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Driscoll’s berries becomes THRIVE corporate partner to activate startup technologies across GLOBAL value chain
(Contributed) December 22, 2016 — Palo Alto, CA SVG Partners announced today that the global berry brand Driscoll’s, has joined the THRIVE ecosystem as a corporate partner. After a year of working with startup companies […]
Steve Blum: Trump’s FCC takes shape, and it looks like a power tool
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates December 22, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA The Federal Communications Commission will begin the Trump administration with a 2-to-1 majority. Chairman Tom Wheeler finally made his plans public on […]
Startup Challenge Monterey Bay 2017 Applications Open
(Contributed) December 22, 2017 — Seaside, CA Monterey Bay Area Startups Eligible to Apply Now Applications are now open for the 2017 Startup Challenge Monterey Bay new venture competition. Startup Challenge Monterey Bay is a […]
Digital NEST & Salinas Public Library Launch Youth Tech Program
(Contributed) (Photo source: Digital NEST website) December 22, 2016 — Salinas, CA Digital NEST, a technology workspace that nurtures innovation among under-served young people, is establishing a pilot program at the Cesar Chavez Branch Library in Salinas. […]
Bud and Rebecca Colligan establish Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics
By Dan White UC Santa Cruz December 22, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Bud and Rebecca Colligan, longtime supporters of the Genomics Institute, have established the Colligan Presidential Chair in Pediatric Genomics with […]
SCTB Highlights of 2016
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 15, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Here’s our annual look back at the tech ecosystem in the Monterey Bay region for 2016 [What the […]
Looker Data Actions Simplifies Day-to-Day Workflows
(Contributed) December 15, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Streamlines complicated multi-tool processes into a centralized business application Looker, the company that is powering data-driven businesses, today released Data Actions — the industry’s first seamless integration […]
My Bets for 2017, by Lloyd Tabb
By Lloyd Tabb Founder, Chairman & Chief Technology Officer at Looker December 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Aside from being Looker’s Founder, Chairman and CTO, Lloyd Tabb is a lifelong engineer, entrepreneur […]
The inventor of Bluetooth on where wireless is going next
By Devindra Hardawar Engadget December 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Jaap Haartsen, who spearheaded the design of the standard in 1994 while working at Ericsson and currently serves as a wireless expert at […]
Campus inventors recognized for recent patents
By Jennifer Pittman December 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Ed Green’s startup, Dovetail Genomics, opened its doors in summer 2013 in a bio-incubator space on campus, and now employs about 20 people […]