Big Tech’s Boldest Breakthroughs Born on the Central Coast
Microsoft, Google and Amazon all started something big here Those recent headline-grabbing advances in quantum computing and AI? They’re all rooted right here. A team led by UC […]
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Industry steps up to build next-gen workforce
Local employers aren’t just hiring — they’re helping shape the future of the workforce. Trust Automation, a longtime REACH supporter and leader in precision manufacturing, […]
Bringing Home $$ to Fuel People Power + Community-led Solutions
Through the Catalyst grants awarded by our Uplift Coalition in partnership with California Jobs First, dozens of projects are moving forward to expand career-connected education […]
It’s the first U.S. nuclear plant to use AI. Where does Diablo Canyon go from here?
The San Luis Obisbo power plant received some serious computing hardware at the end of last year: eight NVIDIA H100s, which are among the world’s […]
Musubi’s AI platform helps firms sure up content moderation
Santa Barbara-based Musubi, an AI content moderation startup, recently announced it had raised $5 million in seed funding.
Amazon’s Alexa+ puts Santa Barbara center stage
Where was a fair amount of that work done? Right here in sunny Santa Barbara.
Microsoft’s newest quantum processor has UCSB roots
Santa Barbara and quantum computing are becoming synonymous with each other and that became even more apparent on Feb. 19 when a Microsoft team led […]
Microsoft team led by UC Santa Barbara physicists unveils first-of-its-kind topological qubit
The chip, built as a proof-of-concept for the scientists’ design, opens the door to the development of the long-awaited topological quantum computer.
