Shark Tank Mark Cuban gives advice to scrappy startups – Tech Crunch Disrupt

There is no sport as competitive as business said Mark Cuban, Shark Tank investor and CEO of the Dallas Mavericks. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2014, Cuban shared some words of wisdom on getting funded (even by him) and building a company. Stay competitive Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or newbie to the startup world, you’ve got … Read more

Gadgets for the Guru: Tailgating edition

Gear up for football and tailgating season with these awesome gadgets from grill and beverage accessories to bluetooth speakers with high quality sound.   Case Coolie By using a double layer of high quality insulation, the Case Coolie makes carrying your cold beer easier than ever. You’ll never have to fill a cooler full of … Read more

ZMapp, artificial hearts and cures – AZBio Awards honors biotech leaders

The Valley of the Sun consists of more than just dirt, golf courses and pools — it also holds most of the country’s Petri dishes and innovative minds in biotechnology. Home to over 1,300 life science companies, Arizona has become one of the fastest growing biotech sectors in the country, according to the Arizona Bioindustry … Read more

Smile for the camera! Police could live stream your next encounter

The next time you talk to a police officer, make sure to smile for the camera and wave to the person on the other side, because live streaming video could be coming to law enforcement near you. Mesa based Iveda Solutions announced plans Aug. 26. to work with camera manufacturers to bring its cloud video … Read more

Find out what's on tap with startup BevPress app

It started like how most innovative ideas begin now a day – over a brewski. The idea was simple: create an easier way for restaurants and bars to display their revolving tap menus to customers. With that, BevPress poured out. Created by Fyresite, a Tempe-based web and mobile app development company, BevPress is a white-label app … Read more

Bitcoin pioneer and ALS patient to be frozen in Arizona desert

After participating in the first Bitcoin transaction back in 2009, Hal Finney became an early adopter of an even more far-reaching scientific frontier: Human cryopreservation. While the masses are dumping buckets of ice on their heads to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, and Bitcoin devotees are booking vacations and flying to space, … Read more

Tucson startup Park Genius expands to Texas

A parking-meter payment mobile app, developed by three University of Arizona (UA) graduates, will be implemented across El Paso next month in a big expansion for the Tucson startup. Park Genius has partnered with parking-meter-industry leader Duncan Solutions to adapt its cashless parking application to 1,982 parking meters in the Texas city, with a full … Read more

13,900 jobs added to Arizona economy as technology booms

Over the past year, Arizona has been a hot spot for technology and business expansion. With the national eye watching what’s brewing in the Valley of the Sun, companies large and small have chosen to expand in a hotbed of new innovation, bringing both jobs and investments with them. According to data collected by the … Read more

IO data center sold their desert dirt to REIT for $125M

Selling off desert dirt is the latest move from the worldwide leader in software-defined data centers. Today the company announced a partnership with Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT (CVMC, REIT) who acquired a 100 percent interest in the Phoenix and Scottsdale data centers for $125M. Within this transaction, IO immediately leased back the property and … Read more

Shovels, hearts and ebooks among finalists for Governor's Innovation award

Every year, the Governor’s Celebration of Innovation awards recognize people and organizations that drive technology forward in Arizona. This year, the collection of winners and finalists includes everything from shovels and mining, to cloud software and biotechnology. “Every year, the buzz and the crowd grows and I have to say the food couldn’t get much … Read more