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Salesforce seeks to unify automobile supply chain with Automotive Cloud

CIO

Now Salesforce is hoping to sweep that away with Salesforce Automotive Cloud, a dedicated platform for the auto industry that sticks close to industry standards on data exchange. Michael Ramsey, a VP and automotive analyst at Gartner, said Automotive Cloud offers a way for auto makers to take back control of their branding. β€œAt

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Mobility software startup Apex.ai lands supplier giants Continental, ZF as investors

TechCrunch

spent rewriting β€” and then safety certifying β€” the robot operating system to give automakers and other mobility companies a toolkit to integrate software applications into vehicles has paid off. The four years that Apex.ai million fundraising round led by Orillion. Notably, ZF is taking a 5% stake in Apex. “Apex.AI

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

TechCrunch

It’s already built into multiple platforms, camera systems, and third-party hardware including Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 chipset and Varjo’s VR-3 and XR-3 headsets. ” Then there’s automotive. Of course, one of the key drivers of this touchless technology is of course The Great Pandemic. It’s really now time to scale out-of-home.

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After 200% ARR growth in 2020, CourseKey raises $9M to digitize trade schools

TechCrunch

Founded in 2015 by Luke Sophinos and Fadee Kannah, CourseKey’s B2B platform is designed to work with organizations that teach some of our most essential workers — from automotive mechanics to electricians to plumbers to nurses, phlebotomists and dental assistants. CourseKey founders Luke Sophinos (left) and Fadee Kannah (right).

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Egyptian startup Convertedin raises $3M, caters to e-commerce brandsΒ in MENA and Latin America

TechCrunch

Convertedin , an Egyptian startup that operates a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Saudi Arabia-headquartered Merak Capital. Other participating investors include 500 Global and MSAS.

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Epsilon3’s space industry OS powers more than launches as it brings in $15M in new funding

TechCrunch

The idea is simply stated but difficult to achieve: make an operating system for the modern space industry. It wasn’t long ago that Epsilon3 raised its $2.8 million seed round , having been founded in early 2021 by SpaceX veteran Laura Crabtree and Max Mednik from Epirus.

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Enabling the connected vehicle

Capgemini

Capgemini’s research indicates that the automotive industry is a leading adopter of smart factories and use of digital technologies such as IoT connectivity, intelligent automation, and cloud-based data analysis and management. To overcome this, automotive companies have to allow drivers to intervene in emergencies.