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The Daily Download - tech news for 2018-12-19


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Taiwan-based video analytics firm Gorilla Technology raises $15M Series D from
Short term property management firm Lyric is in talks to raise
China-based smart lock firm YunDing Technology raises $87M led by Baidu;
Price f(x), a Germany-based pricing software firm, raises €25M ($28.5M) Series
Facebook bans more pages and accounts linked to the Myanmar military
Nasa discloses a data breach affecting an unknown number of current
Apple saw revenues of $1.8B in India this fiscal year, less
Facebook publishes an update on its ongoing civil rights audit; headed
SoftBank’s cellular division raises $23.5B upon IPO, but shares drop 15
Co-working firm The Wing raises $75M Series C led by Sequoia
Blythe Masters resigns as CEO of blockchain firm Digital Asset; the
The Boring Company showcases its completed test tunnel in Hawthorne, CA;
Facebook gave ~150 partners access to more user data than previously
Marketing analytics firm PixelMe raises $1.3M led by Serena Capital with
Interactive fitness firm Zwift raises $120M led by Highland Europe with
Verizon announces it will rebrand Oath as Verizon Media Group; the
Match fires multiple Tinder employees who sued the parent company for
PA's Department of Transportation authorizes Uber to resume testing self-driving vehicles
Google removed millions of inauthentic reviews and ratings, and thousands of
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issues its final regulation to
Formant emerges with $6M seed; provides monitoring and operations infrastructure for
Chicago-based battery tech company SiNode launches joint venture with Tokyo chemical
San Francisco-based Rothy's, which manufactures women's shoes out of recycled plastic,
Crypto exchange Coinbase announces direct cryptocurrency-to-cryptocurrency conversions; currently limited to the
Charter Communications settles with the New York Attorney General's Office regarding
Anthony Levandowski announces Pronto.ai, a driving assistance tech company he co-founded
Uber announces upgrades for its JUMP electric bikes, including swappable batteries,
Last-mile delivery company Nuro deploys its R1 autonomous vehicle - without
SpaceX is raising $500M at a $30.5B valuation from Baillie Gifford
Otto Founder Anthony Levandowski, the engineer at the center of the
Twitter launches the sparkle button on iOS; enable users to toggle
AT&T to launch 5G mobile service across 12 US cities starting
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar