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Digest #227
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Here's the news you need to know.
You may recall that Joby Aviation is building a fully-electric, vertical take-off and landing passenger aircraft with $100M Series B funding secured in February. Well, y'all, there's another player in town. Google co-founder Larry Page has "pulled the covers off his secretive Hollister-based project to build a self-piloted air taxi." According to the author, there's a strong possibility that "it will be manufactured in a new plant at Hollister Airport by a workforce of up to 200 people."
There's more so scroll down and start reading!
Sara Isenberg
Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
Santa Cruz Tech Beat
http://santacruztechbeat.com
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Third time's the charm: the Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire returns yet again, but this year's event will be held in a new location. Read this article.
Western Growers Center for Innovation & TecWestern Grower's Center for Innovation & Technology (WGCIT) resident startup BioLumic raises $5m Series A to commercialize UV-based crop enhancement tech. Read this article.
Here's additional news from WGCIT, the agtech incubator in Salinas, from current residents and a graduate. Read this article.
As in past years, UC Santa Cruz is featured in Princeton Review's Top Game Design Schools 2018. Read this article.
A team of seismologists has developed a new measurement of seismic energy release that can be applied to large earthquakes. Read this article.
Q&A w/ Lissa Daniels: "Technology is going to help us all get more personal. Data, behavioral intent, and AI can help us all make the experience more personal for our leads and customers." Read this article.
Scientist Anela Choy of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) is among 15 women to receive a competitive international award for women in science. Read this article.
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