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Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi plans to make EVs

March 30, 2021
Consumer electronics company Xiaomi Communications Co. appears to be the latest manufacturer entering the electric mobility race. The Beijing-based company is reportedly making plans to create Xiaomi brand EVs. The company will utilize a Chinese manufacturing facility owned by Great Wall Motors. As it currently sits, Xiaomi is an electronics company based on an Internet of Things (IoT) platform.
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Leica and 1854 team up to introduce £5000 grants for its new Commission Series

March 30, 2021
Back in January, Leica reminded us of the importance of photography. Now it’s acting on its message by giving photographers the opportunity to tell a story through imagery with the help of a £5000 grant. In partnership with 1854, publisher of The British Journal of Photography, Leica is awarding one new grant, each month, through a Commission Series running from March through May. The theme for…
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Lebanon’s Air Force launches public aircraft bids as part of fleet reorg

March 30, 2021
BEIRUT — Lebanon is selling five Hawker Hunter fighter jets and three Sikorsky-made S-61 helicopters, the Ministry of National Defense announced, calling for interested parties to bid on the used aircraft. A source with knowledge of the sales process told Defense News on condition of anonymity that three companies have shown interest in the Hawker Hunter jets in particular: British firm…
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Jony Ive-Designed Leica Prototype May Fetch Over $200,000 at Auction

March 29, 2021
The Leitz Photographica Auction will present a 2013 prototype model of a Leica camera designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson at auction in June. The camera is a one-off prototype produced during the creation of the Leica M for (RED) camera, which sold at a charity auction for $1.8 million in 2013. Jony Ive is the now-famous designer who worked for Apple starting in the early 1990s until 2019 when…
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