A $14.5M bet on computing supremacy
Last week, I spoke with Fareed Zakaria, an author and editor-at-large for Time magazine as well as a CNN host. He’s put a lot of thought into the “rise of the rest” — that is, what the post-American world is going to look like.
You can trot out the statistics of your choice to show how America is fast losing its technological edge. We lag other countries in math and science scores. But Zakaria pointed out a number to me that’s much more foreboding — citations in peer-reviewed research.
Software firms trade espionage claims
The two largest property management software firms in the nation are locked in a court battle over alleged corporate espionage.
Santa Barbara startups scramble to find homes
A group of technology veterans and a State Street landowner are working to secure a new home for dozens of tenants — many of them startup companies — that were recently given 30 days to pack up and leave the technology center at 402 E. Gutierrez St. in Santa Barbara.
Scaling up: Cloud computing firm expands to double its space
RightScale is taking over 26,000 square feet of space in downtown Santa Barbara.
Smaller, better, faster: Goleta photonics firm looks for a breakthrough
Goleta-based startup Aurrion is working on silicon photonics integration.
Ventura groups work to woo tech startups
The city of Ventura is showcasing some of its tools for fostering startups at a May 4 event.
Down to the wire: Superconductor aims to make power lines more efficient
Santa Barbara-based Superconductor Technologies has delivered samples of a wire that could change the way electric power is distributed in the United States.
