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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-11-12


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Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says the company plans to test lower
Activist investor Carl Icahn says Dell’s VMWare tracking stock (DVMT) should
Netherlands-based interactive design firm Framer raises $24M Series B led by
Vista Equity Partners acquires business management firm Apptio for $1.9B; Apptio
Microsoft will begin rolling out mouse and keyboard support for Xbox
Jack Dorsey says Twitter is considering the best way to add
Samsung will launch its rumored Galaxy F foldable smartphone in March
Nigerian analytics company Terragon Group acquires Singapore-based marketing firm Bizense; terms
JD.com sold $23B worth of goods over its Singles Day sales
Canada-based fintech firm Clearbanc raises $70M seed and Series A from
Bangladesh-based fintech firm ShopUp raises $1.6M seed led by Omidyar Network
Russia-based cybersecurity company Group IB announces plans for a global HQ
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was fired from Facebook over his support
SoftBank’s cellular division aims to raise $21.1B upon IPO; the standalone
Samsung will launch its rumored Galaxy F foldable smartphone in March
Enterprise software firm SAP (112B market cap) acquires survey company Qualtrics
Bonobo AI raises $4.5M seed led by G20 Ventures and Capri
E-commerce platform AdRoll acquires marketing automation startup Growlabs; terms undisclosed; all
Data management service Datacoral raises $10M Series A led by Madrona
Cloudflare unveils 1.1.1.1 privacy app for iOS and Android devices; the
Edtech startup Kukua raises $2.5M seed led by EchoVC; the company
Additive manufacturing platform Origin raises $10M Series A led by Jason
Alibaba sets $30.8B Singles Day sales record; the annual 24-hour sales
Dyson files patents for a wearable air purifier; the device might
A new blockchain-based voting app sees increased use in Nov general
Scientists develop quantum accelerometer to provide navigation assistance without GPS; the
Microsoft ($841.08B market cap) acquires game studio InXile Entertainment; terms undisclosed;
Microsoft ($841.08B market cap) acquires role-playing game developer Obsidian Entertainment; terms
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar