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Looker Appoints Ryan Gurney as Chief Security Officer
(Contributed) June 20, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker announced today that Ryan Gurney has joined the company as Chief Security Officer, leading Looker’s security and compliance initiatives. “As a leading SaaS analytics platform, security […]
Robert Singleton Hired as Business Council Director
(Contributed) The Santa Cruz County Business Council Board of Directors has hired Policy Analyst Robert Singleton to be new the Executive Director June 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA The Santa Cruz County Business Council […]
Futuristic Lights Launches Galaxy on Kickstarter
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 16, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Galaxy LED Fidget Spinner puts a unique twist on the world of fidget spinners The backstory: A few […]
Landed Lands $5M from Chan Zuckerberg Institute
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 15, 2017 — Silicon Valley, CA If you’re following the news — I mean the philanthropic Silicon Valley news — you may know that […]
Looker Answers Big Data Questions in an ‘Instant’
(Contributed) June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA New code-free Instant Insight feature available now Looker recently announced Instant Insight which allows anyone to instantly and securely analyze their data without waiting for help from […]
CSUMB “Game Jam” Introduces Virtual Reality to First Generation Students
(Contributed) June 15, 2016 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Students participate in CSUMB’s “Game Jam” this week. Contributed.) CSUMB’s first-ever “Game Jam” event is exposing local students from Gavilan, Hartnell and Monterey Peninsula community colleges […]
Busting a Rogue Surfer and Four Other Unexpected Benefits of Owning a Buoy
By Carrie Kingsley Buoy Labs June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA Want to be smarter and better looking, AND save money on you water bill? When we created the Buoy, we wanted to save […]
Shopify: How This California Pair Built a High-End Surf Brand With Upcycled Wood Scraps
By Nicole Clark Shopify June 15, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Dennis and Martin Stiphout co-founded Ventana Surboards with the aim of being the most environmentally responsible surf company on the planet. […]
IDEA Hub pitch contest winners announced
By Sonya Newlyn UC Santa Cruz June 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA The UC Santa Cruz IDEA Hub’s Pitch for Social and Creative Enterprise competition featured thirteen teams with widely varying ideas from low- […]
Jobs Galore!
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 8, 2017 — Santa Cruz, CA 81 new jobs just posted on Santa Cruz Tech Beat’s jobs page Last night’s Santa Cruz New Tech […]