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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-12-06


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Singapore-based scooter-sharing firm Neuron Mobility raises $3.7M seed from SeedPlus, 500
Taiwan-based live-streaming platform M17 raises $25M led by Madhead CEO Terry
Facebook’s board says it was “entirely appropriate” for Sheryl Sandberg to
Salesforce Ventures announces a $100M fund aimed at Japanese startups; known
Apple rolls out watchOS 5.1.2, adds support for ECG readings on
Lyft confidentially files for an IPO, reports The Wall Street Journal;
The Chinese government demands the immediate release of Huawei CFO Meng
Uber is close to acquiring Bird for as much as $2B,
The French government says it will introduce new taxes on tech
Ericsson software problems lead to mobile network issues for millions of
MoviePass will introduce new pricing tiers from next month; Select ($10
Investigators find evidence of Chinese involvement in the massive Starwood Hotels
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau suggests 5G devices could cost $200 to
Uber says it will resume its driverless car testing in Pittsburgh
AT&T rolls out eSIM support for iPhone XS, XS Max, and
Australian lawmakers pass a bill that could force companies such as
Google will shut down its Allo messaging service at the end
Facebook responds to the release of internal emails by a UK
Germany-based SaaS firm LeanIX raises $30M Series C led by Insight
Canadian authorities arrest Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng at the request of
Austin-based Aceable, which provides training and certifications in life and professional
Seattle-based Matcherino, which provides software for operating esport tournaments, raises $2.7M
Salesforce Ventures launches the $100M Japan Trailblazer Fund, targeting startups in
Berlin-based content management tools company Contentful raises $33.5M Series D
Atlanta-based voice authentication company Pindrop raises $90M Series D led by
UAV security company WhiteFox Defense Technologies raises $12M seed from JAM
This Week in Startups episode 881: Jason speaks with Helm Co-Founder
SpaceX successfully launches Dragon capsule destined for the International Space Station,
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai states as fact that Russia interfered with
Google launches Chrome browser v71 for Windows, Mac, and Linux; now
Russian internet company Yandex to launch its first smartphone tomorrow; the
AT&T announces it will launch two 5G Samsung phones next year:
Google and Amazon to launch AirPod competitors in the second half
Facebook whitelisted certain companies for access to user data, according to
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar