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Amazon speaks out on minimum wage, climate change, diversity and inclusion, LGBTQ+, immigration, and more
(Source: Amazon website) October 10, 2019 — Amazon headquarters, probably not Santa Cruz Amazon write: We created this page to provide customers, investors, policymakers, employees, and others our views on certain issues. While our positions […]
Eighteen entrepreneurs pitch to active investors at Startup Investment and Community Capital Expo
By Jennifer Kuan Assistant Professor, College of Business, CSUMB Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 10, 2019 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Honey Blossom Retreat Garden displays their products at the Startup Investment and […]
The Courage of the Early-Stage Entrepreneur
By Marc Randolph Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix October 10, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA I’ve been talking a lot about courage recently. I’m starting to conclude that it’s one of the most important […]
$8.5 million gift supports UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz October 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: David Haussler, Director of the UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute. Credit: C. Lagattuta) [Editor’s note: Read Chancellor Larive’s response to […]
Poly integrates Voyager headsets with Amazon Alexa and Tile
(Contributed) October 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Poly announces two new integrations to their Voyager line of headsets. Amazon Alexa is now available and built in to Voyager 4200 UC Series and Voyager 5200 […]
MBEP Announces Agenda and Speakers for 5th Annual State of the Region
(Contributed) October 2, 2019 — Marina, CA MBEP Announces Agenda and Speakers for 5th Annual State of the Region Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is hosting its 5th Annual State of the Region conference on […]
Santa Cruz 8th Grader Takes on Inequality at Science Fairs
By Susan Landry Good Times October 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Kirby student Rinoa Oliver in national spotlight for showing the boost that wealthy kids get in science and math. A world […]
Crowd Machine Innovation Continues to Open Doors for New Business
(Contributed) October 2, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA New Portland Office to Focus on Customer Innovation as Beta 2 Version of GO Launches Crowd Machine is the leading provider to Fortune 1000 companies of PaaS […]
Steve Blum: Hope for California’s net neutrality law, as court upholds repeal of federal rules
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 2, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA The Federal Communications Commission’s republican majority acted properly and within the limits of its authority […]
Startup Sandbox Supports Emerging Bioscience Companies
By Elaine Ingalls Santa Cruz Sentinel October 1, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: UC Santa Cruz grad student Alexandra Turmon uses a pipette to transport a measured amount of fluid at the Startup […]