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Baidu’s autonomous EV marque JIDU garners $400 million Series A funding round to support ‘Robocar’ launch in 2023

January 26, 2022
Intelligent EV startup JIDU announced a closed round of Series A funding that raised nearly $400 million dollars. The financing was led by JIDU’s parent company Baidu Group, and its business partner Zhejiang Geely Holding Group – the largest auto manufacturer in China. JIDU plans to use the funds for R&D of its teased “Robocar” concept, aiming for mass production in 2023. JIDU is an…
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Galaxy S22: What to expect from Samsung’s February Unpacked

January 26, 2022
Another Samsung launch event is nearly upon us. The South Korean tech giant has announced that its next Unpacked event will take place on February 9th, during which we’re expecting to see the official announcement of the Galaxy S22, its latest flagship phone series.
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French Photographer Gets 8 Years in Jail in Iran Over Drone Photos

January 26, 2022
A French tourist was arrested last year in Iran for flying a drone and taking aerial photos near the Iran-Turkmenistan border. He has been sentenced to eight years in prison under espionage charges. Arrested for Drone Photography Benjamin Brière, 36, was arrested in May of 2020 while on vacation in Iran. He was flying a drone in order to take photos of the area when he was taken into…
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Motorola Frontier design and specs leak

January 26, 2022
Last month we heard about an upcoming Motorola flagship set to debut Samsung’s 200MP ISOCELL HP1 camera sensor and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus chipset and we finally have our first look at the device. The folks over at have obtained an official looking image of the Motorola…
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Apple opens up 'Shot on iPhone' macro challenge

January 26, 2022
Apple has opened a new ‘Shot on iPhone’ macro challenge for its iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max users – you know, the company’s only phones with Macro mode. To enter you’d need to own one of those, capture a macro image and post it on Instagram, Twitter, or Weibo with the #ShotoniPhone and #iPhonemacrochallenge hashtags, while noting which device you’ve used for…
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Realme GT2 Pro gets ever closer to its international release

January 26, 2022
Realme’s upcoming global version of the GT2 Pro has been very very busy lately, getting certified by NBTC in Thailand, listed by Google Play console, and benchmarked on Geekbench. All of these moves reveal the fact that its international launch is right around the…
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OnePlus Nord CE2 5G's launch date tipped

January 26, 2022
Last week, we heard that OnePlus is planning to launch the Nord CE2 5G (previously called Nord 2 CE) in February, and that information is now corroborated by reliable tipster Max Jambor, who says the smartphone will arrive on February 11. Jambor also shared an image showing…
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Samsung officially confirms Galaxy Unpacked event on February 9

January 26, 2022
Samsung already revealed its new flagships are coming next month, and just yesterday a leak suggested the date is February 9. Today, the Korean company officially confirmed that date. Samsung says we should expect “the most noteworthy S series ever created”, which is a nod towards the S Pen slot that the Galaxy S22 Ultra will gain. The event will be livestreamed so all fans can witness the…
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