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German Team Wins SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

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A German team has won the fourth annual SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition on Sunday, taking its pod up to 288 mph (463 km/h), as SpaceX continues to push development of technology for the high tech, futuristic transportation technology cooked up by Elon Musk. READ MORE>>.

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8 Ways To Stay Competitive In Today’s Technical World

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Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? Even if they realize that they need real technical strength at the top, they are not sure how to attract and select the talent and expertise they really need. The right answer for a good business partner today is neither of the above.

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Entrepreneurship In China's High Tech Industry

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Saturday, February 5, 2011 -- Entrepreneurship In China's High Tech Industry. ith special thanks to NACSA, we have invited an outstanding group of seasoned high-tech executives to share their experiences and insights on how to survive and thrive in a highly competitive environment in China with emphasize on semiconductor industry.

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AutoMobility LA Dangles $200,000 In Prizes For Auto Startups

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AutoMobility LA , the high tech-, connected-car focused event which is part of the LA Auto Show, said it is running a startup competition which will over up prizes worth over $200,000 at its 2017 Top Ten Automotive Startups Competition. The deadline for the competition is August 11th.

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Insights: Evolve and Thrive or DIE

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For today's Insights and Opinions section, where we feature advice, editorials, and more from Southern California's high tech leaders, comes from Sid Mohasseb , a serial entrepreneur, venture investor, adviser, teacher, speaker, and author of The Caterpillar's Edge: Don't Leave Change to Chance! Expectations are constantly changing.

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6 Key Leaders Every Technical Startup Needs To Thrive

Startup Professionals Musings

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. These people also have the credibility to attract investors.

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Hyperloop One Dreams Reach Missouri

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The interest in Hyperloop comes as a result of a competition--run by LA's Hyperloop One--for groups to figure out if their cities would benefit from its high tech, high-speed transportation system. The group says they are looking to secure $1.5M in private funding for a feasibility study of the route.

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