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RearVision Takes Home 8 Awards at SEMA
By Diana Cartwright VP of Marketing, Pearl Automation November 17, 2016 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photo above: The Pearl team with SEMA’s Doug Evans, Chairman of the Board, left, and Chris Kersting, President & CEO, […]
Nominations are now open for THRIVE AgTech Top 50
By Mareese Keane Program Manager, THRIVE AgTech November 16, 2016 — Menlo Park, CA Nominations are now open for the THRIVE AgTech Top 50. Nomination Deadline is November 30, 2016 In the past several years, […]
Salinas City Council to Consider Agtech Partnership with Hartnell College
(Contributed) November 16, 2016 — Salinas, CA The Salinas City Council will consider partnering with other cities and Hartnell College to train local workers in agtech skills for jobs of the future. At the Tuesday […]
ETR Researchers Explore Community College Pathway to Computer Science Degree in Study Commissioned by Google
(Contributed) November 16, 2016 — Scotts Valley, CA ETR researchers Louise Ann Lyon and Jill Denner have completed a study commissioned by Google on the barriers and supports for community college students pursuing a computer […]
WSJ on Onewheel: The Futuristic Toy We Hoped For
By Cody Pickens Wall Street Journal November 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA What is this unicycle-skateboard hybrid that appears to have been engineered by hackers on mushrooms at Burning Man? The hoverboard movement has […]
Students to pitch viable ideas for positive environmental change
By Jennifer Pittman November 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Undergraduate student Vernon Coleman, left, joins in a pitch workshop held recently. Credit: Yin Wu) The first Startup Weekend Santa Cruz for Sustainable […]
Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup announces updated December lineup
(Contributed) November 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Inboard, Voxeet, Archer, GIVN, Startup Weekend winners The Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup has just announced the lineup of companies presenting on Wednesday, December 7, 2016. All […]
Watch: Iris and Ian on coworking legal resources
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA In Coworking with Iris, Iris Kavanagh and attorney Ian Stock discuss legal resources for coworking. Ian Stock, Entreprelaw, […]
Watch: LLooker’s Lloyd Tabb on the Importance of Language in Business and Data
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA That’s not a typo in the headline. Looker was almost named LLooker with two L’s — for Lloyd […]
Consumer Technology Hall of Fame honors Plantronics wireless expert for invention of bluetooth
(Contributed) November 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Doctor Jaap Haartsen recognized for advancing innovation as the ‘Father of Bluetooth’ Plantronics today announced that wireless systems expert, Dr. Jaap Haartsen, has been inducted into the […]