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In Salinas Valley, the future of farming is already here
By Tara Duggan San Francisco Chronicle August 23, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Taylor Farms in Monterey County, one of North America’s largest producers of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, uses automation to help harvest […]
UCSC “Launchpad” offers a boost to innovation
By Scott Hernandez-Jason UC Santa Cruz August 23, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Launchpad is part of the Support Program for Long-term Innovation, Commercialization & Entrepreneurship (SPLICE), a multi-faceted UCSC program to help bring research […]
THRIVE bridges heartland of California agriculture with worldwide technology providers
By Emily Breslin THRIVE Marketing Manager Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 17, 2017 — Salinas and Los Gatos, CA The THRIVE Venture & Innovation Platform was launched out of the Salinas and Silicon […]
Looker Launches Data Optimization for Amazon Web Services
(Contributed) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA New Looker Blocks improve performance, speed and reduce costs Looker has announced a new analytical suite aimed at users of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud to […]
“Blue Tech” is theme for September Santa Cruz New Tech MeetUp
(Contributed) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Blue Tech is the theme for the September 7 Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup. West Marine’s BlueFuture, Dr. Wallace J. Nichols, Blueye Robotics, Buoy Labs, and more. […]
Watch: Inboard shows off the best commute videos
(Source: Inboard blog) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA “This is my daily commute. What’s yours?” From the folks at Inboard: Thank you to all the M1 riders who shared their videos with us […]
Philippe Kahn named one of Mossberg’s “Five Most Influential technologists”
(Source: GoLocal LIVE) August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Philippe Kahn is CEO of Fullpower Technologies. Source: fullpower.com) Who are five of the most influential people to change personal technology? The most […]
Watch: What is the Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative?
By Amanda Rotella City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Department August 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA In depth: Olena Morozova, Founder and Scientific Lead, Tree house Childhood Cancer Initiative Living in Santa Cruz, it […]
Hello Salinas! AgTech succeeds as a summit, but can it transform Salinas?
By Amy Wu The Californian August 10, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Jess Bollinger is the vice president of strategic partnerships at Arable Labs, Inc., an agtech start-up located in the Western Growers Center […]
An AgTech Revolution in our own backyard
By Emily Breslin THRIVE/SVG Partners August 10, 2017 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: left to right, John Hartnett, SVG Partners and THRIVE founder and CEO; Xuemei Germaine, CEO MicroGen Biotech, Ireland; Mariana Vasconcelos, CEO Agrosmart, […]