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Google logs into Tamil Nadu for drone unit; may rope in Foxconn for Pixel — Business Standard

Alphabet -- Google’s parent company -- is in advanced talks with Foxconn to manufacture Pixel smartphones in Tamil Nadu, an industrial state which will also double up as drone-manufacturing hub for the US tech giant soon, writes Shine Jacob in Business Standard. 

Telexistence raises $170M

Telexistence has raised $170 million in a series B financing round. Existing investors Monoful Venture Partners, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, and Airbus Ventures invested in Telexistence's latest round.

HPE opening factory in the Czech Republic

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) will be building its first European factory for high performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) systems, says the company.

One month ago, Foxconn said its innovation centers weren’t empty — they still are — The Verge

Foxconn still hasn’t done anything with the buildings it bought in Wisconsin, writes Josh Dzieza. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/13/18565408/foxconn-wisconsin-innovation-centers-factories-empty-tax-subsidy

Foxconn may not build a factory in Wisconsin after all, says top company exec — The Verge

Foxconn is considering shelving plans for a factory altogether, writes James Vincent. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/30/18203442/foxconn-wisconsin-lcd-factory-over-jobs-louis-woo