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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-10-18


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Waymo publishes guidelines for first responders and law enforcement outlining how
Growth of global internet access has slowed dramatically, according to an
Spotify updates its Premium service for iOS and Android; introduces improved
Several UK supermarkets will test facial recognition tech to verify age-restricted
China-based JD.com announces a package delivery service; built upon the company’s
French cloud-computing firm OVH says it plans to invest $4.6B to
Tens of thousands of taxi drivers in Seoul, South Korea protest
InMobi acquires fellow marketing firm Pinsight Media from Sprint; terms undisclosed
Anthony Levandowski, former technical lead for Google’s driverless car project (now
Twitter begins testing annotations within Moments, reports TechCrunch; the text boxes
eBay files a lawsuit against Amazon claiming it illegally poached independent
Facebook believes the hack of 30M user accounts was perpetrated by
Workplace snack service Oh My Green (YC S16) raises $20M seed
China-based cryptocurrency wallet startup Cobo raises $13M Series A led by
Andy Rubin's Essential cuts ~30 percent of staff, according to Bloomberg
Munich prosecutors fine Audi $926M for its role in a diesel
Facebook expands Instant Games to Groups and the Facebook Lite app;
Hulu plans to break its $40-per-month live TV plan into smaller
Apple could launch Macs powered by its own ARM processors, rather
Twitter now displays a notice in place of tweets that violate
Twilio unveils Autopilot, a conversational AI platform for building and deploying
Softbank COO says the company might not launch a second Vision
Softbank COO says the company might not launch a second Vision
Decentralized journalism marketplace Civil to refund ICO participants; the company planned
Helm launches its Personal Server for email, calendar, and contacts; $500
WhiteSource, which provides a platform for ensuring the security of open-source
AR motorcycle helmet company Skully is now shipping units to early
Apple launches privacy portal enabling users to see what personal information
Twitter releases data sets regarding Russian and Iranian influence campaigns on
Elon Musk to buy an additional $20M of Tesla common stock;
Multiple public funds with Facebook holdings support a plan to remove
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar