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Paystand raises $20M to give businesses a frictionless, open infrastructure for commercial finance
(Contributed) February 6, 2020 — Scotts Valley, CA Blockchain payments leader accelerates expansion of zero-fee, Payments-as-a-Service platform for the B2B enterprise cash cycle. Paystand , the fastest growing blockchain-enabled commercial payments platform, today announced it […]
What do community college students gain from engineering abroad programs?
By Jo-Ann Panzardi, Chair of the Engineering Dept at Cabrillo College,Xitlali Galmez and Kurt DeGregorio, students at Cabrillo College February 4, 2020 — Aptos [Editor’s note: This paper, originally titled “What impact does an engineering […]
Rope Partner, leader in wind turbine blade repair, maintenance, and performance-enhancing services, has been acquired
(Contributed) January 30, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: If you’re interested, read the NY Timess’ 2009 backstory on Rope Partner.] As the global wind power O&M market expands, Rope Partner secures new investors […]
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 […]
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 […]
Design Santa Cruz has a Vision for 2020
(Source: Design Santa Cruz Meetup) By Ted Holladay January 9, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA 2020 will be an exciting time for the Design Santa Cruz meetup. Let’s gather to discuss the new year, and […]
Uber’s plan to launch an air taxi service in 2023 just got a boost from Joby Aviation
By Andrew J. Hawkins The Verge December 21, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: An older rendering of Joby Aviation’s aircraft; the company has not revealed its latest prototype yet. Contributed.) Joe Ben Bevirt, […]
UC Santa Cruz to expand successful Girls in Engineering program
(Contributed) Special for Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 22, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA Women are still drastically underrepresented in computing careers. The Girls in Engineering program aims to help remedy this disproportion and bring […]
Call for speakers! Two-day celebration of joy, excitement, surprise of computing, returns to Santa Cruz in February 2020
(Source: Bangbangcon website) November 19, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA From http://bangbangcon.com/west/cfp: Con West is back for our second year of celebrating the joy, excitement, and surprise of computing, and we want you to submit […]
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 […]