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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-09-14


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Didi Chuxing announces stricter conditions for drivers who wish to carry
Media agency Moonbug acquires child-centric YouTube channel Little Baby Bum; terms
AI-centric healthtech firms have raised $4.3B since 2013, according to analytics
SpaceX says it’s booked its first private passenger for a journey
Google Store adds a teaser page hinting at a yet-to-be-announced Pixel
Xiaomi announces changes to its internal management structure; the company is
Jeff Bezos says Amazon will make a decision about its second
Facebook expands its fact-checking program to include images and videos; the
YouTube says TV playback is increasing 45 percent year-on-year in Europe,
Twitch hires Katrina Jones as its first head of diversity and
A number of Google employees quit over the company’s plans for
YouTube Kids introduces a whitelisting feature for parents and guardians; gives
Apple opens pre-orders for iPhone XS, XS Max, and Apple Watch
Eric Alexander, Uber’s erstwhile Asia-Pacific president of business, files a defamation
Singapore-based Golden Gate Ventures closes its third fund at $100M; targets
Salesforce announces the Step Up Declaration: an alliance of 21 companies
Hybrid cloud infrastructure company Datrium raises $60M Series D led by
The FDA warns five major e-cigarette manufacturers to address use by
WeWork acquires Salt Lake City-based meeting management and analysis company Teem;
AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon announce Project Verify: a single sign-on
Facebook deploys SapFix, an AI-powered tool for debugging code, testing and
Microsoft ($863B market cap) acquires Lobe, a platform enabling drag-and-drop construction
Former GAW Miners CEO Josh Garza sentenced to 21 months in
Blockchain-based gaming platform Cocos-BCX raises $40M from 500 Startups, Binance Labs,
Snap makes crowdsourced Our Story content available to 20 media partners,
Used car marketplace Shift raises $141M Series D ($70M debt, $71M
Jeff Bezos announces the $2B Bezos Day One Fund; includes the
Walmart ($279B market cap) acquires Cornershop, an on-demand grocery delivery company
The Boring company plans to start selling its Eco Bricks, made
Uber to invest $150M in Toronto over the next five years;
Walmart relaunches Jet with three-hour deliveries, localized messages and imagery, and
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar