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5 Ways to Kickstart a Data-Driven Company Culture in 2020
By Zara Wells Enterprise Customer Success Manager at Looker January 28, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA If you’ve been looking for ways to get your colleagues more excited about becoming more data-driven this year, you’ve […]
The New Rules for Paid Ads on Social Media — and How They Impact Nonprofits
By Eric Ressler Cosmic, Creative Director January 28, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Social media platforms are changing how they regulate political and issue ads. Follow these guidelines to ensure your organization maximizes its impact. In […]
Local Launchpad iiED Hosts Startup Weekend
Sarah Vickers-Webb Production & Editorial Assistant Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 28, 2020 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Startup Weekend Monterey Bay pitch contest winning team MicroSolutions from left: Aya Cabero, Bryan Zaremba, Courtney Cooper, […]
How UC Santa Cruz Engineers are proposing ways to improve electrical delivery
By James McGirk Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC January 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Engineers are hard at work, looking for a better “cure” than periodic shutdowns when the wind begins to blow and […]
Second Wave of !!Con West Tickets to be Released
By Lindsey Kuper Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, UCSC January 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Dear friends, !!Con (pronounced “bang bang con”) West is a two-day conference of ten-minute lightning talks about the […]
Joby Aviation plans to build a massive factory for flying cars in Marina
By Asaf Shaley Monterrey County Weekly January 21, 2020 — Marina, CA (Images: Construction of the Joby plant’s first phase is scheduled to begin this year, pending Marina Planning Commission approval. Source: City Of Marina Draft […]
Cabrillo CIS Students Host Region-wide Cybersecurity Competition
By Kate Rose Special Contributor, Cabrillo College Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 21, 2020 — Aptos, CA (Photo above: Future Cyber Defenders gather at the Bay Area Regional Competition (BARC) 2020 “Bug Bounty” […]
Emerging field of ‘forensic genealogy’ links DNA testing and family histories to solve cold cases
By Amanda Heidt East Bay Times January 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Richard “Ed” Green, an associate professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, has developed tools to decipher ancient DNA, helping […]
US B2B blockchain company inks deal with JCB of Japan
by Jonathan Greig Tech Republic January 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA The Japanese payment network JCB has signed a deal with the US blockchain-based commercial payment platform Paystand to provide the first end-to-end digital payment […]
Equal Access Santa Cruz Wins Big, Part II
(Contributed by Cruzio) January 21, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA Let us (Cruzio) know if you live in one of these neighborhoods! We’ll include you in our plans. When we last left our determined independent […]