40 years ago last week, in January 1984, the world witnessed the unveiling of the Apple Macintosh by Steve Jobs—a revolutionary computer that transformed not only the tech landscape but also the very essence of Apple

West Coast Community Bancorp, the parent company of Santa Cruz County Bank, announced unaudited record earnings for the year ended December 31, 2023 of $35.2 million, a $4.2 million or 14% increase over 2022.

STEM Education Central Coast Conference is bringing together educators and the community.

UCSC’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience and the UC Disaster Resilience Network are partnering with EY on its Open Science Data Challenge.

Bay Cities’ mission is to replace polystyrene foam that is used in the wine industry with Cruz Foam, a bioengineered foam made from seafood waste, thereby reducing the plastic that is filling our landfills and oceans. 

Santa Cruz based agtech startup Neatleaf has secured an investment from AgFunder.

Joby Aviation today announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Helo Holdings, Inc., to install the first air taxi charger in the greater New York City region at the company’s heliport in Kearny, New Jersey, located just a two minute flight from Manhattan.

Tired of AI's energy binge? Numenta's channeling the brain's genius, building AI that thinks with a dim lightbulb's power. Join the sustainable future! #BrainPoweredAI #Numenta

Exciting news from OpenAI: they've just launched their GPT store, offering a wealth of tools that can significantly streamline your operations while being budget-friendly.

How did Santa Cruz based innovative retail merchandising equipment company, Purcell do in 2023?

Water analytics company Fluid Analytics recently received an award at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland.

Santa Cruz Ventures announces its first investment in farm-ng with a $10.05 million Series A funding, led by Acre Venture Partners and Xplorer Capital, among others. This investment underscores the belief in farm-ng's potential to revolutionize sustainable agriculture through robotics and AI solutions.

Apply to SCEE's annual business pitch competition, Slug Tank! Get a chance to pitch to a panel of investors.

UC Santa Cruz is offering a new Entrepreneurship + Ocean/Coastal Conservation Course.

Joby Aviation today announced it is collaborating with Atlantic Aviation to electrify existing aviation infrastructure in New York and Southern California

Remember Inboard? That Santa Cruz company that had us all zipping around like electric-powered urban surfers Well, the guy behind that, Ryan Evans, is onto something new, and it's equally wavy. Enter Shift Naturals Inc. and their first product: DownShift.

Climatize has been nominated for The Earthshot Prize, a global challenge based on five Earthshots – ambitious goals for 2030 to fix our biggest environmental problems

Want to be a part of Swellcycle’s mission to revolutionize the surf industry with innovative, eco-friendly surfboards made from recycled materials? Here’s your chance!

In this episode of Shift AI, Zach Friend Santa Cruz County Supervisor shares his journey from working in the Obama Whitehouse to helping the Biden Administration craft meaningful AI legislation with the local community in mind. He also covers the way that governments are dealing with AI regulation and the social contract that needs to be established with county constituents.

2023 was a year full of new apps and tools. Will any of them last in 2024?