Amazon’s new AI-powered smart glasses will give delivery drivers hands-free navigation and real-time delivery guidance.

CSUMB graduate Elsa Tamayo combines creativity and strategy as a Marketing and Communications Intern at Siena House.

Santa Cruz leaders united at the Wharf to oppose renewed Trump administration plans for offshore drilling and seabed mining, citing leaked documents and vowing to protect the Monterey Bay sanctuary through public action and stronger legal safeguards.

UCSC’s 2025 Ideathon spanned three days as 23 teams advanced from idea to pitch to funding, winning $10k+ across AI, BioTech, Service, and Hardware. Women-led teams dominated; partners and judges propelled momentum toward upcoming competitions

The Genomics Rooftop Mixer brought together leaders in genomics, biotech, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by Santa Cruz Works and UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute, it showcased breakthrough ideas through lightning talks and demos—capturing the final spark of summer in inspiring photos.

Former Innovation Within AHSC Intern, Jared Esquivel, elevated his web development and user-experience skills, benefiting both himself and Innovation Within.

Joby announced a collaboration with NVIDIA, marked by NVIDIA's selection of Joby as the only aviation launch partner for the new NVIDIA IGX Thor platform

UC Santa Cruz has earned a prestigious spotlight on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2025 list, recognizing two groundbreaking projects with significant contributions from the university's researchers, students, and alumni.

Join Save Our Shores’ urgent press event Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 10 AM on the Santa Cruz Wharf. Unite with local leaders to oppose offshore oil and seabed mining. Free parking 9–11:30 AM. Act now.

Are you a Santa Cruz County maker? Share your creation with us and we’ll include it in our annual holiday gift guide!

AI has transformed entrepreneurship from slow, manual grind to high-speed creation. Startups now build smarter, not bigger—leveraging AI tools, infrastructure, and models to outpace traditional development. The new gold rush isn’t apps—it’s the algorithms and architectures powering them.

The City of Santa Cruz has launched its newly redesigned website offering an improved, mobile-friendly platform and is actively welcoming community feedback to ensure the site best serves all residents.

In a digital world obsessed with efficiency, the Genomics Rooftop Mixer on October 28 reminds us that real progress still happens face-to-face — where trust, curiosity, and collaboration ignite ideas no algorithm can replicate.

The United Nations is hosting their Reboot the Earth Hackathon at UC Santa Cruz.

Angela Brooks and her team are rewriting cancer research with FLAIR, a tool that reveals hidden RNA isoforms driving tumor growth and drug resistance—insights that could revolutionize precision medicine.

Introducing the AHSC Interns: Melanie Kate at Go Ask Alice provides vital digital storytelling to a beloved local business.

UCSC’s UShER platform tracks viruses in real time, turning millions of genomes into a global outbreak map used by the CDC and WHO. Meet the team behind the pandemic’s hidden hero at the Genomics Rooftop Mixer on October 28.

UCSC’s Braingeneers are growing living human brain organoids—tiny neural networks that light up, connect, and respond like real tissue.

PVUSD urgently needs your expertise to help shape the future of education.

GOODLES has officially landed on LinkedIn's Top U.S. Startups list for 2025.