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Santa Cruz Works New Tech MeetUp: Get Biotech 2019
(Contributed) August 13, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Santa Cruz is a hot bed for biotech On September 4, 2019, Santa Cruz Works New Tech Meetup presents “Get Biotech.” Ten local and regional innovative companies will […]
Crowd Machine Releases Crowd Machine GO
(Contributed) August 13, 2019 — Scotts Valley, CA Crowd Machine Rolls Out Continuous Rapid Digital Transformation Platform. Most Powerful Apps, App Components, & AI Bots Able to Link with All External Systems. Now in Beta […]
Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Partnership with Khan Academy and NWEA to Accelerate Student Learning
(Contributed) August 13, 2019 — Watsonville, CA Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) is one of only five school districts in the nation selected to partner with Khan Academy NWEA to pilot MAP Accelerator. In […]
A Collective Impact: Interns of Looker
By Kennedy Cartwright Intern at Looker August 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: Left to right, Looker interns Larry Tran, Kennedy Cartwright, Roy Shadmon, Saloni Agrawal, and Grace Lin. Contributed.) [Editor’s note: Intern […]
The compelling mathematical challenge of the three-body problem
By Tim Stephen UC Santa Cruz August 8, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: In the figure-eight solution to the three-body problem, three bodies of equal mass chase each around a figure-eight loop. Source: […]
MBEP Welcomes Three New Board Members
(Contributed) August 5, 2019 — Marina, CA Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members of the Board of Directors. Bringing diverse and extensive experience in business, education […]
Poly Studio is now certified by Zoom
By Laura Marx Poly August 7, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA “Best of both worlds” is the phrase we hear a lot when people use Poly hardware with Zoom cloud-based video conferencing. Now, Zoom has […]
Local startups looking for seed, series A funding could qualify for Opportunity Zone funding
By Michael Gardner CEO of Aqaix Special for Santa Cruz Tech Beat August 6, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Aqaix, a Santa Cruz based SaaS Fintech startup, offers an online marketplace connecting investment opportunities with […]
BASF and Ontera collaborate on precision diagnostics to support farmers with in-field disease monitoring
(Contributed) August 7, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA and Limburgerhof, Germany Portable detection device to be further developed for crop analysis Real-time results will support farmers to address threats faster and more accurately Ontera Inc. […]
Big data for conservation: Conservation biologists find new applications for AI tools
By Tim Stephen UC Santa Cruz August 5, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: Researchers use sound recordings to detect marbled murrelets flying to their nests in old-growth redwood forests. The endangered seabirds are […]