Independent Banker Magazine featured Santa Cruz County Bank as a Trailblazer, a designation given to community banks on the forefront of industry advances.

Joby Aviation recently completed aircraft characterization testing for High-Intensity Radiated Field at Edwards AFB, partnering with experienced USAF and Naval Surface Warfare Center personnel.

Leaders from a wide range of fields will lend their unique perspectives on ways to advance UCSC’s mission, and expand impact.

At CruzHacks 2024, students created SignSight, a mobile phone application that interprets American Sign Language (ASL). It allows the user to record and translate someone's ASL gestures using a computer vision-based action recognition model.

Want a centralized database for customer info, to streamline your business operations, and make your life easier? Consider using a CRM.

The Santa Cruz tech community is the Best!! What an amazing night connecting with old and new friends and growing the Santa Cruz County tech ecosystem. Thank you to all who attended Remarkable AI.

Moss Landing-based Verdagy announced today that it has entered into a joint development and marketing agreement with Samsung Engineering to develop green hydrogen.

Central Coast coalition granted funding from the California Jobs First Regional Investment Initiative.

Two weeks ago, Figure announced a partnership with OpenAI to do just that. Today, we get our first glimpse of the future, and let me tell you, it's both exciting and slightly creepy.

Ten lessons on how to embody grace from tech titan Guy Kawasaki. Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva and the creator of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast.

Are you hiring soon? Check out Santa Cruz Launchpad 2024!

Have a child in 6-12 grade who is interested in Cyber Security? The free Spring CyberClub invites students to join for a 6 week quest to conquer the cybersecurity universe. 

The California Sourcing & Procurement Platform (CSPP), spearheaded by CMTC and its California’s Manufacturing Network partners, is a nationwide digital marketplace for manufacturers. It facilitates self-directed, efficient sourcing by connecting buyers and suppliers, enabling collaboration, business showcasing, and exploration of unlimited opportunities.

The wizards of drone tech - Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT) - is making air waves. They've just inked a deal with Alpha Drones USA, a big player in the drone game, for not one, but for five of their Firefly drones

Industry Day hosted by the Institute for the Biology of Stem Cells (IBSC) will feature research poster sessions, panel discussions, fireside chats, and company booths.

Hello, curious minds! Today, we're diving into the deep, often exaggerated world of AI hyperboles. It's like that time you thought microwaving a burrito for an extra minute would turn it into charcoal, but way, way more dramatic.

The World Economic Forum recently published an article exploring the profound impact artificial intelligence (AI) is set to have on the job market of the future. This forward-looking piece surveys the evolving landscape of employment, highlighting both the challenges and opportunities AI introduces. Here is a summary of the article:

RealSeq Biosciences, a Santa Cruz biotech firm, recently secured additional funding to advance their revolutionary RNA diagnostics, aiming to transform early disease detection and patient care with their Ribomarker® platform.

In a move aimed at nurturing the future of aviation, the Federal Aviation Administration has allocated $13.5 million in grants to thirty-two schools across the United States.

Coastal communities face escalating risks from climate change, natural disasters, and the loss of coastal habitats. In response to these pressing issues, the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience (CCCR) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have signed an agreement to address these challenges with equitable, nature-based solutions.