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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 24th, 2013 / Banking & Finance, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Jackson bill could change California e-commerce rules
State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, has introduced a bill that would sharply limit the information that online sellers can gather and keep when customers use a credit card to pay for a transaction. The bill, SB 383, is designed to address the outcome of the California Supreme Court decision earlier this year in Apple Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, May 23rd, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Technology / Comments Off on Asta Fluidic takes top spot at UCSB competition
A UC Santa Barbara team developing a cheap and easy technology to test for a serious pregnancy complication is the winner of the school’s 14th annual New Venture Competition. Asta Fluidic Technologies is developing a chip that could drastically reduce the time and cost of testing for fetomaternal hemorrhage, a condition in which the red Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 17th, 2013 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Shopping for shipping: ShipHawk aims to make sending stuff easier
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 17th, 2013 / Central Coast, Top Stories / Comments Off on KCLU, KCBX to battle it out in Santa Maria
A radio battle is shaping up on the Central Coast, with two similar stations preparing to face off for audience share from the Santa Ynez Valley to San Luis Obispo. But it’s not another clash of commercial giants such as Cumulus Media and Clear Channel Communications. The contenders are KCBX and KCLU, two nonprofit public Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 17th, 2013 / Features, Technology / Comments Off on Don’t mind the gap: Ventura firm’s lightweight motors well-suited to electric cars, drones
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 10th, 2013 / Central Coast Health Watch, Features, Technology / Comments Off on Nip, tuck and click: Etna’s regulatory know-how is key to success with clinics
With the latest in advanced medical technology and techniques, today’s aesthetic surgeons can make just about anyone beautiful. But who makes those clinics beautiful online? San Luis Obispo-based Etna Interactive has been providing digital medical marketing for a decade to everything from single-physician practices to regional clinic networks to medical device makers such as Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 10th, 2013 / Columns, Law / Comments Off on Appeals court sides with Independent editor in ownership dispute
The court battle over the ownership of the Santa Barbara Independent is on the cusp of resolution.
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