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Jay-Z Invests In Robot Pizza Truck Stellar Pizza

Hip hop mogul and businessman Jay-Z has invested $16.5 million into Stellar Pizza, a mobile food truck that makes pizza. There is a gimmick to the service, however. The pizza is made and delivered by a robot.

The investment will specifically be made by Marcy Venture Partners, a venture capital firm co-founded by Jay-Z and others. Aside from having made other investments, this one takes the firm into new territory.

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Though very innovative, this will not be the first automated pizza maker, with that title going to either Pizzametry, a vending machine that makes pizza, or Pazzi, a robot that makes pizza. Who has the title is a little unclear since they are both claiming it. Stellar Pizza will also not the first automated food truck, as that title goes to Ono Food Co. Their food trucks serve automated smoothies. However, Stellar Pizza is the first to combine the two technologies as far as robots making and delivering the pizza goes.

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According to their Instagram’s first post, Stellar Pizza has been around developing their robot technology since at least November of 2021. The company was founded by several former Spacex rocket scientists. These scientists wanted to solve problems on Earth, instead of in space. One of the problems they wanted to work on was creating affordable access to high-quality fresh foods, which they hope Stellar Pizza can help with.

When it comes to Stellar Pizza, the robot is both chef and delivery boy. It uses algorithms to determine the route to the destination, and when to start cooking the pizza. It is extremely efficient at cooking the pizza, with it being complete in five minutes. The cost of the pizza is going to be $10.

Although the company is based in Hawthorne, the service is soon going to launch in Los Angeles, more specifically the University of Southern California sometime this fall. There is not a concrete date yet.

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Dr. Dre’s Charitable Contributions To Education

To begin construction on a new $200-million campus, Dr. Dre has donated $10 million to Compton High School. Rightfully, the school is renaming its new performing arts center, the “Andre ‘Dr. Dre’ Young Performing Arts Center.”

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Furthermore, a brand-new academic building on the new campus will accommodate roughly 1,800 students. The center will also feature a modern gym, an aquatic center, a football field, and a track.

In addition to Centennial High, Dre attended Fremont High before dropping out. He mentioned how things would have been different if better resources were available in his speech.

“I’ve always wondered how much further ahead I might have been had the resources I needed in school were available,” he said at the ceremony.

“If I had learned more about the business industry, I would have saved myself [an] extreme amount of time, money and most importantly, [made] a lot of friendships.”

The new campus will open in 2025.

Besides the donation to the high school, Dre also worked with Jimmy Iovine to open a magnet public school in South Los Angeles. In addition to donating $70 million to USC to establish a new academy.

“This city is special, and young people living in it are special,” Dre said on Saturday.

Dre Brags About His Daughter’s Acceptance To USC

Actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman were arrested in October 2019 after discovering a major scam involving them. They paid for their kids to get into the top schools and falsified their grades and achievements. This proves how fortunate some people are. Dr. Dre joked that he did not have to spend any time behind bars to ensure his daughter’s acceptance to USC, adding that she made it on her own. In contrast, it was quickly brought to the public’s attention that Dre donated $70 million to the university a few years ago. Dre has since removed the post.

He shared a photo of his daughter, declaring that she would be attending USC soon. “My daughter got accepted into USC all on her own. No jail time!!!” he wrote. While his daughter, Truly Young, maybe a bright star, Dre’s fans reminded him that he should probably not boast so loudly. According to Vulture, he and Jimmy Iovine donated $70 million to establish the USC Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology, and the Business of Innovation in 2013.

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