#347: Four Pillars, Smartbins, More Reed, and more tech

Digest #347

Santa Cruz Economic Development (SCED) announces the update of their website based on "Four Pillars." Learn more in our exclusive Q&A.

Even though we published articles last week about Netflix founder Reed Hastings' new book, there was a ton of coverage out there, so we have more. My favorite this week is a podcast with interviewer (local GeekSpeak host) Lyle Troxell, who also works at Netflix.

Learn more about Smartbins, ZHacks, and a BART summer internship. Scroll down and start reading!

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Top Stories

City of Santa Cruz Economic Development announces the update of their website. What's the what and the why of this "Four Pillars" update? Read the article.

BART summer internships give students -- including one UCSC computer engineering senior -- real-world experience in public transportation. Read the article.

IDEO invites SmartBins to participate in a design challenge. The startup brings an automated approach to the bulk aisle. Read the article.

Z Hacks -- coming up Sept 19-25 -- invites a broad range of project entries, from code to any kind of art, including dance, poetry, painting, or sculpture. Read this article.

Listen to local Lyle Troxell (think: GeekSpeak) interview Reed Hastings (also local) in this behind the streams of working at Netflix podcast. Listen to the podcast.

NY Times: Reed Hastings had us all staying home before we had to. Read the article.

Here's yet another article about Reed Hastings' new book. Read the article.