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The Force is alive and well at CES

January 15, 2021January 7, 2016 by aztechbeat

Video contribution by Xavier Smith A 3D printed Stormtrooper, robots by NASA and your own personalized BB-8 are just some of the StarWars inspired products found at CES 2016. Sphero, known for their connected play toys, worked closely with Star Wars, Disney and LucasFilm to develop the BB-8 droid and now have a mini one … Read more

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Talk about a comeback story! #jamiebaxter of @QwickShifts worried his "Uber of food and beverage staffing" was going to die during the pandemic. But now the company is doing better than ever before.

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The #ElectricVehicle industry is growing fast in Arizona, but what will we do about all the lithium-ion batteries??

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AZ-based @DefendrySafe hopes to provide a way to prevent active shooters & mass shootings.

The company uses tech to identify weapons, notify the police and lock the doors. This year, they also launched drones that can act as first responders.

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Not only does @ASU rank #1 in innovation, it just ranked high on the @AUTM annual survey of the performance of technology transfer offices around the country.

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14 Apr

Legendary investor @howardlindzon says the stock market is like Jurassic Park and investors are the velociraptors.

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I got a chance to sit down with @howardlindzon, a legendary investors, general partner in @SocialLeverage, seed investor in @RobinhoodApp, and founder of @Stocktwits. We talk about investing, crypto, #Bitcoin and so much more. He's a fascinating guy!

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#BREAKING: Phoenix-based @revolutionparts increasing staff by 40% this year due to accelerated growth and new partnership with Amsterdam-based automaker @Stellantis.
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