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SVG Ventures Partners with Extreme Tech Challenge for THRIVE Global Initiative
By Helen HartnettThrive Agrifood November 18, 2020 — Los Gatos, CA SVG Ventures | THRIVE, a leading global Agrifood Venture and Innovation Platform headquartered in Silicon Valley announced today that they have partnered with Extreme […]
Digital NEST announces expanded presence in Salinas and plans for new site in Gilroy
(Contributed) November 16, 2020 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Digital NEST’s new Salinas site is located at the former downtown firehouse. Contributed) Digital NEST expands to reach untapped talent in the nation’s “Salad Bowl” On […]
Monarch Media has been acquired
(Contributed) November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat has written a wide variety of articles over the years about Monarch Media, the award-winning eLearning company founded in Santa Cruz […]
The Microsoft Teams certifies Poly Sync 20 smart speaker phone
By xxPoly November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: The Microsoft Teams certifies Poly Sync 20 USB/Bluetooth smart speakerphone, above. Contributed.) Poly Sync 20 is now shipping Remote working – a company policy that was […]
New genome alignment tool empowers large-scale studies of vertebrate evolution
November 12, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz (Image above: Comparative genomics sheds new light on the diversity of birds and other vertebrates. Credit: Jon Fjeldsa/Josefin Stiller/University of Copenhagen) Three papers […]
Poly Recognized by Nemertes as Top Provider in Video Conferencing Systems
(Contributed) November 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA IT leaders and C-level executives rank Poly best in class for video collaboration in 2020 Poly today was recognized by Nemertes as winner of the 2020 Pilothouse […]
Parallel Flight Technologies joins startup accelerator Avanta Studios
By Sara Beth DohertyParallel Flight TechnologiesSpecial to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 12, 2020 — La Selva Beach, CA (Photo: Computer generated image of Parallel Flight Technologies’ beta-level aircraft, which is currently under construction at […]
Wildfire brings destruction and opportunity to researcher’s field site
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Hydrologist Margaret Zimmer’s research team performed a post-fire assessment of their research site at the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve. (Source: Margaret Zimmer) […]
Novel technique spotlights neuronal uptake of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz November 10, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Confocal microscope images of cells with and without the cellular prion protein, labeled red, showing increased uptake of amyloid beta, labeled green, […]
SmartHectar And AgTech Insight Announce Corporate Innovation and Implementation Services With The Launch Of Enable Latin America
(Contributed) November 5, 2020 — Salinas, CA Driving innovation throughout the Ag and food ecosystems can be a challenge which is why SmartHectar, AgTech Insight, and Enpact are working together to lead Latin American corporates […]