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Recap of “Invent Your Future Here” MBEP tri-county summit
By Robert Singleton Santa Cruz County Business Council February 3, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Last week saw the culmination of months of hard work with the official launch of the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership […]
MBEP leaders dig into broadband
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Contributor, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 6, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: This is a follow up article to Steve Blum’s MBEP economic summit article, Local tech […]
Saving environment doesn’t mean choking off infrastructure & economic growth
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Contributor, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 6, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: This is a follow up article to Steve Blum’s MBEP economic summit article, Local tech […]
Catbird appoints cybersecurity veteran Bart Vansevenant as CMO
(contributed) February 6, 2015 — Scotts Valley, CA [Editor’s note: Santa Cruz Tech Beat published a related article about David Keasey’s promotion to Catbird CEO, Cybersecurity veteran takes helm as Catbird CEO, on November 13, […]
Sending data to the web from the waters of Monterey Bay
By Dan Haifley Executive Director of O’Neill Sea Odyssey February 6, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA (Above: Students from EA Hall Elementary school in Watsonville look over plankton samples during O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s class. Photo […]
Ten MORE ways you know you work in tech in Santa Cruz
by Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 4, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Last year, we published the very popular “Ten Ways You Know You Work in Tech in Santa Cruz” (March 14, […]
Making sure local choice is protected by the FCC
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 30, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Next Century Cities Urge FCC Not to Restrict Cities Seeking Vital High-Speed Internet Infrastructure Santa Cruz County Supervisors Zach Friend […]
Bluetooth Inventor and Plantronics wireless expert named into National Inventors Hall of Fame
(Source: Plantronics Newsroom) January 29, 2015 — Santa Cruz Dr. Jaap Haartsen was recognized for creating ubiquitous technology embedded in billions of devices worldwide Plantronics announced that wireless systems expert, Dr. Jaap Haartsen, has been […]
Watch: Aromas man’s invention lands him on national TV
By Sara Isenberg Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 30, 2015 — Aromas, CA Local Aromas inventor Jay Hurley was picked to feature his programmable social robots, Droidles, on a new show that premiered last […]
Game designer Brenda Romero honored with Game Developers Choice Award
By Tim Stephen UC Santa Cruz (Photo above: Brenda Romero. Credit: C. Lagattuta) Romero, director of the UC Santa Cruz Games and Playable Media master’s program, will receive the GDCA Ambassador Award The organizers of […]