Today on Bytemarks Cafe, as we emerge from the pandemic weʻll find out what Blue Startups has in mind for the next cohort of companies.We’ll catch up with a couple of the companies in Cohort 14, learn what businesses they are starting and how they’re adjusting to the new hybrid model.

Today, we'll find out about a brand new eSports lab on the Leeward Side at the Waipahu Public Library. We'll talk about the genesis of the lab, who gets to use the facility and the vision for esports in Hawaii.

Today on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll find out about a 5-year $20M NSF grant for the University of Hawaii to study climate resilience. We'll talk about how data science plays a key role in determining how climate change impacts resource availability, ecological sustainability, and economic vitality.

Today we'll find out about a couple of Cloud programs that position Hawaii to be Cloud ready. We'll talk about the adoption of Cloud technologies and what it takes to prepare the workforce to find jobs in this growing field.

Today we'll catch up with Chaz Umamoto and Josh Stephens of the band The Brewz. We'll talk about their recent release called Good Catch and find out what technology enabled them to coordinate the recording of the album, virtually.

Today we'll learn about a unique class at the University of Hawaii, called Hacking for Defense. Housed in the College of Engineering, we'll talk to the course designers and find out how students get to solve problems that ensure our national security.

Next time on Bytemarks Cafe, we'll find out what the state of media is in a conference called "Connecting in a Zero Trust World." We'll talk to the organizers at the East West Center about their upcoming media conference that tackles this challenge of social media, algorithms and polarizing opinions.

Today we'll find out what is happening with federal broadband funding and what is currently being considered. We'll learn from transpacific fiber optic systems company Ocean Networks what critical infrastructure is being built and how it helps create a more resilient Hawaii.

Today we'll catch up with the founder of an education and learning app called Unrulr. We'll find out how Unrulr takes the learning process and makes it more collaborative, interactive and accessible 24/7.

Today we'll catch up with the organizers of the first tropical Ag tech conference on Hawaii Island. We'll find out what technology innovations can help small farmers improve agricultural production with the ever changing climate patterns.