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Opibus closes $7.5 million funding round, largest ever for an African electric mobility

November 2, 2021
African electric mobility company Opibus announced today that it has closed on a round of equity and grant fundraising totaling $7.5 million. According to the company, this the largest sum of money raised by an electric mobility company in all of Sub-Saharan Africa, eclipsing the previous by $4 million. Opibus now looks to use this investment money to continue to scale its operations in electric…
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LG shows off its take on Android Automotive, coming to 2022 Renault Mégane EV

November 2, 2021
After making its debut on vehicles including the Polestar 2 over the past year, Google’s Android Automotive platform is set for major expansions over the next two years, and LG is now showing off its take on the platform. LG’s “IVI” infotainment experience is powered by Android Automotive, and as the company announced this week, will make its debut in future electric vehicles from…
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Nikon interview: 'Z9 will exceed expectations for every genre of photography and video'

November 2, 2021
Naoyuki Murakamio Executive Fellow and Sector Manager of the Development Sector, in Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit. (Image supplied by Nikon). On the eve of the Z9 launch, we spoke to Naoyuki Murakamio, Executive Fellow and Sector Manager of the Development Sector in Nikon’s Imaging Business Unit, to learn more about the new camera, and what it means for Nikon’s future. The…
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MobileNews

Apple reportedly cuts iPad production to increase iPhone shipments

November 2, 2021
Apple has been largely affected by global chip shortages just like several other companies, and this has resulted in products like the iPhone 13 and Apple Watch Series 7 having really low supplies around the world. Now Apple is reportedly cutting iPad production to reallocate components to the iPhone. Based on sources familiar with the matter, Nikkei Asia claims that Apple “has cut back…
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