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Slack Your Data: Looker Releases Slack Integration
(Contributed) March 17, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Lookerbot is first analytics bot for Slack that makes every conversation in Slack data-driven in real-time Looker, the company that is powering data-driven businesses, today announced Lookerbot, the […]
Apps for Ag Students Create Tech Solutions to Grower Issues
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 14, 2016 — Aptos, CA (Photo above: First place winners Jessica Gonzalez and Patrick Zelaya. Gonzalez is a full-stack developer at Salinas-based Heavy Connect, which […]
Q&A: David Van Brink on Metareal’s Preview at GDC
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Van Brink, working at home in his natural habitat, will be previewing his game Metareal […]
Q&A: Kate Roberts on MBEP’s Regional Economic Summit in April (and more)
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The MBEP team hams it up outside of their Santa Cruz office at NextSpace. Left to […]
Q&A: Thomas Agaraté on the SLICK Go-Pro Stabilizer
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA SLICK is a Waterproof Go-Pro Stabilizer, and the company has raised over $400K on Indiegogo. “I figured out […]
Q&A: Zaq Roberts, Invention Literacy, and the MINI Maker Faire
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA “One part Burning Man, one part County Fair, one part CES, the Maker Faire is a family-friendly showcase […]
$250K Will Help Bring Digital NEST to Salinas
By Ana Ceballos Monterey County Weekly March 10, 2016 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Digital NEST, well on its way to opening in Salinas, focuses on giving youth ages 12 to 24 high-tech skills training. […]
How safe is your medical information?
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat March 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA and Lexington, MA Wonder what Imprivata does? Watch this video of Imprivata CEO Omar Hussain discussing efforts to […]
SCO Is Undeniably and Reliably Dead
By Christine Hall Foss Force March 10, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) was once Santa Cruz’s largest private employers. The company had a major presence here in the ’80’s […]
Charter agrees to digital upgrade for Salinas Valley
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates March 10, 2016 — Salinas Valley, CA More than 100,000 people living in and around the Salinas Valley are on track for a digital upgrade from Charter Communications within […]