Monthly Archives: September, 2022

 iiDENTIFii, a South African based automated platform that provides a remote digital biometric identity authentication process has raised US$15 million growth capital.  The round was led by African investment company Arise whose cornerstone investors include Rabobank Partnerships, Norfund, NorFinance and FMO. This is, to date, the largest African Series A in the identity...

The Tesla Gigafactory in Berlin caught fire. The fire started at a recycling plant attached to the main facility. It happened at 3 a.m. local time in Germany. A large amount of cardboard and wood caught fire in the factory's recycling facility, according to German media. It is currently unknown what caused the incident. The flames could be seen from afar, and it took 50 firefighters, 12 of whom were from Tesla's own brigade, to put out the fire. Around 8 a.m., the combined teams were able Extinguish the fire. Fortunately, there have been no reports of injured factory workers. Unlike many other fires at electric vehicle manufacturing plants, this one had nothing to do with EVs or their frequently problematic battery packs. According to German media, citizens in the plant's immediate vicinity are now calling for a halt in production until an explanation for what happened is...

Polestar is coming up with its first all-electric SUV, the Polestar 3 on the 12th of October. The company released details of the new machine in its official statement. The Polestar 3 is built on a brand new SPA2 platform which the company will share with Volvo. Its safety systems...