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UCSB New Venture Competition awards $14K to battery material maker | Pacific Coast Business Times buff.ly/3PAHQ6Z

NVC winners aim to charge up the battery manufacturing industry | Pacific Coast Business Times buff.ly/48xIWJl

Inogen co-founder lands CEO job at Next Energy | Pacific Coast Business Times buff.ly/467hNLq

No baggage left behind: Avi AI helps cut down on luggage loss in aviation | Pacific Coast Business Times buff.ly/3rdnkkm

Transphorm unfazed by China’s new import rules | Pacific Coast Business Times buff.ly/45FFJFO

Region ups jobs seekers’ digital skills | Pacific Coast Business Times buff.ly/45FFJFO

UCSB leads the charge on AI cybersecurity. Read more in Pacific Coast Business Times: buff.ly/3R03ljS

Santa Barbara IT company purchases Ventura firm buff.ly/45LgWPX

Santa Barbara life sciences company purchased in $600M acquisition buff.ly/3E9oKQ1

Mercado: Region’s AI scene highlights diversity among tech companies buff.ly/3qrtlKc

AI companies in the tri-county region see sizeable backing buff.ly/3P1L58s

Palette Life Sciences Enters Into Definitive Agreement with Teleflex Incorporated buff.ly/44ZGF7u

Santa Barbara-based @Invoca has adopted new, generative AI features to its products. buff.ly/3OD9SPF

Umbra is a Silicon Valley outsider - they prefer it that way buff.ly/3qd8HNE

Teleflex to Acquire Palette Life Science buff.ly/3Q9W6FA

Genelux Corporation Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering: buff.ly/44UjjQo

Payment and commerce technology company Fortis, has expanded its solutions into Canada. The company has also acquired @SmartPayDealers and introduced enhanced funding and settlement capabilities to meet the needs of marketplaces and software platforms.

Santa Barbara Axxess, a discount book and fundraising platform, has been acquired by local tech startup Twism. buff.ly/3Q2eCiW

Wireless telecommunications provider @CoxCalifornia is gaining traction in Santa Barbara with its reliable connection and affordable plans. @NealBloom interviews Hilliard Sumner on Cox Mobile's innovation in the space. Read full article here: buff.ly/3XY8BWx

EVmatch is looking for a Lead Software Engineer! buff.ly/3XMjsTq