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Remembering Bennett Roesch
Video by Emily Cohan. Photos and footage within video provided by various friends and family. Photo above: Bennett Roesch. Source: Kaya Lindsay. September 14, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Bennett Roesch (December 21, 1989 – […]
EDGE Mobile Payments announces revision of EDGE card
(Contributed) September 14, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Dynamic Smartcard to feature color ePaper screen EDGE Mobile Payments, LLC, (EDGE) a Santa Cruz-based Fintech company today announced the revised feature set for its flagship product, […]
UCSC initiated fiber-optic project brings high-speed broadband to Central Coast communities
By Guy Lasnier UC Santa Cruz September 14, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Illustration submitted as part of a grant application for funding from the California Public Utilities Commission shows the plan for […]
Looker transforms the modern data platform with Looker 5
(Contributed) September 14, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Company redefines modern business analytics with dozens of new features and capabilities that pave the way for a new era of data interaction Today at JOIN, Looker’s annual conference for […]
Keiretsu Forum to present at first annual Monterey Startup Investment Expo in October
(Contributed) September 13, 2017 — Monterey, CA Keiretsu Forum, a world-wide angel investment group, will present at the Monterey Startup Investment Expo in October 26, 2017 Keiretsu Forum, with almost 3,000 members in 52 chapters […]
Love ’em or hate ’em, robots are here to stay so let’s make them better, says psychology prof
By Jennifer McNulty UC Santa Cruz September 13, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: “I’m interested in building robots that interact with people, that do things for people in their day-to-day lives, not just […]
Buoy earns honorable mention at Fast Company’s 2017 Innovation by Design Awards
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat September 13, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA From more than 2,500 entries, Buoy has earned an honorable mention in the Product category at Fast Company’s […]
Here’s the wrap: UCSC’s Summer Entrepreneurship Academy
By Jennifer Gallacher UCSC Summer Session Marketing and Communications Coordinator September 13, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Tiffany Lee, a summer participant in the Summer Entrepreneurship Academy — aka SEA — presents her start-up business […]
National Drive Electric Week: 250 events across the Nation including in Santa Cruz
(Contributed) September 13, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Hundreds attended last Saturday’s National Drive Electric Day Monterey Bay, part of National Drive Electric Week featuring over 250 events across the nation this week. Ecology Action, […]
Looker Debuts as a ‘Strong Performer’ in Enterprise BI Platform Report by Leading Independent Research Firm
(Contributed) September 11, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker receives the highest score in ‘Strategy’ category Looker today announced it has debuted as a ‘Strong Performer’ and received the highest score for ‘Strategy’ in the […]