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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-12-18


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Huawei says it will spend $2B over the next five years
UK-based cybersecurity firm Egress raises $40M Series C led by FTV
Cisco ($198.7B market cap) acquires electro-optical firm Luxtera for $660M; the
Google launches a beta feature to let G Suite users invite
Airbnb delays the implementation of a policy to remove listings from
Chatbot firm Ada raises $19M Series A led by FirstMark Capital
Moglix, an India-based e-commerce platform for the manufacturing industry, raises $23M
Tonsser, a Denmark-based firm that offers an app to track the
UK-based chip firm Graphcore raises $200M Series D on a $1.5B
YouGov acquires fellow analytics firm Portent.IO; terms undisclosed; offers data tools
LG plans to launch a 65-inch OLED TV that rolls like
T-Mobile rolls out eSIM support for iPhone XS, XS Max, and
India-based scooter-sharing firm Vogo raises $100M strategic investment from ride-hailing firm
JD.com has launched a fleet of package delivery robots in China;
Posts from Russian troll farm Internet Research Agency saw more engagement
Qualcomm claims Apple is in violation of an iPhone sales ban
Sphero ends its licensing agreements with Disney, reports The Verge; the
Twitter warns of suspicious traffic coming from Russia and China; the
Remote trojan malware followed instructions hidden in memes posted to Twitter,
Google shuts down the data analysis system it was using to
Getaround Co-Founder and CMO Jessica Scorpio steps down from day-to-day operations;
Oculus founder Palmer Luckey publishes instructions for converting the Oculus Go
Twitter warns of suspicious traffic coming from Russia and China; the
Apple hires former Tesla Senior Manager of Design Andrew Kim; Kim
Lightspeed Venture Partners' Chinese affiliate targets $260M for its fourth flagship
London-based computer vision and AR company Blippar appoints insolvency firm David
Fans of YouTuber PewDiePie hack a sponsored post at The Wall
The Czech Republic's cyber watchdog warns network operators that telecom hard
Data science education platform DataCamp raises $25M led by Spectrum
Tokyo-based digital advertising company FreakOut Holdings acquires FL-based Playwire, a video
Chicago-based The Mom Project, a job marketplace for mothers returning to
MA-based warehouse automation company RightHand Robotics raises $23M Series B led
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar