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Here’s what you missed while I was at the tango festival
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 14, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Sometimes I (we all) need to check out, go offline, and cut the cord. Last week was one […]
Digital NEST announces matching grant, double your impact
(Contributed) November 14, 2019 — Watsonville, CA This $10,000 Matching Gift Challenge was announced at Digital NEST’s 5th Birthday Party on November 10, 2019 by founding Board members Rose Filicetti and Michele Bassi. Our Board […]
UC Santa Cruz collaborates on $14M project to advance cryptographic computing technologies
By Karen Skemp Baskin School of Engineering, UC Santa Cruz November 14, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Computer scientist Owen Arden will lead the UCSC effort in the Baskin School of Engineering (Photo above: Owen […]
SapientX Adds 35 New Languages to Its Digital Assistant Software
By David Colleen SapientX CEO & Co-founder Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 14, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA SapientX makes white-label software to add voice and intelligence to cars, motorcycles, robots and all […]
Q&A: Meet Andrea Chow, Ontera SVP of Engineering
Interview conducted and transcribed by Amy Wu, founder and head of From Farms to Incubators November 1, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Andrea Chow, Ontera SVP of Engineering. Contributed) Andrea Chow became SVP […]
Q&A: CEO Murielle Thinard-McLane talks about Ontera’s agtech plans.
Interview conducted and transcribed by Amy Wu, founder and head of From Farms to Incubators October 31, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Murielle Thinard-McLane, CEO of Ontera. Contributed) Murielle Thinard-McLane took over as […]
Boosting diversity, inclusion, and representation in science journalism
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz, CA October 30, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Erika Check Hayden is director of the UCSC Science Communication Master’s Program. Contributed) UC Santa Cruz has received a […]
Pediatric cancer study shows usefulness of gene expression analysis
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 30, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: The Treehouse Childhood Cancer Initiative uses TumorMap, a tool developed by Josh Stuart’s lab at UCSC, to group tumors by […]
Crowd Machine Appoints COO James Hanley to CEO Position
(Contributed) October 30, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA and Portland, OR (Photo above: COO James Hanley has been appointed CEO of Crowd Machine. Contributed) Crowd Machine, the leading provider to Fortune 1000 companies of PaaS […]
NextSpace Santa Cruz a Beacon of Light During PG&E Power Outages
By Keith Warner Managing Partner, Pacific Workplaces Special for Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 30, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo: Members and guests work in the cafe space at NextSpace Santa Cruz earlier in […]