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Data breadlines and data brawls: an excerpt from the “Looker Book”
(Source: TechCrunch) June 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Last week, Santa Cruz Tech Beat published The Looker Book: Winning with Data. TechCrunch has just published an excerpt from the new book by […]
Catbird CTO on why new security models are essential for highly virtualized data centers
By Dana Gardner Interarbor Solutions June 16, 2016 — Scotts Valley, CA (Photo above: Holland Barry is the CTO at Catbird in Scotts Valley. Source: LinkedIn) Are yesterday’s perimeter-based security infrastructure methods up to the […]
Alliance presents vision, model for genomic and clinical data sharing
By Angela Page Global Alliance for Genomics and Health June 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Haussler is the scientific director of the Genomics Institute at UC Santa Cruz. Source: UCSC) The […]
How to turn a telescope into the first automated planet finder in the world
By Peggy Townsend UC Santa Cruz June 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Grad student Jennifer Burt played the linchpin role in writing the software for this Automated Planet Finder Telescope. Credit: C. […]
$100K grant supports research on technology solutions for low vision
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz June 16, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Roberto Manduchi, professor of computer engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has received funding to develop technology solutions for low vision […]
SolarCity appoints Toby Corey president of global sales and customer experience
(Source: PR News Wire) June 12, 2016 — San Mateo, CA (Photo above: Toby Corey, Co-founder & CEO of Santa Cruz-based Tuul, has just been appointed president of global sales and customer experience at SolarCity. […]
Community TV and Satellite Launch Co-working & Digital Media Space on June 15
By Keith Gudger Community Television of Santa Cruz County June 9, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Grand Opening of Satellite Santa Cruz and Community Television of Santa Cruz County Co-working Space Wed June 15, 2016, […]
Seebright launches handheld augmented reality viewer
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 9, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA The Ripple is a new handheld augmented reality (AR) viewer by Seebright, what might be “Cardboard of AR.” […]
Google and Apple lag behind in self-driving car development, Musk says
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates June 9, 2016 — Monterey, CA (Photo above: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors) Google won’t be making self-driving cars, but Apple probably will, although it’s coming late to […]
The Looker Book: Winning with Data
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat June 9, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Crest the data wave with a deep cultural shift You probably won’t be able to make it into […]