Digest #289              

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Highlights today include a report from the annual Forbes AgTech Summit in Salinas, a report from the DART Drone & Robotics Symposium in Monterey, and a Q&A with the founding CEO of an early stage life science (biotech) startup that's just coming out of stealth mode. We also share some Netflix history with a local twist and provide a "heads up" on a related book that's coming out in September. 
 
There's more so scroll down and start reading!
 
Sara Isenberg
Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
Santa Cruz Tech Beat
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Q&A: Early stage life science startup, Claret Bio, comes out of stealth mode. The founding CEO talks about what the company does, the "aha moment," and the connections to UCSC. Read this article.  
 
 
AGTools rolled out its SaaS dashboard for growers, shippers, and retail buyers covering more than 530 commodities of fruits, vegetables, nuts, herbs and ornamentals. Read this article.  
 
 
The Central Coast is uniquely poised to become a leader and drive economic expansion in the drone and robotics industry. So, of course, it makes sense to have a symposium. Read this article.   
 

It's no accident that Netflix started in Santa Cruz. You may think of Netflix as a Los Gatos company but if you scratch the surface, there's a solid Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley history. Read this article.  
 
 
Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce and Santa Cruz Works announce the formation of a strategic partnership. Read this article
 
 
The next-level of blockchain technology will redefine many industries and business processes, especially those dealing with transactional data. Read this article
 
 
Having access to wireless internet is often taken for granted, however for farmers who live in rural areas of the U.S., access to broadband can be a dire and critical need. Read this article.    
 
 
Gifts are supporting biomedical discovery that may help cancer patients as well as research on dark matter halos, some of the universe's largest structures. Read this article
 
 
 
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