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Joby Marks Production Launch, Receives Permit to Fly First Aircraft Built on Production Line
California Governor Gavin Newsom visited Joby's facilities on Sunday to meet with Joby team members and celebrate the Company’s progress.
SCA5 Startup, Edily Learning Pitches at VidCon
Santa Cruz Accelerates 5th cohort member, Edily Learning, attends VidCon.
Revolutionizing Agriculture: How Farm-ng Uses Robotics to Support Farmers and Drive Innovation
Need an Amiga to help you farm? Learn about the new technology that is helping farmers and accelerating innovation in agriculture.
New E-Bike Share Program for the City of Santa Cruz Launched
Have you seen the new black and white E-bikes around town? They’re all over Santa Cruz and here to stay!
EVEN Recharge Attends Zero Emission Truck and Off-Road Showcase
Santa Cruz Accelerates 5th Cohort member EVEN Recharge made its first public appearance of their Mobile EV Charging Hub.
Ambient Redefines the In-store Shopping Experience
As electronic shelf labels begin to see broader adoption, the impact of millions of discarded batteries is increasing. Enter Ambient, wielding their biodegradable high power density PV cells, ready to revolutionize the world of ESLs.
Cruz Foam Celebrates Plastic Free July California Style Announcing Its First Cold Chain Customers
It’s time to celebrate Plastic Free July and no better way to do that at Cruz Foam than shipping our first cold chain products with customers like Verve Coffee and Real Good Fish both based here in Santa Cruz.
PVUSD’s Exemplary Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Hosts National Family Childcare Forum
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program hosted the National Family Childcare Forum.
Santa Cruz County Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Payment to Shareholders
Santa Cruz County Bank reported that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share.
Cruz Foam Joins LVMH's Exclusive Startup Acceleration Program
Cruz Foam Joins LVMH's Exclusive Startup Acceleration Program for Sustainable Innovation. 'This prestigious program introduces collaboration on various projects between an elite cohort of 29 startups...for which Cruz Foam was selected.'
AI News: ChatGPT - Separating Fact from Fiction on AGI Capabilities
Remember that time you were super impressed by your friend who could recite the entire periodic table backwards, but when asked to plan a road trip, couldn't get past packing snacks? That's kind of how the artificial intelligence world is feeling about GPT-4.
Fonda Invited to Pitch at Bay Angels
The folks at Fonda Technologies must have been jumping out of their skins with excitement recently. Why, you ask? Because they were hand-picked to strut their stuff at Bay Angels' June pitch event!
Letter to Santa Cruz County Supervisors
As we find ourselves poised on the cusp of this era powered by A.I., it becomes vitally important that we recognize the promise held within this technology to elevate and enhance our communities. These tensions between privacy and convenience, between innovation and regulation, are the knots we must untangle as we navigate our way towards the future. And as we do so, a measure of humor and self-awareness might not be amiss.
AI News: AI Regulations Begin
Europe took a step toward AI regulations last week with a European Parliament vote on the AI Act, a proposed law that would establish requirements for AI makers and users based on risk levels.
Jane Technologies Launches Revolutionary New Point-Of-Sale Platform
Jane leverages leading, proprietary e-commerce technology to enhance in-store shopping experience and empower retailers.
First Ever Onewheel Rider's Summit
Onewheel invited the trail blazers of the Onewheel world together for a few days at Santa Cruz HQ to ride, imagine the future of the sport, ideate on product development and share visions of a more radical future.
Climatize Selected to Join New Energy Nexus' Climate Fintech Accelerator
Climatize has been selected to join New Energy Nexus' Climate Fintech accelerator.
UCSC Team Wins at UCSC Farm Robotics Challenge
An interdisciplinary team of students and researchers created an autonomous weeder which was recently recognized with the Small Farm prize at the inaugural Farm Robotics Challenge.
New Director of CITRIS at UC Santa Cruz Appointed
Katia Obraczka, professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has been appointed director of the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS) and the Banatao Institute at UC Santa Cruz.
Joby and GKN Party Talk
Imagine you're at a party. A really boring party. The kind of party where everyone is talking about their jobs in finance or discussing the latest episode of some overrated TV show. Suddenly, someone comes up to you and says, "Hey, have you ever thought about thermoplastic composites for flight control surfaces?"