Transphorm reports loss, closes $5M in new financing
Goleta-based Transphorm saw net losses continue to mount in its most recent quarter, according to financial results released Aug. 16. Transphorm, a supplier of gallium nitride power conversion products, reported a loss of $7.1 million, or 17 cents per share, in the first quarter of 2021-22, bigger than its net loss of $6.6 million, or Read More →
Sonos wins patent dispute with Google
A judge from the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Santa Barbara based Sonos on Aug. 13, finding that Alphabet Inc’s Google infringed upon five of Sonos’ patents for wireless speakers and related technology. Judge Charles E. Bullock did not give a reason for the decision but the ruling did find that Google Read More →
Dubroff: New bill is a start, but it’s time to think bigger on infrastructure
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Real Estate: New residential community near Cal Poly SLO changes hands
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Street Smarts: What’s in a name? For Port Hueneme, perhaps a beach
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Our View: For higher ed, a return to something like normal
Amid all the handwringing about the delta variant and concern about vaccine hesitancy, let’s remember one thing that’s different about the fall of 2021. Our colleges and universities — the economic engines of our innovation culture — are returning to live instruction and taking proactive steps to deal with year two of COVID-19. They have Read More →
Opinion: Hospitals bring big questions about our ‘grand bargain’ with nonprofits
By Bruce DeBoskey The charity “grand bargain” in the United States allows nonprofit organizations to perform charitable, religious, educational and scientific duties for the “public good,” often relieving government from performing those same functions. In return for their contribution to the public good, nonprofits are deemed tax-exempt organizations, which means they typically don’t pay income, Read More →
