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Toyota Australia has taken the extra-ordinary step of transforming its former car-assembly site in Melbourne into a $100 million pre-delivery mega centre that aims to trim delivery times for new vehicles. Preparing a new car ahead of customer handover typically takes dealerships hours, days, or weeks depending on the options fitted to each vehicle. However, with the pre-delivery process now on an industrial scale, Toyota Australia can put the finishing touches on up to 270 vehicles a day – one car every two minutes.

Beaches in New South Wales now have “drones in the sky,” as part of an $86 million program to locate sharks and help prevent any attacks. The program includes a “smart shark” app accessible by phone to keep radio listeners informed.

Gojek announced the expansion of its transport offering in Singapore with the scheduled launch of GoCar Kids and GoCar XL Kids, its on-demand service type for those travelling with children aged four to seven years.

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in Indonesia has announced that it has ceased its analogue radio operations in Indonesia on in favour of transitioning to digital broadcasting. This was done to save the broadcasting company around GPB 28.5m in expenses. This also follows ceasing radio operations of BBC Arabic, BBC Persian, and BBC Chinese.

The coming year in LatAm looks to be similar to 2022, with less capital for startups. Startups founded in 2023 will be more scalable with better financial prospects. This is because new companies will have better fundamentals and focus on their unit economics. There is a thought that the best companies, the most successful ones, have been born in big crises. The lack of capital will force more startups to seek acquisition as an alternative to a shutdown.

Palpa is a container of liquid soap in the shape of a breast that includes an object that mimics a small tumor, designed to encourage cancer self-examination during the shower. The device is a creation of Chilean designer Josefa Cortés (26), who was recently highlighted among 35 young innovators in MIT Technology Review. He founded The Palpa Company in January 2020. The company made a family and friends round in August 2021 in which they raised a round of 280 million pesos (Chilean pesos, about US$300,000) to be able to... Read More >

Egypt’s Mahaseel Masr, a regional B2B fresh produce digital platform, has secured funding from the Emirates International Investment Company (EIIC) to accelerate the deployment of its agri-focused e-commerce platform.

Nigerian startup Raenest is helping remote workers and freelancers automate invoicing and get paid faster by clients globally while saving on fees via its Raenest Global accounts and cards. Businesses can also use the platform to onboard African talents, pay them in their preferred currencies, and manage their team expenses.