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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-10-25


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Former Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos criticizes media outlets for
Snap hires Jared Grusd as chief strategy officer and Jeremi Gorman
The Irish government announces new regulations for Airbnb and other home-sharing
Volkswagen (VW) considered investing $13.7B in Waymo, according to German publication
Google mandates OEMs must install regular Android updates on popular devices
Twitter ($20.8B market cap) FQ3 beats: $758.1M revenue, up 29 percent
Elon Musk has approved the final prototype of the upcoming Tesla
UK regulator Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issues a £500k (~$645M) fine
An iPhone data extraction tool used by law enforcement doesn't work
Grab announces a partnership with Mastercard to offer prepaid cards to
Germany-based smart thermostat firm Tado raises $50M Series F from Amazon,
Xiaomi announces 6.4-inch Mi Mix 3 featuring two slide-up front-facing cameras
Facebook adds music stickers to Stories; previously available in Instagram, the
China-based EV firm WM Motor is raising ~$290M on a $20B
Facebook is developing a standalone TikTok-like app that lets users record
Adzuna acquires fellow UK-based job search firm Work In Startups (WIS);
President Trump is using insecure iPhones to speak with friends and
Facebook confirms it’s developing an AR headset; full plans unclear but
International airline Cathay Pacific says up to 9.4M passengers are affected
Facebook launches Candidate Info, a feature enabling political candidates (federal, state,
AMD ($22B market cap) Q3 misses: $1.65B revenue, up four percent
Microsoft ($786B market cap) FQ1 beats: $29.08B revenue, up 19 percent
Tesla ($49B market cap) Q3 beats: $6.82B revenue ($6.33B expected); $2.90
Oculus update for Go and Samsung Gear VR adds system-wide abuse
Kickstarter to shut down Drip, the crowdfunding platform for independent musicians
Google updates Search for desktop with new data and privacy controls;
Mobvoi announces the $200 TicWatch C2 smartwatch running Wear OS; powered
Tesla increases the price of the recently announced mid-range Model 3
AT&T plans to introduce mobile 5G service in 12 cities in
GM's autonomous vehicle unit Cruise is unlikely to meet its launch
Facebook and Twitter say they've found no evidence that China has
Huawei sub-brand Honor publishes photos and videos of the coming Magic
Placer, which provides an SDK enabling apps to collect anonymous location
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar