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Diverse Voices 2021: Promoting diversity in STEM education and careers
(Contributed) March 3, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Diverse Voices, a Baskin School of Engineering professional speaker series spotlighting industry leaders and Baskin Engineering alumni, returns April 2021 for its third season. The Diverse Voices […]
Watch: Reed Hastings, Netflix cofounder and CEO, gives keynote address at NEST Flight
March 3, 2021 — Watsonville, CA From Digital NEST: During day one of NEST Flight 2021, we got a warm welcome from Amber Gonzales-Vargas from the Latino Community Foundation and Jacob Martinez the founder of […]
Perfect Your Pitch, Gain Exposure, and Compete for Prizes at the 12th Annual Startup Challenge Monterey Bay
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 24, 2021 — Marina, CA Whether you own a new business, run a non-profit, or are a student with a business plan, the 12th Annual […]
Q&A: Einar Vollset talks about TinySeed, early stage SaaS fund
By Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 24, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Einar Vollset, one of two partners at TinySeed.com, informed me recently that TinySeed just raised its second fund at […]
Dennis Donohue: As AgTech Advances, Building a Talent Pipeline is the Next Big Step
By Dennis DonohueDirector, Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT)Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat February 24, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Dennis Donohue is the Director of Western Growers Center for Innovation […]
LinkedIn, Zynga founders to take Joby Aviation public in $6.6B SPAC deal
By Cromwell SchubarthSilicon Valley Business Journal February 24, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: For more, read Joby Aviation to List on NYSE Through Merger With Reinvent Technology Partners.] (Photo above: Santa Cruz-based Joby Aviation […]
Poly announces new Savi 7300 Office Series
(Contributed) February 23, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Certified for Microsoft Teams the Savi 7300 Office Series ensures maximum security and privacy for the most critical calls Poly today introduced the Savi 7300 Office Series, […]
Levered News: Levered Learning Announces the Appointment of Two New Board Members
(Contributed) February 23, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA Levered Learning announces the appointment of two new members to the company’s board of directors. Ed Colligan and Thomas Aurelio Davis will join the board as independent […]
Parallel Flight Technologies to Participate in the Federal Aviation Administration’s BEYOND Program
(Contributed) February 23, 2021 — La Selva, CA BEYOND is focused on advancing UAS operations in the National Airspace System Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT), an industrial grade heavy-lift drone company, has been selected as an […]
Oldest DNA sequences reveal how mammoths evolved
By Tim StephensUC Santa Cruz February 23, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image above: This illustration represents a reconstruction of the steppe mammoths that preceded the woolly mammoth, based on genetic analysis of ancient mammoth […]