Farm-ng's Amiga farming robot is revolutionizing small farms with affordable automation, predicting 3x sales growth in 2025. New software updates boost efficiency, enabling farmers to pre-program tasks and streamline field operations.

Climatize just crossed $9,000,000 in investments in renewable energy projects. That’s not a small number. That’s a “we’re-not-just-dreaming-anymore” number.

A webinar with Dr. Jon Haveman on Tuesday gave participants a chance to hear an update to data presented by the renowned economist at MBEP's May 2025 Regional Economic Outlook.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first breathtaking images from the world’s largest digital camera.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) announced today that the first-ever enrollment window for its revolutionary new early college pathway program, PV Advance, has already reached capacity—in less than two weeks.

RP Affordable Housing and Community Development has secured financing for Westside Village which will bring 38 new affordable homes to Santa Cruz.

Verdagy, a leading green hydrogen electrolysis company, today announced a strategic leadership transition to accelerate its commercial expansion.

Immergo Labs has been accepted into NVIDIA’s Inception Program.

Ian McHenry found it lonely without a team of engineers to build a product. Then Maurice entered his life. Prompt and poof!

SV Labs has launched direct compression tablet manufacturing at its Watsonville, CA facility, offering North American beauty, personal, and home care brands a scalable, cost-effective U.S.-based solution for solid-format products.

At 10 AM PST on Wednesday, July 23, WORLD BLUE MIND DAY, a paddle out from Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz will celebrate the life of marine scientist, author, and Blue Mind innovator Wallace J Nichols, who passed away in 2024 at the age of 56.

Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA are uniting in a shared commitment to collaborate on AAM aircraft certification.

A Nobel Prize-winner, a Johns Hopkins doctor, and a university leader on why billions of dollars in NIH funding is worth the price.

The Santa Cruz City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would prohibit the sale of filtered tobacco products within City limits, making Santa Cruz one of the first cities in the nation to advance this environmental and public health policy. 

Verdagy, a leading clean hydrogen electrolysis company, has partnered with Mainspring Energy, Inc. to establish a hydrogen-powered linear generator installation in Moss Landing, California.

Colligan Clinical Diagnostic Lab is now CLIA-certified to test pediatric cancer samples using advanced RNA sequencing, aiming to identify life-saving treatments by detecting targets traditional DNA tests may overlook.

PVUSD launches a groundbreaking new CTE pathway that would offer students the experience of building a fully operational aircraft.

The RTC’s proposed $4.28B rail project is financially unrealistic, serving few riders at high cost. Cheaper, flexible alternatives like e-pods on a greenway trail offer smarter, scalable transit without misleading voters or bankrupting taxpayers.

Our Summer rooftop mixer was a huge success with over 250 attendees from CruzHacks 2025, Santa Cruz Launchpad 2025, and the usual suspects (the Santa Cruz entrepreneurial community). Such a beautiful venue at Anton Pacific. Photos by Genevieve Rico.

A Washington Post test found Claude outperformed ChatGPT and others in reading comprehension across literature, law, science, and politics—though all bots showed inconsistency, hallucinations, and missed critical details.