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PDM Automotive and Tribute win $132K at first virtual Seattle Angel Conference

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Seattle-area startups PDM Automotive and Tribute took home $132,500 each at the 17th Seattle Angel Conference event — and the first to be held virtually. PDM Automotive is a 3-year-old company that runs an automotive product data platform for manufacturers and receivers. auto parts.

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China Mobile’s Green 5G Program achieves energy-saving at scale

TM Forum

Automotive customers are using real-time visual inspection AI to reduce the defect rate, and for customers in the energy industry, robot inspections and 5G slice assurance enable better management of power transformation and transmission to reduce the loss of electrical energy.

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HP's new customer support program uses Microsoft's HoloLens 2 to troubleshoot industrial printers

TechSpot

We've already seen Mercedes-Benz adopt HoloLens tech for automotive repairs, and it looks like the headset’s next major application is in the printing industry. The benefits and execution appear similar in practice, with a technician wearing Microsoft's futuristic (and bulky) headset to fix a complicated piece of machinery via virtual.

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Spendy and slow Tesla repairs frustrate drivers as automotive tech drives up cost of collisions

GeekWire

Rivian and Renton Technical College are starting a similar program this month. To boost the number of technicians in the state, Tesla has a training partnership with Shoreline Community College that launched in 2018. The Tesla collision center didn’t have availability, so Campbell went with a certified shop.

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TSMC delays second Arizona chip foundry

Computerworld Vertical IT

The first such foundry, announced in 2020, has already been delayed past its initial opening date of late 2024 — thanks, in part, to labor disputes over safety issues, workers imported from overseas, and workforce development programs.

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Microsoft acquires The Marsden Group, a rapid tech innovation and prototyping company

GeekWire

In industries such as manufacturing, automotive and logistics, Microsoft says the acquisition will help customers experiment and find solutions quickly through such services as its cloud, edge and artificial intelligence products. and Houston, “has earned a unique reputation as a powerful and trusted partner among industry leaders.”

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Next-gen battery startup Sila breaks ground on Washington facility with $100M in DOE support

GeekWire

Sila Image) Next-generation battery materials startup Sila broke ground on Wednesday on its first automotive-scale manufacturing facility located in Moses Lake, Wash. Cantwell pushed for the program that is providing $100 million each to Sila and Group14 to establish their manufacturing sites. The news may sound familiar.