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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-11-19


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China is still investigating the 2016 Didi Chuxing-Uber deal, according to
Wonolo, an on-demand staffing platform, raises $32M Series C led by
Lidar startup AEye raises $40M Series B led by Taiwana Capital
Xiaomi announces a partnership with selfie app firm Meitu; Xiaomi will
UK-based driving analytics firm Lightfoot raises £3.2M (~$4M) from BGF and
VC firm General Catalyst (GC) is considering a credit fund, according
A UK parliamentary committee report says the country is unprepared for
Facebook announces a £4.5M ($5.8M) training initiative for local journalists in
Uber resumes service in Abu Dhabi; the company launched in the
Fintech firm Plastiq raises $27M Series C led by Kleiner Perkins;
Tim Cook says tech firms will likely face some level of
Althea Lim and Vincent Ha, founders of influencer marketing firm Gushcloud,
Alphabet-owned Verily suspends work on a project to develop glucose-monitoring contact
A joint study by Google and Temasek predicts Southeast Asia’s digital
Apple has cut production orders for its newest iPhone models due
Former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos says Facebook’s strategy of “minimization and
Mark Zuckerberg told Sheryl Sandberg he blamed her and her teams
Swedish e-scooter firm VOI Technology raises $50M Series A led by
A Pew Research Center study shows a majority of Americans find
Researchers use facial recognition tech to identify historical photographs; the free
Contact lens e-commerce platform Vision Direct announces data breach; the breach
Tumblr investigates iOS app issues after it disappears from the App
Microsoft plans to discontinue HockeyApp development service; the platform allows app
Healthtech startup HealthifyMe raises $6M Series B extension led by InnoVen
Foodservice software provider Attribytes raises $1.7M Series A led by Canal
Car maintenance startup Zippity raises $2.6M seed led by A3Ventures, BP
Tax filing platform Visor raises $9M Series A led by Defy;
Barnes & Noble releases first accessories for Nook e-reading devices; the
Boring Company completes digging through Los Angeles tunnel; work on the
Grocery pickup platform Instacart restructures shopper pay structure; some workers now
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar