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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

How to Pick a Career

In "How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)," Tim Urban explores the process of choosing a career that aligns with your values, interests, and skills.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

AI News: The Future of Work

In an opinion piece in The New York Times, the author discusses the potential for AI to create new jobs and transform the nature of work. The article argues that while it is true that AI will automate many jobs, it will also create new ones

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

AI News: ChatGPT Gets Superpowers

ChatGPT can generate human-like text while Wolfram Alpha can use its knowledge to provide precise, symbolic computational language. This allows the user to ask questions in natural language and get accurate answers based on real data.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Cruz Foam Achieves Major Milestone

Santa Cruz-based Cruz Foam proudly announced today a peer-reviewed cradle-to-grave life cycle assessment was conducted to evaluate their product’s environmental impact.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Santa Cruz County Bank Reports Earnings For Q1

Santa Cruz County Bank, with assets of $1.73 billion, is a top-rated community bank headquartered in Santa Cruz County. Today, the Bank announced unaudited earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Let's Green CA with EV Charging SB 823

Lets Green CA informed Californians that SB 832 will come before Senate Energy, Utilities, and Communications Committee on April 24. Add your company to endorsements.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Cloud Brigade Presents: Generative AI MeetUp

Join Cloud Brigade for an evening of discussion around Generative AI on Tuesday April 24th. Art Chan will present on the topic of Generative AI technology, including industry trends, new tools, and best practices for implementation.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Netflix Launched 25 Years Ago Today

Exactly 25 years ago today - on April 14th, 1998, at 8 am in the morning, Eric Meyer leaned forward, tapped a few keys on his laptop, and launched Netflix to the world.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

UCSC Tech4Good Luncheon

The Tech4Good Lab at UC Santa Cruz is organizing its first annual Tech4Good community luncheon on April 29th from 11:30-1pm.

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Malina Long Malina Long

Santa Cruz Launchpad Is Back!

The largest job fair in Santa Cruz County is back! Plus, $50,000 in cash prizes for the student business plan pitch competition.

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