Business Digest, April 12, 2014: Identity theft talk Wednesday
SANTA CRUZ Identity theft talk slated Wednesday Business Professionals of Santa Cruz County will meet for networking 9:15-10:45 a.
View ArticleSilicon Valley's wealthy scramble for San Francisco's luxury condos
A shortage of high-end condos has newly minted tech millionaires scrambling for a pied-a-terre in San Francisco. They want a view and all the latest amenities — but there’s little available, according...
View ArticleCapitola Beach parking lot to open at end of April
CAPITOLA >> Alyce Richardson, proprietor at She Sells Seashells and More, is looking forward to more parking for Capitola Village.
View ArticleUC Santa Cruz hackathon rewards student creativity
SANTA CRUZ >> The first weekend hackathon at UC Santa Cruz got rave reviews from students, judges and organizers, and is likely to return next spring.
View ArticleHigh expectations for eBay to prove tech prowess
As the retail industry goes through dramatic changes, eBay is poised to become one of the most powerful tech companies to reshape shopping in the digital age.
View ArticleNetflix: Video speeds improved dramatically after Comcast deal
Netflix's videos are streaming through Comcast's Internet service at their highest speeds in the past 17 months now that Netflix is paying for a more direct connection to Comcast's network.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, April 15, 2014: She Sells Seashells hosts Thursday mixer
CAPITOLA She Sells Seashells hosts Thursday mixer She Sells Seashells and More will host a networking mixer for the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.
View ArticleTime's almost up for last-minute tax filers
Watsonville >> David Rocha of Freedom Tax Service was busy Monday as clients came in to sign forms in advance of Tuesday's deadline for filing state and federal tax returns.
View ArticleApril 15: Last call to buy health insurance for 2014
APTOS >> Six and a half months after the Covered California rollout began and a day before the April 15 enrollment deadline, local insurance agents offered their assessment and ideas on how to...
View ArticleTech stocks in the spotlight as earnings season kicks off
After a stretch in which investors dumped many of Silicon Valley’s high-flying Web stocks like hot potatoes, it’s time for the former Wall Street darlings to show their stuff. Earnings season begins...
View ArticleGoogle buys drone company Facebook reportedly targeted
Google is buying an aerospace startup that's building high-altitude drones for aerial photography and Internet communications, in the latest sign that tech companies are jockeying to secure their place...
View ArticleApple v. Samsung: Samsung resumes defense against iPhone maker's patent case
Relying on Google engineers and its own top marketing executives, Samsung tries to persuade the jury that its success and Android-based features have nothing to do with Apple's iPhone and iPad technology
View ArticleGet your Google Glass: Wearable computers on sale to public for one day only
Hate 'em or love 'em, an unknown number of Google Glass wearable devices will go on sale for one day only Tuesday for a cool $1,500 -- plus tax -- on the Internet.
View ArticleSafeway resolves lawsuit over sale to Cerberus
Supermarket chain Safeway said Monday that it agreed to resolve a shareholder lawsuit over its pending sale to an investment group led by Cerberus Capital Management.
View ArticleApple settles civil class-action e-books suit with state attorneys general
In what appears to be another step toward resolving U.S. government claims that Apple conspired with publishers to raise the price of e-books, the company has struck a deal with 30 state attorneys...
View ArticleSolarCity follows Tesla's 'Gigafactory' path, will manufacture own solar...
SolarCity is going to build its own solar panels on a giant scale in order to bring down the cost of residential solar power, following in the path of Elon Musk's other Silicon Valley company.
View ArticleQuinn: Elon Musk's patent move is a call to action in Silicon Valley
Tesla's patents are free to all and that turns up the heat on every CEO in Silicon Valley to ask what is the point of the firm's patent portfolio.
View ArticleBusiness Digest, June 18, 2014: Best workplaces recognized
SANTA CRUZ Best workplaces recognized The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, the amusement park owned by the Santa Cruz Seaside Co.
View ArticleWatsonville Job Fair: More than 125 openings
WATSONVILLE >> One hundred people showed up at the Watsonville Job Fair on Tuesday afternoon in the first hour, trying to impress a dozen employers with more than 125 jobs to fill.
View ArticleMonterey County crops now worth $4.38 billion
SALINAS >> It is probably not a good idea to bet against Monterey County crops. Despite workforce shortages, water scarcity, high land costs and even some pesticide concerns, the industry...
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