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Electric pickup truck maker Rivian aims for $50 billion IPO

February 11, 2021
Electric pickup truck maker Rivian is said to be looking at an IPO to be publicly traded later this year at $50 billion. EV SPAC Frenzy Over the last few months, there has been a strong trend of electric vehicle companies going public through reverse merger SPAC deals. Fisker, Arrival, Lion Electric, Lordstown Motors, Proterra, Faraday Future, and others have all completed or announced SPAC…
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Google Chat readies beta preview for Hangouts users

February 11, 2021
For over two years now, we’ve known that Google was planning to kill off their classic Hangouts app in favor of opening Google Chat to those without Google Workspace. With the migration set to take place in the first half of 2021, Google Chat is preparing a beta test to…
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Google Doodle honors Mexican singer and songwriter María Grever

February 11, 2021
Google has replaced their homepage logo with a Doodle honoring María Grever, an internationally acclaimed composer from Mexico. María Grever was born on September 14, 1885, in Guanajuato, Mexico, as María Joaquina de la Portilla Torres. Her passion for music emerged as early as age 4 when she composed a Christmas carol for her school. After studying music in France under the tutelage of great…
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Venus Optics releases four Laowa lenses for L mount camera systems

February 11, 2021
Venus Optics has announced it’s bringing four of its Laowa lenses to L mount camera systems. Now, owners of L mount camera systems can snag native versions of Venus Optics’ Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D, Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe and Laowa 25mm F2.8 2.5–5x Ultra Macro lenses. Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye As a refresher, the Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is constructed of…
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie gets April 8, 2022 release date

February 10, 2021
Paramount Pictures announced today that Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie will come out on April 8, 2022. The first Sonic movie came out on February 14. After redesigning its CG lead character following online backlash, the movie became a surprise hit. It was one of the last major theater releases before the pandemic started, and it ended up grossing about $320 million worldwide. Spoilers for that…
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