Group of local contractors to use straw bales to build low-income housing on Mt. Calvary Church property in Soquel
A group of local contractors are hoping to address both homelessness and climate change with their project to build six new “tiny homes” using natural materials.
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It’s Tax Day: Here’s why some Santa Cruz County homeowners are saving more this year
This year, some Santa Cruz homeowners were able to save thousands of dollars when filing taxes. That’s due to an increased cap on state and local tax deduction referred to as SALT.
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Live Oak School District plans to announce new superintendent within a month
The Live Oak School District plans to announce a new superintendent at its April 22 board meeting following Pat Sánchez’s resignation, after a search process that included community input and interviews with both internal and external candidates. Board leaders say they are prioritizing a collaborative, equity-focused candidate with strong administrative experience, aiming for a seamless transition by July 1 without the need for an interim leader.
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This week in Santa Cruz County business: Paystand’s new partnership, U.S. trade commission to investigate claims against Joby, Dharma’s cry for help
Jessica M. Pasko’s weekly column is back with news of local payments company Paystand partnering with a big name, a U.S. Trade Commission investigation in to Joby Aviation, upcoming dates to know, and more.
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UK told its Big Tech habit is now a national security risk
Britain has spent years wiring its public sector into US Big Tech, and a new report says that dependence could quickly become a national security headache.…
Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK
Britain's atomic brain trust gives itself till 2030 to unpick fusion challenges
Brit boffins have a £2.5 billion ($3.4 billion) budget for fusion power research and development, and the government agency leading the effort has published a roadmap of targets to hit before the decade is out.…
Waymo's self-driving cars face their toughest test yet: London
Waymo has started letting its software take the wheel on London streets, with trained specialists on standby as it gradually accelerates toward a fully driverless ride-hailing launch.…
Agents hooked into GitHub can steal creds – but Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft haven't warned users
Exclusive Security researchers hijacked three popular AI agents that integrate with GitHub Actions by using a new type of prompt injection attack to steal API keys and access tokens, and the vendors who run agents didn’t disclose the problem.…
Orbital datacenter startup CEO admits launch economics don't fly, presses ahead regardless
A startup called Orbital has revealed a plan to build a 10,000-satellite neocloud in space – if Elon Musk delivers on his ambitious plans to increase launch capacity and reduce costs.…
Send in the Lagoonies
Oh, Emmylou
The only technology that died more times than VR is AI, and that seems to have worked out
Opinion Could the recent death of Meta's unloved and unused Horizon Worlds signal the demise of the wider metaverse?…