August 12, 2026

		

Jorge Mercado

Jorge Mercado is a staff writer with the Business Times. His beats include technology, agriculture, cannabis, energy and the environment, and higher education.


| Monday, August 10th, 2026

Teledyne acquires Varex Imaging for $1.1B

Latest news, left, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies made one of the largest acquisitions of any Central Coast-based company this year when it announced it would be purchasing Varex Imaging for $1.1 billion. Announced Aug. 10, Teledyne said it would be acquiring all of the outstanding common shares of Varex for $18.90 per share payable in cash, valuing the Read More →

| Monday, August 10th, 2026

Cottage taps AI platform for better outcomes

Columns, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, August 10th, 2026

Mercado: AI will continue to dominate tech headlines into 2027

Columns, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Monday, August 10th, 2026

Procore’s AI play highlights deal frenzy

Latest news, middle, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies

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| Monday, August 10th, 2026

Autio embraces embedded app deal with Ford, Lincoln

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| Monday, August 10th, 2026

Latigo Bio IPO exceeds expectations

East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

Thousand Oaks-based Latigo Biotherapuetics became the latest Central Coast-based company to hit the stock market and did so in style with a better than expected raise. Latigo, a biotech company developing non-opioid pain medicines, blew away expectations after going public on Aug. 6, raising $345.6 million in its upsized listing. Originally, the company expected to offer Read More →

| Tuesday, August 4th, 2026

Amgen delivers strong sales, earnings behind product growth

Earnings, East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Public Companies

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