Plaid acquires fellow fintech firm Quovo for $200M, reports CNBC; Quovo

KinerjaPay, an Indonesia-based digital payments firm, raises $200M from Wahana Group;

Smartphone shipments in China shrank by 15.5 percent last year, according

Intel showcases the first designs for its 10-nanometer Lakefield chipset; the

Pivotal Research analyst Brian Wieser predicts Facebook will face more problems

AI-powered checkout startup Standard Cognition (YC S17) acquires mapping firm Explorer.ai;

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says the firm still intends to launch

VTOL firm Bell shares a concept design for Nexus, an electric

UK-based computer vision startup Scape Technologies raises $8M seed from LocalGlobe,

Unnamed supporters of the Democratic Party financed a misinformation campaign during

Sony showcases Z9G, an 8K LCD TV available in 85-inch and

Leaked internal docs suggest Uber will be valued at ~$90B when

Sony announces AirPlay 2 support for its 2019 TV lineup; will

Facebook opens an investigation into News for Democracy (ND), an organization

Samsung anticipates Q4 profit of $9.6B, below analyst expectations of $12.4B;

Alibaba ($370.9B market cap) acquires Germany-based data processing firm Data Artisans

HTC announces the Pro Eye and Cosmos VR headsets; Pro Eye

Cambridge-based cloud services company Akamai acquires Portland-based customer identity and access

GitHub makes private repositories available to non-paying users; previously, non-paying users

Daimler announces the first Class A long-haul truck with Level 2

Microsoft and Kroger are testing a connected shopping system at two

Coinbase suspends all ethereum classic transactions following an attack that enabled

WeWork is in advanced talks to raise $2B from SoftBank this

Netgear to launch a Wi-Fi 6 version of its Orbi mesh

Qualcomm says it's secured a vast majority of the chip contracts

Harley Davidson reveals additional details about its coming all-electric motorcycle: the

Mophie announces a Lightning-free battery case for iPhone X, Xs Max,

Autonomous driving tech company Torc Robotics partners with public transportation company

Amazon launches Key for Business, enabling company owners to provide delivery

The average Amazon Go store generates $1.5M per year, ~50 percent

Audi spins out VR company Holoride; Audi Electronics Venture developed the

Google VP of Assistant Manuel Bronstein says the company plans voice

Germany-based Global Savings Group, a pubtech platform for commerce, acquires UK

Ireland's Central Bank authorizes Google Payment Ireland under the second Payment

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