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Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs

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With its first electric vehicle now outselling the quintessential 911 sports car, the German automaker is responding by upping its bet on EVs, in part via a hefty investment in lithium-silicon battery developer Group14 Technologies. Porsche has read the room. Group14 appears to be targeting production for Porsche battery packs in 2024.

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Toca Football raises $40 million to fuel its budding chain of giant soccer and entertainment facilities

TechCrunch

based company that operates 14 sports centers across the U.S. high school soccer programs recorded an all-time high in the 2018/19 season, with more than 850,000 playing the sport across the country. Toca Football , a nine-year-old, Costa Mesa, Ca.-based as well as to open a site in the U.K.

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Leading startups hubs: Barcelona 6th place!

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It was born with the aim of becoming a leading space where people from different backgrounds meet talented peers to create the foundations of our society in 2050. 286 days of sunshine per year, beaches, sport, skiing 1.5 With this list I can go on and on, but if you are new in the city, I recommend you to start with these ones.