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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-10-02


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Infowars founder Alex Jones files a lawsuit against PayPal; the company
Factory automation firm Emerson acquires GE’s intelligent platforms division; terms undisclosed;
Cybersecurity firm Tanium raises $200M on a $6.4B post-money valuation led
Tinder says it’s seen no evidence user accounts have been accessed
Chinese search firm Sogou offers to work with Google on its
Amazon Studios signs a first-look deal with author Neil Gaiman; terms
Hong Kong based AI accelerator Zeroth raises $3M from Animoca Brands;
New Zealand’s customs and border agency gets new powers to compel
Amazon raises the minimum wage it pays all US workers to
Twitter removes ~50 accounts pretending to be affiliated with various state
Nest launches Thermostat E in Europe; first launched in the US
Google announces changes to the Chrome Web Store; starting in Chrome
Scooter-sharing firm Lime announces plans to expand to Canada; Lime is
Netflix to launch interactive shows and movies that let users select
Spain-based edtech startup Lingokids raises $6M Series A led by HV
Yahoo Japan (YJ) announces the closure of GeoCities Japan in March
Google's head of commerce Sridhar Ramaswamy is leaving to join Greylock
Apple launches “Everyone Can Create” curriculum on Apple Books; functions like
Logistics visibility company Project44 raises $45M led by Sapphire Ventures; provides
Freelance work marketplace Upwork sets IPO price range at $12-$14 per
IMDB to announce a free, ad-supported video service for Fire TV
Benchmark files to raise up to $425M for its ninth flagship
Sales engagement platform Apollo (YC W16 as ZenProspect) notifies customers of
San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency to recommend the city allow Uber
Tesla ($52.8B market cap) shares recovered on Monday after Musk settled
Google announces Project Stream, an initiative to solve critical challenges in
Autonomous driving tech startup Aeva announces $45M in funding and unveils
Chrome browser v70 will allow users to limit browser extensions' data
Instagram Co-Founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger announce VP of Product
Khosla Ventures GP Ben Ling files to raise up to $60M
Verizon begins 5G home service installations in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles,
Groupon to pay IBM $57M to settle e-commerce patent infringement claims
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission demands more information from Facebook regarding the
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar