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Cloud Brigade Announces AI Chatbot Development Service
Explore the potential of AI and LLMs for your business with Chris Miller’s latest blog. From ChatGPT's applications to understanding diverse LLMs, Cloud Brigade guides you in harnessing AI's practical benefits.
Amazon's Generative AI Advancements
Amazon unveiled game-changing generative AI advancements at the AWS Summit, improving healthcare documentation, offering free AI courses, expanding model choices, and enhancing conversational capabilities.
Turn Ideas into Execution with Eager Minds – Connect with Our Engineering Students Today!
CSSPP at Baskin Engineering, UC Santa Cruz provides an opportunity for companies to get interesting, high-value projects done inexpensively, and to get to know and potentially make job offers to teams of three to five graduating seniors.
Senator Laird Ensures Funding for Joint Cabrillo College-UCSC Student Housing Project
With the Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program, UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College students will have access to a new housing option in the future.
Hubspot's AI-Powered Growth Hacks for Startups
Hubspot is not just a CRM. With Hubspot’s new AI tools, it can help you improve your content, optimize your SEO, and efficiently work with customers.
Digital NEST Opens Modesto, California Center
The Digital Nest’s Modesto Center is finally open to students!
Gov Newsom Signs Executive Order to Prepare California for AI
Governor Newsom issued an Executive Order on how to deploy GenAI ethically and responsibly throughout state government, protect and prepare for potential harms, and remain the world’s AI leader.
SapientX Announces It's First Life-Size, 3D Talking Avatar Used in a Public Space
SapientX, a leading supplier of AI-powered, talking characters announced the first life-size, 3D talking avatar that works as a guide at the Liberty Station retail complex in San Diego.
Joby Subsidiary H2FLY Completes World’s First Piloted Flight of Liquid Hydrogen Powered Electric Aircraft
H2FLY, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Joby Aviation, today announced the successful completion of the world’s first piloted flight of a liquid hydrogen-powered electric aircraft.
Finalists Announced for Santa Cruz Accelerates 5th Annual Pitch Contest
Did you grab your tickets yet? What are you waiting for? Watch and vote for your favorite Santa Cruz Accelerates startup.
Cleared for Takeoff: Joby's Subsidiary, Avionyx is Growing in Costa Rica
Avionyx is growing rapidly to meet the software verification needs of Joby’s aircraft program and its other customers. The team has moved into a larger office in Costa Rica.
Ambient Photonics Raises $30M in Series A2 Funding
Ambient Photonics, a pioneer in low-light energy harvesting technology for connected devices, has secured $30 million in a Series A2 funding round.
Interview: Dan Wallace, Co-founder & CTO of Capstan Medical
We sat down with Dan Wallace, co-founder & CTO. In this interview, we learned that Dan was a former flight controller at NASA. His journey progressed from aerospace to the field of surgery.
X Marks the Musk! A Deep Dive into Elon's "X-traordinary" Naming Conventions
Let's talk about Elon Musk: the billionaire entrepreneur, the wannabe Martian, and apparently the guy who's single-handedly trying to buy all the X's from the alphabet.
A JoeBen Story by Jim Langley
Okay, let's get something straight. Turning 50 isn't about sulking into the abyss of mid-life crisis anymore; not if you're JoeBen, at least. His wife Jenny decided to throw a party extravaganza.
Paystand Marks Its Fourth Year on Inc. 5000 with More Than Sixfold Growth Since 2019
Paystand’s extraordinary ongoing growth has catapulted the company to its fourth straight placement on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies.
Chicony Selects Ambient Photonics to Power Sustainable Next-generation Keyboard
Ambient Photonics and Chicony today announced their plans to develop a revolutionary battery-free, wireless keyboard that is powered by Ambient’s breakthrough low-light solar photovoltaic cells.
New Blood Test Developed by UCSC Researchers Significantly Improve Cancer Detection
A novel liquid biopsy technology developed by Assistant Professor of Biomolecular Engineering Daniel Kim’s lab leverages RNA “dark matter” to enhance cancer diagnosis.
Ambient & e-peas Partner for Efficient Power Solutions in Connected Devices
Strategic partnership aims to power a new category of sustainable solar-powered connected devices by pairing Ambient’s indoor solar cell technology and e-peas semiconductors.
Joby Aviation Comments on Their Marina Manufacturing Facility
While news last week got a lot of buzz on where Joby Aviation is planning on moving their next manufacturing facility between North Carolina and Ohio, Joby has commented on their current facility in Marina.