News Highlights
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I like my AI with flaws - By Graeme Devine
Local tech icon, computer game designer, Graeme Devine (Magic Leap, Apple, Microsoft, GRL Games, QXR Studios) shares his thoughts on AI.
Santa Cruz County Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Payment to Shareholders
Santa Cruz County Bank declares quarterly cash dividend payment to shareholders.
Paystand Adds New Treasury Offerings for Managing Cash in the Wake of Bank Failure
Major financial entities are changing things up in response to SVB collapse. Paystand announces a new suite of AR and AP tools designed to help businesses manage their full cycle treasury and to better optimize their cash flow under any set of market conditions:
Paystands' Alexandra Navarro Shares Pandemic Lessons
Paystand’s Alexandra Navarro shares lessons she learned during the pandemic.
Cloud Brigade Re-Launches Meetup Groups
Interested in AWS or DeepRacer? Come learn more and join these Meetup groups.
PishPosh: Doing Good Made Easier
PishPosh is a new app wherein: users can log any trash they pick up in their area. Each item of trash picked up earns them points, which they can redeem to enter giveaways, earn prizes, or convert to community service hours.
Silicon Valley Bank: The End of an Era?
What does the future hold for Silicon Valley Bank? Some analysts believe that the bank's decline is irreversible, with too many competitors and too much damage to its reputation. Is this the end of an era?
UC Santa Cruz Grad Slam 2023 Winner Christa Seidl
Christa Seidl, 5th-year Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Ph.D. student at UC Santa Cruz, wins the 2023 Grad Slam with her presentation.
Revolutionary Paint Technology Offers Solution to Combat Rising Temperatures and Energy Costs
Around the world, cities are struggling to combat the combined crises of rising temperatures and rising energy costs, but what if the answer was as simple as paint?
NEST Flight Keynote Speaker and Scholarship Prizes Announced, Volunteers Needed
NEST flight announces keynote speaker, scholarships available for students, and they are currently seeking volunteers and sponsors.
Spring Opportunities for Startups: AWS, Pitching, Y combinator, and more
Are you an entrepreneur interested in applying to Y Combinator, come from an underrepresented or Latino/a background, interested in scaling your business, etc.? Check out these resources.
CruzHacks Winner Fundraises to Cure Cancer
16-year-old Kierra Wang, a member of a CruzHacks winning team, has continued her trailblazing mindset as a nominee for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Student Visionaries of the Year campaign.
USDA Wildlife Services Partners with Parallel Flight Technologies
Parallel Flight Technologies has been selected by the USDA Wildlife Services program in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force to develop and demonstrate a drone-based aerial delivery platform to eradicate invasive rodents.
Clinic: 10 Digital Marketing Myths Debunked
Join this clinic to discover the truth about digital marketing with our class "10 Digital Marketing Myths Debunked". Uncover the top ten misconceptions that may be hindering your digital marketing efforts
CEO Works Luncheon: Getting Customers
Our next CEO Works luncheon is on March 30, 2023 at 11:30. Leading this discussion is author Michael Stebbins whose recent book “Digital Marketing Fundamentals” made Amazon’s #1 New Release list.
Hero MotoCorp and Zero Motorcycles Collaboration
Hero MotoCorp and Zero Motorcycles, the manufacturer of premium electric motorcycles and powertrains, have signed agreements to collaborate on premium Electric Motorcycles.
Joby Aviation Could Pass Over Marina in Deciding Where to Build New Factory
The city is one of several across the country now being considered by Joby to house a new, much larger factory that would enable it to scale up operations.
Join the Microplastics Global Survey
Collecting samples from your local beach can help build a global map of ocean microplastic pollution. Join now!
Using Buckets and Beads to Strategically Prioritize Business Needs at CEO Works
Learn about how you can use buckets and beads strategies to prioritize your business needs.
Jane Technologies, Inc. Featured on 2023 Inc. Regionals List of the Fastest-Growing Companies in the Pacific
Jane Technologies Inc. made Inc.’s 2023 Regionals List!