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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-01-03


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Law firm Bernstein Liebhard (BL) says it’s investigating Apple over possible
GM has sold 200k EVs in the US, triggering a phase-out
LG announces 88-inch 8K OLED TV; known as Z9, it’s part
Google’s in-development Fuchsia OS will support Android apps, reports 9to5Google; changes
CarDekho, an India-based online vehicle marketplace, raises $110M Series C led
Pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb ($85.6B market cap) acquires biotech firm Celgene
Skincare firm Neutrogena will showcase an iOS app at CES for
Image of a purported new August video doorbell leaks; full details
Singapore-based marketplace Carousell names Tan Su Lin as VP of operations;
Healthtech firm CarePredict raises $9.5M Series A from Secocha Ventures, Las
Spectrum TV customers in 24 markets lose access to 33 channels
SoftBank Ventures Korea rebrands as SoftBank Ventures Asia; launched in 2000,
Lightspeed China (part of Lightspeed Venture Partners) closes its fourth fund
Touchscreen vending machine firm Vengo raises $7M from unnamed investors; the
Zhang Tong, Tencent’s executive director of AI, steps down; he oversaw
China says it has landed a robotic probe on the far
Netflix confirms it's hired Spencer Neumann as CFO; a source for
GM reaches EV sales cap for federal tax credit; the company
Iran's National Cyberspace Council approves blocking Instagram, the only remaining major
Apple ($749B market cap) lowers Q1 guidance, citing lower-than-expected iPhone sales
Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley gives up control of her Twitter
Hackers are exploiting an old Twitter vulnerability to hijack dormant accounts
Hackers hijack Chromecasts in an ongoing spam campaign advertising YouTuber PewDiePie's
Mary Meeker's VC firm will be branded Bond, Axios reports, citing
Federal judge dismisses lawsuits alleging Facebook and Twitter facilitated Islamic State
Roku announces premium Channel subscriptions; currently limited to ad-supported shows and
August Capital halts fundraising and returns to limited partner commitments after
Volkswagen announces plans for mobile EV charging stations, slated for production
Poland-based RoboCAMP, which provides online textbooks for courses in programming and
New York-based Union Square Ventures secures $428M for two funds: $190M
Waymo now has 950 employees, according to analysis by The Information;
Mozilla to rewrite and redesign the Thunderbird email client in 2019;
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Ring plans two standalone security light products with no camera features,
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar