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Disney’s Ross Blocher Joins 3DE Club Advisory Board

Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Ross Blocher, a Santa Cruz County–raised animation veteran who once memorized 3,200 digits of pi, joins 3DE Club’s Advisory Board to mentor Gen Alpha students at the intersection of creativity, technology, and storytelling.

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WeatherFlow Announces Agreement with Disney

Santa Cruz company WeatherFlow inks deal with Disney to expands tools and offerings for all customers, including informing operations at Disney properties and beyond.

November 2, 2026

When an AI Agent Asks "What Did You Mean?", Who Answers?

A UCSC student team working with Scale AI has found a soft spot in agentic AI: ambiguity. At New Tech on November 5, they'll show how attackers exploit it and how to defend against it.

November 1, 2026

The AI Money Machine: Circle Jerking?

AI is either curing cancer or ending humanity, or so we’re told. A third possibility: it runs out of money. Using Ed Zitron’s conversation with Jon Stewart, one self-confessed simple mind traces the dollars from chipmakers to AI labs to startups and back again, asking who’s paying, and for how long.

Your Molecules Are Ready for Their Close-Up

UCSC's Biomolecular cryo-EM facility can image molecules and materials at near-atomic resolution. Director Vitor Hugo Balasco Serrão is now open to local companies ready to push their research and products further.

October 29, 2026

New Tech #198: We're Lighting the 20th-Anniversary Fireworks Early

Santa Cruz Works New Tech turns 20 in February 2027. Why wait? On Thursday, November 5, ElevationXR, Farmblox, g-SPACE, Printed Living, and Scale AI light the fuse at our 198th New Tech showcase.

From Sketch to Spotlight: 3DE Club Brings Inventor Academy to Nine Pajaro Valley Elementary Schools

3DE Club and PVUSD Expanded Learning are bringing Inventor Academy to nine Watsonville-area elementary schools, where kids design, 3D print, and pitch their own inventions while building confidence and future-ready skills.

Cabrillo College Offers New Classes for Spring Semester

In response to a growing need for high-skill, in-demand careers, Cabrillo College is offering 12 new classes for spring semester, which starts January 25, 2027.

Kate Roberts Returns as Interim CEO of Monterey Bay Economic Partnership

A familiar face returns: MBEP's longtime former leader and Santa Cruz Works alum Kate Roberts steps back in as interim CEO.

Santa Cruz Faces a More Extreme Climate as Historic El Niño Takes Shape

New research from UC Santa Cruz warns of stronger storms, worsening droughts and mounting coastal risks. With an unusually powerful El Niño developing in the Pacific, the region may soon face another test.

October 28, 2026

The Sphere Is Spectacular. Now Make It Fit in a Parking Lot.

Elevation XR's Sean Ahearn brings Sphere-style immersion to modular geodesic domes that can land almost anywhere. He will present at Santa Cruz Works New Tech on November 5. Bring questions.