Digest #134

Here's the news you need to know.

There was a wide variety of "unveiling" this past week. Plantronics unveiled two new products. Cruzio and City of Santa Cruz unveiled a relationship with Siklu for the Gigabit project. MakersFactory unveiled CloudSTEAM, and the Genomics Institute unveiled the BRCA Exchange.

We have a plethora of new jobs (including internships) on our jobs page. And, we have a full assortment of upcoming events on our events page.

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Sara Isenberg

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Santa Cruz Tech Beat

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Top Stories

Enter Siklu. In a first-of-its kind deployment in the US, this Santa Cruz project will show how ultra-high frequency wireless tech can extend the reach of existing fiber. Read this story.

The BRCA Exchange will help patients, clinicians, and researchers seeking information on BRCA1 and BRCA2, the "breast cancer" genes. Read this story.

MakersFactory introduces CloudSTEAM, an interdisciplinary system that "exploits the synergy between Minecraft and 3D printing by adding real 3D object value to Game-Based Learning systems." Read this story.

An upcoming event aims to help ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) & Digital Media Educators share resources in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties. Read this story.

Plantronics unveils the Voyager 5200 Bluetooth headset with Windsmart technology and BackBeat GO 3 wireless stereo earbuds. Read this story.

Sixteen UCSC teams will vie for the top prize of $4000 at 4th annual Business Design Showcase to be held in Silicon Valley. Read this story.

In the shadow of Silicon Valley, a new crop of tech-savvy farmers will emerge to connect Watsonville's farming industry to Silicon Valley resources. Read this story.

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Events

Note: Dates, times, and locations are all subject to change. Be sure to check the event website for your event.

Tue Apr 12, 6pm: Startup Monterey Bay Tech Meetup at The Press Club, Seaside.

Sat Apr 16, 10am-6pm: Santa Cruz Mini Maker Faire at Gateway School.

Tue Apr 19, 6pm: Design Santa Cruz Meetup at NextSpace.

Wed Apr 20, 5pm: Santa Cruz Women's Javascript/FrontEnd Development Meetup at Looker.

Wed Apr 20, 6:30pm: Santa Cruz Bitcoin & Cryto-currency Meetup at NextSpace.

Fri Apr 22, 8am-6:30pm: 82% Micro Business Summit at Cabrillo College VAPA Complex.

Sat Apr 23, 10am-8pm: HerScript(Hackathon); at Digital NEST.

Mon Apr 25, 11am-2pm: DNA Day 2016 at UCSC's Baskin Engineering Courtyard.

Tue Apr 26, MBEP Second Annual Regional Economic Summit at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Monterey.

Wed Apr 27, 4-6pm, Monterey County and Santa Cruz County ICT & Digital Media Educators Meeting at Castroville Library.

Wed Apr 27, 6:30pm: Santa Cruz County AgTech Meetup at Digital NEST.

Thu Apr 28 - Sun May 1: DANM Exhibition at UCSC DARC.

Sat Apr 30, 5-9pm: DANM Exhibition Reception at UCSC DARC.

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