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California's high-tech industry added more than 21,000 jobs last year, and is maintaining its place as the nation's industry leader. By the numbers, California has 940,700 high-tech workers, a high-tech payroll of $95.2 billion and 43, 400 high-tech enterprises. Topics include Cyberstates 2008 , High Skilled Visa Reform , STEM Education , and U.S. MORE
Ventura-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia has partnered with a startup developing a high performance, synthetic silk fabric, made out of natural proteins. Bolt Threads , which says it is creating high performance, sustainable fabrics created from natural proteins rather than hydrocarbons, announced the partnership along with a $50M, Series C investment on Thursday. patagonia high tech fabrics bolt threads silk garment apparel outdoor oudtoors synthetic chemistry MORE
LogMeIn is just one of a large number of high tech companies in the affected area. logmein montecito disaster technology high techGoleta-based employees for LogMeIn have pitched in to help in the aftermath of the massive disaster in Montecito, and spent all Saturday cleaning off mud from Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Search and Rescue response vehicles, equipment and even the station itself, according to the Sheriff's Office. MORE
Thursday, October 16, 2008 -- Leveraging High-Tech Assets For Your Company's Growth. How can you protect the high-tech assets that you bring to the table? Who owns improvements to your high-tech assets and the related rights? These questions and other strategies to identify and protect your high-tech assets will be addressed by a dynamic panel in this workshop. MORE
The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. At a high level, what we do is a little different than other attempts at doing similar things. Our technology monitors that at a very high frequency. It's very high fidelity, and it detects minute pressure changes, many times per second, and measures that information. However, that makes it an area ripe for technology innovation. MORE
A recently released study by TechAmerica, an advocacy group for the high tech industry, finds that Los Angeles ranks sixth among the top 60 cities in the United States for high tech employment. The TechAmerica CyberCities report, which was released Wednesday, found that New York led the nation in high tech employment, with 316,971 workers, followed by Washington, DC. Los Angeles had 169,974 workers in the high tech industry. MORE
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -- 17th Annual TechAmerica OC High-Tech Innovation Awards. The 17th Annual TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards is one of Orange County's most prestigious and longest standing business functions. The awards program recognizes outstanding achievements and innovation by Orange County's technology leaders. MORE
The fitness industry is a huge market that is worth over $24 billion so it comes as no surprise that tech companies have entered the picture. The rise of high-tech fitness has taken the industry by storm with everything from wearable fitness trackers to smart jump ropes. MORE
Thursday, July 14, 2011 -- San Diego Padres High Tech Night. Feel the strength of San Diego's Tech Community when we pack PETCO Park! Highlights the rivalry between the "Silicon Beach" Padres and the "Silicon Valley" Giants. Email MLeonard@commnexus.org. MORE
opinion high technology thoughts yearThe end of December has traditionally been a slow time for deal making and news, however, we thought it would be a great time to reflect on the past year, and to see what lessons might have been learned. To do that, we reached out to some of Southern California's various top influencers, and asked them the same five questions, and are sharing their responses here over the next couple of weeks. MORE
Thursday, September 27, 2018 -- OCTANE 5th Annual High Tech Innovation Awards. See [link] (more MORE
In what might be the strangest position available at Elon Musk''s pioneering space rocket firm, SpaceX has posted a job for a farmer on its job page--a strange mix of the high tech world of space travel and farming. According to the position, SpaceX is seeking a farmer with a minimum of 10 years of row crop farming experience in central Texas, where it currently has operations in McGregor. MORE
Saturday, February 5, 2011 -- Entrepreneurship In China's High Tech Industry. ith special thanks to NACSA, we have invited an outstanding group of seasoned high-tech executives to share their experiences and insights on how to survive and thrive in a highly competitive environment in China with emphasize on semiconductor industry. IEEE's OC Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) and IEEE's OC Entrepreneurs' Network (OCEN). MORE
As chair of a non-profit technology association -- known as the AeA ( www.aeanet.org ) -- I am leading a local effort to educate high tech executives & future decision makers on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. As you might be aware, the AeA markets itself as the largest association of high-tech companies in the United States – with about 2,300 companies – representing all segments of the industry and 1.8 MORE
A new report by the Milken Institutue, attempting to rank the "top high-tech centers" in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, shows Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 "preeminent high-tech metros" ranked by high tech employment and wages. MORE
Thursday, March 19, 2009 -- Leveraging High-Tech Assets For Your Company's Growth. This dynamic panel will examine strategies to identify and protect your high-tech assets, particularly contexts such as licensing, strategic alliances and joint development scenarios. The discussion will focus on various ways to treat high-tech intellectual assets such as software, and know-how and technology relating to semiconductors, mask works, etc., MORE
The nonprofit, economic thinktank the Milken Institute is reporting today that California is "losing a battle" with other states in retaining and attracting manufacturing jobs, including high tech, and is "hemorrhaging high-tech manufacturing jobs." A More Prosperous California" cited declines in manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2007 of 21 percent, and a decline of 23 percent in high-tech manufacturing jobs in the same period. MORE
They are all designed to increase the safety and comfort of drivers and passengers as well as keep them highly entertained. The post Ranking The Top 4 High Tech Car Features appeared first on TechZulu. Automotive Gadgets Connected Car high tech cars MORE
Are the days of Girls Scouts knocking at your door selling cookies on their way out? MORE
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -- Where High Tech Meets High Surf: Ventura Ventures Technology Center. ACG 101 Where are the next generation of high-tech companies getting their start? The City-sponsored Ventura Ventures Technology Center is an incubator for a wide range of tech startups. For many of them, the answer is four blocks from the beach, in the heart of downtown Ventura. MORE
Dear readers: Like keeping up to date on Southern California's latest venture funding, high tech deals, and more? Find your next employee - Use our Job Board as a member, and post your positions for free, and get exposure to a very highly targeted, difficult-to-reach market. People tell us our job listings are by far the most effective way to reach high tech executives in Southern California. MORE
Los Angeles-based Stir , a startup developing a touchscreen-driven, Wi-fi connected, and sensor-powered desk which automatically adjusts to a user''s height, said this morning that it has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round. MORE
Friday, February 20, 2009 -- 10th Annual High Tech Night @ The Opera. For the past nine years, San Diego's High-Tech Community has gathered together for an evening of exceptional networking and world-class opera. High-Tech Night @ the Opera continues to serve as an unparalleled opportunity to connect with the leading executives, investors, and innovators in Southern California. MORE
Did you get all of the high tech gifts you wanted under your Christmas tree, Hanukkah, or your other favorite holiday? Here are five of the gifts--all from Southern California high tech companies--we wish we could have gotten wrapped in a present this year. MORE
Los Angeles-based high tech education and amusement company Two Bit Circus , which was founded by Brent Bushnell, said it has set the date for its S.T.E.A.M. twobit circus steam carnival high tech education learning kickstarter MORE
The result for Soundwalk was a very organic-tech experience, with instruments and normal objects as the base supplemented by midi controllers, sound modulators, phase shifters, and digital reverberators of all kinds. What is sound art? MORE
hyperloop transportation technologies transport high tech dirk ahlborn germany port shipping hhlaPlaya Vista-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), the hyperloop technology developer led by Dirk Ahlborn, has created a joint venture with a German company, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA), which is the biggest container terminal operator in the Port of Hamburg. MORE
Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are falling deeper and deeper in the hole. Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? entrepreneurs high-tech startups street-smar MORE
New home developer KB Home says it is offering a huge set of new, smart home and "personal wellness" technology at a new development in Irvine. According to KB Home, homebuyers as its new development, Genoa at Orchard Hills in Irvine will be able to select from a menu of smart home and personal wellness technologies, which it is showcasing at a concept home called the KB Home ProjeKt: Where Tomorrow Lives. MORE
socalTECH has the definitive listing of the companies who are providing legal services to local startups and high tech companies in our high tech service provider directory. Check out our listing of legal providers serving the local high tech industry at. Need to find a top legal company in Southern California? MORE
Recent model Jeeps have been shown being hacked with laptops , and even remotely turning a Jeep's steering wheel at high speed. diego jeep theft high tech technology hackers hacking keyfobThe theft of over 150, Jeep Wranglers in San Diego County over the last few years has been linked to hacking of the electronic keys of those vehicles in the middle of the night, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to the U.S. MORE
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 -- High Tech Venture Roundtable. CONNECT Venture Roundtables are exclusive, private, invitation-only showcases for promising emerging technologies and companies in the region. Select entrepreneurs and scientists will have the opportunity to present their technology to a group of premier capital providers. See [link] (more MORE
In addition to supporting our news coverage, members get access to our complete database of venture capital firms that invest in Southern California , our list of local high tech companies, free job postings , discounts to events, and much more. Our members are helping to support our coverage of Southern California's place in the high tech world--coverage you can't get anywhere else. Do you find our news coverage useful? MORE
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AUGUST 16, 2014
Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are falling deeper and deeper in the hole. Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? entrepreneurs high-tech startups street-smar
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 21, 2018
Thursday, September 27, 2018 -- OCTANE 5th Annual High Tech Innovation Awards. See [link] (more
socalTECH
MAY 12, 2016
Ventura-based outdoor apparel company Patagonia has partnered with a startup developing a high performance, synthetic silk fabric, made out of natural proteins. Bolt Threads , which says it is creating high performance, sustainable fabrics created from natural proteins rather than hydrocarbons, announced the partnership along with a $50M, Series C investment on Thursday. patagonia high tech fabrics bolt threads silk garment apparel outdoor oudtoors synthetic chemistry
socalTECH
MAY 31, 2017
Recent model Jeeps have been shown being hacked with laptops , and even remotely turning a Jeep's steering wheel at high speed. diego jeep theft high tech technology hackers hacking keyfobThe theft of over 150, Jeep Wranglers in San Diego County over the last few years has been linked to hacking of the electronic keys of those vehicles in the middle of the night, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to the U.S.
socalTECH
MAY 21, 2019
New home developer KB Home says it is offering a huge set of new, smart home and "personal wellness" technology at a new development in Irvine. According to KB Home, homebuyers as its new development, Genoa at Orchard Hills in Irvine will be able to select from a menu of smart home and personal wellness technologies, which it is showcasing at a concept home called the KB Home ProjeKt: Where Tomorrow Lives.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 9, 2010
A recently released study by TechAmerica, an advocacy group for the high tech industry, finds that Los Angeles ranks sixth among the top 60 cities in the United States for high tech employment. The TechAmerica CyberCities report, which was released Wednesday, found that New York led the nation in high tech employment, with 316,971 workers, followed by Washington, DC. Los Angeles had 169,974 workers in the high tech industry.
socalTECH
MARCH 20, 2014
Los Angeles-based Stir , a startup developing a touchscreen-driven, Wi-fi connected, and sensor-powered desk which automatically adjusts to a user''s height, said this morning that it has raised $1.5M in a seed funding round.
socalTECH
MARCH 23, 2011
Are the days of Girls Scouts knocking at your door selling cookies on their way out?
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 10, 2012
Monday, July 16, 2012 -- High Tech Night At Petco Park. See [link] and enter code TECH. CommNexus.
socalTECH
JUNE 23, 2009
The nonprofit, economic thinktank the Milken Institute is reporting today that California is "losing a battle" with other states in retaining and attracting manufacturing jobs, including high tech, and is "hemorrhaging high-tech manufacturing jobs." A More Prosperous California" cited declines in manufacturing jobs between 2000 and 2007 of 21 percent, and a decline of 23 percent in high-tech manufacturing jobs in the same period.
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 18, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010 -- High Tech Night @ The Opera. See [link] (more
socalTECH
JULY 24, 2017
The world of plumbing is not known for its high tech products. At a high level, what we do is a little different than other attempts at doing similar things. Our technology monitors that at a very high frequency. It's very high fidelity, and it detects minute pressure changes, many times per second, and measures that information. However, that makes it an area ripe for technology innovation.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 26, 2014
Did you get all of the high tech gifts you wanted under your Christmas tree, Hanukkah, or your other favorite holiday? Here are five of the gifts--all from Southern California high tech companies--we wish we could have gotten wrapped in a present this year.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 5, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 -- High Tech Venture Roundtable. CONNECT Venture Roundtables are exclusive, private, invitation-only showcases for promising emerging technologies and companies in the region. Select entrepreneurs and scientists will have the opportunity to present their technology to a group of premier capital providers. See [link] (more
socalTECH
JUNE 7, 2013
socalTECH has the definitive listing of the companies who are providing legal services to local startups and high tech companies in our high tech service provider directory. Check out our listing of legal providers serving the local high tech industry at. Need to find a top legal company in Southern California?
SoCal Tech Calendar
FEBRUARY 14, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009 -- 10th Annual High Tech Night @ The Opera. For the past nine years, San Diego's High-Tech Community has gathered together for an evening of exceptional networking and world-class opera. High-Tech Night @ the Opera continues to serve as an unparalleled opportunity to connect with the leading executives, investors, and innovators in Southern California.
Tech Zulu Event
MAY 26, 2016
They are all designed to increase the safety and comfort of drivers and passengers as well as keep them highly entertained. The post Ranking The Top 4 High Tech Car Features appeared first on TechZulu. Automotive Gadgets Connected Car high tech cars
SoCal Tech Calendar
JULY 8, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011 -- San Diego Padres High Tech Night. Feel the strength of San Diego's Tech Community when we pack PETCO Park! Highlights the rivalry between the "Silicon Beach" Padres and the "Silicon Valley" Giants. Email MLeonard@commnexus.org.
SoCal Tech Calendar
SEPTEMBER 3, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010 -- High Tech Night at the Padres. CommNexus. Contact Megan Leonard at mleonard@commnexus.org.
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 28, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 -- Where High Tech Meets High Surf: Ventura Ventures Technology Center. ACG 101 Where are the next generation of high-tech companies getting their start? The City-sponsored Ventura Ventures Technology Center is an incubator for a wide range of tech startups. For many of them, the answer is four blocks from the beach, in the heart of downtown Ventura.
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
The fitness industry is a huge market that is worth over $24 billion so it comes as no surprise that tech companies have entered the picture. The rise of high-tech fitness has taken the industry by storm with everything from wearable fitness trackers to smart jump ropes.
SoCal Tech Calendar
JANUARY 30, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011 -- Entrepreneurship In China's High Tech Industry. ith special thanks to NACSA, we have invited an outstanding group of seasoned high-tech executives to share their experiences and insights on how to survive and thrive in a highly competitive environment in China with emphasize on semiconductor industry. IEEE's OC Solid-State Circuits Society (SSCS) and IEEE's OC Entrepreneurs' Network (OCEN).
socalTECH
JANUARY 7, 2010
In addition to supporting our news coverage, members get access to our complete database of venture capital firms that invest in Southern California , our list of local high tech companies, free job postings , discounts to events, and much more. Our members are helping to support our coverage of Southern California's place in the high tech world--coverage you can't get anywhere else. Do you find our news coverage useful?
SoCal Tech Calendar
MAY 27, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010 -- 17th Annual TechAmerica OC High-Tech Innovation Awards. The 17th Annual TechAmerica High-Tech Innovation Awards is one of Orange County's most prestigious and longest standing business functions. The awards program recognizes outstanding achievements and innovation by Orange County's technology leaders.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 17, 2010
opinion high technology thoughts yearThe end of December has traditionally been a slow time for deal making and news, however, we thought it would be a great time to reflect on the past year, and to see what lessons might have been learned. To do that, we reached out to some of Southern California's various top influencers, and asked them the same five questions, and are sharing their responses here over the next couple of weeks.
SoCal Tech Calendar
MARCH 13, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009 -- Leveraging High-Tech Assets For Your Company's Growth. This dynamic panel will examine strategies to identify and protect your high-tech assets, particularly contexts such as licensing, strategic alliances and joint development scenarios. The discussion will focus on various ways to treat high-tech intellectual assets such as software, and know-how and technology relating to semiconductors, mask works, etc.,
SoCal Tech Calendar
OCTOBER 13, 2008
Thursday, October 16, 2008 -- Leveraging High-Tech Assets For Your Company's Growth. How can you protect the high-tech assets that you bring to the table? Who owns improvements to your high-tech assets and the related rights? These questions and other strategies to identify and protect your high-tech assets will be addressed by a dynamic panel in this workshop.
socalTECH
MAY 13, 2010
Dear readers: Like keeping up to date on Southern California's latest venture funding, high tech deals, and more? Find your next employee - Use our Job Board as a member, and post your positions for free, and get exposure to a very highly targeted, difficult-to-reach market. People tell us our job listings are by far the most effective way to reach high tech executives in Southern California.
socalTECH
JUNE 3, 2009
A new report by the Milken Institutue, attempting to rank the "top high-tech centers" in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, shows Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego areas are all within the top 10 "preeminent high-tech metros" ranked by high tech employment and wages.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 6, 2011
The result for Soundwalk was a very organic-tech experience, with instruments and normal objects as the base supplemented by midi controllers, sound modulators, phase shifters, and digital reverberators of all kinds. What is sound art?
AeA Los Angeles Council
FEBRUARY 6, 2008
As chair of a non-profit technology association -- known as the AeA ( www.aeanet.org ) -- I am leading a local effort to educate high tech executives & future decision makers on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility. As you might be aware, the AeA markets itself as the largest association of high-tech companies in the United States – with about 2,300 companies – representing all segments of the industry and 1.8
AeA Los Angeles Council
APRIL 10, 2008
California's high-tech industry added more than 21,000 jobs last year, and is maintaining its place as the nation's industry leader. By the numbers, California has 940,700 high-tech workers, a high-tech payroll of $95.2 billion and 43, 400 high-tech enterprises. Topics include Cyberstates 2008 , High Skilled Visa Reform , STEM Education , and U.S.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 5, 2018
hyperloop transportation technologies transport high tech dirk ahlborn germany port shipping hhlaPlaya Vista-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), the hyperloop technology developer led by Dirk Ahlborn, has created a joint venture with a German company, Hamburger Hafen und Logistik Aktiengesellschaft (HHLA), which is the biggest container terminal operator in the Port of Hamburg.
socalTECH
JANUARY 16, 2018
LogMeIn is just one of a large number of high tech companies in the affected area. logmein montecito disaster technology high techGoleta-based employees for LogMeIn have pitched in to help in the aftermath of the massive disaster in Montecito, and spent all Saturday cleaning off mud from Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Search and Rescue response vehicles, equipment and even the station itself, according to the Sheriff's Office.
socalTECH
MARCH 13, 2014
Los Angeles-based high tech education and amusement company Two Bit Circus , which was founded by Brent Bushnell, said it has set the date for its S.T.E.A.M. twobit circus steam carnival high tech education learning kickstarter
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