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4th Annual Get Hired & UCSC IDEA Hub Pitch Contest on June 3, 2020
(Contributed) May 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA 200+ jobs and internships from Looker, Amazon, Joby Aviation, MB Internships, Big Data, S&V Labs, GetVirtual, SC County Bank, more 4th Annual Get Hired & UCSC IDEA […]
UC Santa Cruz team a finalist in Amazon’s Alexa challenge
By Lisa RennerUC Santa Cruz May 20, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The UC Santa Cruz team, led by faculty adviser Marilyn Walker, professor of computer science and engineering. Team members pictured here include […]
SapientX Announces “Telecaster” a Digital Assistant For Telework Systems
(Contributed) May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA SapientX, a leading supplier of AI powered, voice assistant software, today announced its assistants run within Zoom, WebEx, Google Meet, Google Hangouts and Microsoft Teams. We call […]
COVID Catalyst Fund supports work on rapid serology test at UC Santa Cruz
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UCSC Biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand. Source: UC Santa Cruz) Biomolecular engineer Nader Pourmand is evaluating the use of a novel nanosensor […]
Cruzio Internet Partners with Aviat to Help Santa Cruz County Office of Education Deliver Free Internet to Low-income Families
(Source: Aviat Blog) May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Program provides families with free internet service for three months, followed by highly discounted rate Aviat Networks recently partnered with Cruzio Internet of Santa Cruz to help […]
U.S. Navy launches tech center in Monterey
By Dennis L. TaylorMonterey Herald May 19, 2020 — Monterey, CA C2 Tech Bridge will begin as a virtual tech center with a physical presence to be announced at a later date [Editor’s note: Santa […]
Poly Introduces the Blackwire 8225 with Advanced Hybrid Active Noise Cancelling and Acoustic Fence Technologies to Dramatically Reduce Distractions
(Contributed) May 19, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Blackwire 8225 is a premium corded USB headset with advanced audio features designed to reduce distracting background noise and deliver uninterrupted communications Plantronics, Inc. (“Poly” – formerly […]
Five in Five: Josh Resnick of Parallel Flight Technologies
By Sarah Vickers-WebbProduction & Editorial AssistantSanta Cruz Tech Beat May 15, 2020 — La Selva, CA Heavy lifting drones could provide relief during the pandemic Fresh from the final round of the Monterey Bay Startup […]
11th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay Winners Announced
(Contributed) May 15, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Regional tech startups startups Levered Learning and Parallel Flight Technologies each place in competition On Friday, May 8, 2020, the Institute for Innovation and Economic Development (iiED) […]
UC’s CITRIS launches COVID-19 response with 25 awards for innovative technologies
(Contributed) May 14, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image credit: CITRIS & the Banatao Institute website) UCSC researchers lead three teams from initial round of seed funding The first 25 teams awarded seed funding for […]