October 27, 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

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

Latest news, left, Santa Barbara County, Subscriber content, Technology

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| Friday, August 7th, 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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| Saturday, August 1st, 2026

IBM purchases HRL Labs for undisclosed amount

East Ventura County, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology

In an effort to scale its quantum capabilities, global tech firm IBM has purchased HRL Laboratories, a flagship research and development institution, for an undisclosed amount, the company announced July 23. Based in Malibu but housing major operations in Camarillo, HRL is a private company jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors.  Both Boeing and Read More →

| Friday, July 31st, 2026

Deckers releases first-quarter earnings

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

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