Atara receives FDA rejection, future uncertain
The bad news just keeps coming for Thousand Oaks-based Atara Biotherapeutics. Nearly a year after the biotechnology company laid off 50% of its workforce after one rejection from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Atara received another one on Jan. 12. In this notice, Atara, a company specializing in developing transformative therapies for patients with Read More →
Dignity Health appoints new Central Coast market president
Dignity Health, which has seven award-winning hospitals on the Central Coast, has appointed BJ Predum as its Central Coast Market President, effective Feb. 2. Announced Jan. 26, Predum will be responsible for the strategic planning, growth, operations, financial performance, and support services across the Dignity Health Central Coast market. Predum previously served as the Dignity Read More →
Dubroff: Mission’s strategic move caps decades of innovation
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Santa Barbara native and former OpenAI alum Zack Kass embraces the future of AI
A growing number of Americans have expressed concerns over the years about the role artificial intelligence will play in their lives. According to Reuters, 71% of Americans were concerned that AI would replace jobs. A Pew Research Center survey found similar results and added that 58% of Americans in general are scared of how AI Read More →
Teledyne acquires UK’s DD-Scientific Holdings Limited
Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies, the tech and defense conglomerate, announced Jan. 14 the acquisition of DD-Scientific Holdings Limited and its subsidiary DD-Scientific Limited. DD-Scientific, founded in 2011 and headquartered in Fareham, United Kingdom, develops and manufactures high-performance gas sensors for critical applications in industries that demand absolute accuracy. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read More →
Dream work: Cal Poly universities’ Rose Parade float wins Sweepstakes Award
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Central Coast unemployment rate sees slight decline in November
With the federal government shutdown over, the California Employment Development Department has released unemployment numbers for the month of November, skipping over the month of October. Announced Jan. 9, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast declined from the last release, sitting at 4.73% in November, down from 4.8% in September; however, it is still Read More →
