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Jack Baskin, an entrepreneur and major philanthropic supporter of UCSC and the Santa Cruz community, died on January 12. He was 100. Read this article.
Dave Evans & Dean Hovey will speak on Re-Designing Design Thinking at the Feb 5 SCW Tech meetup. Read this article.
For the eighth consecutive year, CSUMB is set to host Startup Weekend Monterey Bay, coming up in late January. Read this article.
Cruzio's $2.45M broadband grant to build high-speed fiber optic internet connectivity will benefit seven underserved mobile home parks in the Capitola area. Read this article.
UCSC has received a $1M gift to establish the William Wallace Campbell Director’s Fund for Lick Observatory. Read this article.
Poly's David Danto offers six predictions for collaboration in the next decade. Read this article.
ICYMI #1: Joby Aviation raises $590M in Series C financing to launch air taxi service. Read this article.
ICYMI #2: Toyota makes a new $394M bet on flying taxis. Read this article.
