March 25, 2015 – The interactive, music and film conferences collectively known as South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas each March has emerged over a quarter-century-plus as a must-attend technology and cultural event. Approximately 80,000 people converge at SXSW over nine days, turning Austin’s small downtown into a milieu of innovative ideas, indie-movie screenings and cutting-edge musical performances, […] [Continue Reading]
September 23, 2014 – That’s a quote from Tracey Grose, vice president of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, who is noticing heightened interest from automakers in the region’s science and innovation culture. As was reported over the summer by the Wall Street Journal, this phenomenon is not just limited to the manufacturing presence of Tesla in the East […] [Continue Reading]