Friday, declaring that network neutrality rules would end on 11 June 2018, it also […]
Preventing plastic’s perils
By Teresa l. Carey UC Santa Cruz May 15, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA Chemistry professor Rebecca Braslau is working to develop an alternative plastic without the problematic molecules phthalates, which can mimic hormones and […]
Startups get financial boost: Entrepreneurs pitch products at CSUMB competition
By Tom Leyde Monterey Herald May 15, 2018 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Nancy Cibotti, founder of Splendid Blended, a natural fruit and vegetable drink company, explains her products to a woman attending the Startup […]
The net neutrality doomsday clock is running again
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates May 11, 2018 — Santa Cruz, CA June 11th is the day that federal network neutrality rules will end. Probably. The Federal Communications Commission announced yesterday that it will […]