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SCW Establishes Meetup Group For Pets
Santa Cruz Works establishes a meetup group for pets.
Cruzio Employees to Open In-N-Out Burger On the Santa Cruz Boardwalk
Santa Cruz Works can confirm that a source close to James Hackett and Chris Frost from Cruzio Internet will be opening up an In-N-Out Burger the first week of May.
Apple Acquires Joby Aviation
Apple Inc. completed the transaction late Thursday night to acquire Joby Aviation, a California-based company developing an all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, in an all out cash purchase that is rumored to be over 92 billion dollars.
First Netflix, then Poly, now Looker?
We were saddened to read the Emerging Tech Brew article “Before layoffs hit Google-owned Looker, workers unknowingly trained their replacements”.
Paystand Delivers First Business Expense Card With Rewards Paid Out Exclusively in Cryptocurrency
Paystand – the leader in blockchain-enabled B2B payments – today introduced the first business expense card with native crypto rewards.
UCSC Ph.D. Students Dive Deep Into Engineering Open-Domain Dialogue AI with the Support of Industry Partners
LivePerson, which builds conversational AI, is funding two student’s study of the models that drive chatbots, digital assistants, and more.
UCSC Awards Seed Funding Grants for Early-Stage Research & Creative Projects
The UCSC Office of Research has awarded funds this month to 19 projects through its inaugural Seed Funding for Early Stage Initiatives program.
UCSC Partners with YFIOB for K-12
UCSC partnering up with “Your Future is Our Business” to explore new ways to connect K-12 students with industry professionals. You too can participate. Find out how.
Student Corner: Community Medicinal Garden
Youth for Environmental Action began working on a community medicinal garden project with a focus on environmental sustainability and the implementation of local communal changes.
Robotics Cats Aims to Detect Forest Fires in Korea
Robotics Cats and NDK collaborate to detect wildfires in South Korea.
HP to Acquire Poly
HP Inc. today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Poly in an all-cash transaction for $40 per share, implying a total enterprise value of $3.3 billion, inclusive of Poly’s net debt.
Joby Q4 2021 Shareholder Letter
Read the fourth quarter financial results and full Letter to Shareholders from Joby Aviation.
Young Blue Tech Entrepreneurs Building ROVs in Harvey West
Santa Cruz high schoolers will compete at the 21st annual MATE ROV Competition. You can help them!
Startup Sandbox Sees Success in 2022
Despite a number of setbacks over the past 2 years, Startup Sandbox graduated a number of new startups.
Gazelle Electric Bikes Opens Experience Demo Center
Gazelle Electric Bikes open a branded experience and demo center in Santa Cruz, California.
Astrea Forensics Aids Investigation of "Ina Jane Doe"
Astrea Forensics, a pioneer of new forensic DNA methods, aided the investigation this month to successfully identify ‘Ina Jane Doe’.
Branding Your Business For Social Good
Eric Ressler, Founder & Creative Director of Cosmic, and Will Wiseman, CEO/Co-founder of Climatize discuss challenges and ways in which branding and communications can be used to make a social impact.
Challenge: Bowl for Kid’s Sake Event
Challenge your local tech companies to bowl for Big Brothers Big Sisters. This annual fund raiser is your chance to bowl for a great cause.
PayStand Welcomes Alexandra Navarro
Santa Cruz Works celebrated the announcement of PayStand’s newest hire: Alexandra “Alex” Navarro.
Why I Will Host a "Women in Tech" Event
When Karissa Wood from Amazon Web Services offered to host an International Women’s Day event, Chris Miller, CEO of Cloud Brigade jumped at the offer.