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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-09-13


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LG sends out press invites for its V40 ThinQ event on
Equifax reported a suspected hacking attempt by Chinese spies to the
Singapore-based fintech firm Helicap raises $5M seed; the company works with
Apple will not include a headphone dongle with next-generation iPhones, reports
Indonesian fintech firm Moka raises $24M Series B led by Sequoia
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rules against some aspects
Qualcomm says it will repurchase $16B worth of common stock in
The Boring Company receives approval for a prototype garage that connects
Walmart partners with Instacart to test same-day deliveries in Canada; the
Adobe is in talks to acquire marketing software company Marketo from
Brian Goldfarb steps down as CMO of analytics firm Splunk, according
VC firm Ribbit Capital is raising $420M for its fifth fund;
Spotify increases offline listening limits from 3.3k songs to 10k; users
Tesla’s VP of worldwide finance and operation Justin McAnear will leave
Apple removes nearly all references to AirPower wireless charging mat from
Chinese local services firm Meituan Dianping plans to raise ~$4.2B after
Breitbart posts an hour-long video from a Google all-hands meeting following
E-commerce platform StockX raises $44M Series B from GV, Battery Ventures,
Reddit, Wikimedia, and others speak out against the EU's Copyright Directive,
Google to discontinue the Inbox email app by the end of
Snap (11.75B market cap) shares hit all-time low after BTIG
Apple to update HomePod with calling, the ability to locate other
Apple to launch tvOS 12 on Sept 17; adds Zero Sign-On
Apple to launch iOS 12 on Sept 17; compatible with all
Apple discontinues iPhone X, SE, and 6s; Tim Cook said in
Apple unveils Watch Series 4; 40mm and 44mm models, starting at
Apple to launch macOS Mojave on Sept 24; adds system-wide Dark
Apple announces next-generation iPhones: XR (6.1-inch LCD), XS (5.8-inch OLED), and
Samsung announces expanded partnership with Google to ensure Rich Communication Services
Nintendo to launch Switch Online Sept 18 with a seven-day free
Boston-based cloud storage company Wasabi raises $68M Series B from Forestay
Senate Commerce Committee to hold Sept 26 hearing on privacy practices
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar