Catbird has been acquired as BC Partners and Medina Capital announce the launch of Cyxtera Technologies in a $2.8B transaction. Read this article.  

Cruzio's Chris Frost has been named the new president of the California Internet Solution Provider Association (CISPA). Read this article.   


Buoy (née Calliope) is one of 15 clean-economy finalists headed to the VERGE Hawaii Accelerate program in Honolulu. Read this article.   


Monterey Bay startups will compete for $50K in cash prizes at Startup Challenge finals on May 12 at CSUMB. All past winners in the Venture Division are still in business and have raised over $3.5M in capital investments. Read this article.   


Once upon a time when you wanted to broadcast to a large audience, you had to work for a TV station. Now "TV Everywhere" is an industry disrupter. Read this article.   


The Santa Cruz Arts & Technology Festival announces a panel series for their May 10-13 event. Panelists will discuss, arts, tech, education, energy, agriculture, permaculture, transportation, and climate. Read this article.   


Two UCSC professors ask: What is out there for the player who wants to explore on his or her own in rich universes like the ones created by Marvel? Not much. Not yet. But the future of media is coming. Read this article.