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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-01-15


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A District Court judge in CA rules law enforcement cannot order
Liberty Latin America (LLA) makes a bid for fellow telco Millicom
A Chinese court sentences a Canadian man to death in a
Music streaming service Tidal is under investigation by Norwegian authorities following
Yet-to-launch short video platform Quibi is struggling to find enough quality
South Korean ride-sharing firm SoCar raises $44M from Altos Ventures and
Snap’s people and security head Jason Halbert is leaving the firm,
FCC chairman Ajit Pai refuses to attend a Congressional briefing following
Oppo is set to launch a smartphone with 10x optical zoom
Apple swapped out 11M iPhone batteries during its 11-month discounted battery
HSBC used blockchain-based tech to settle $250B worth of forex trades
Uber announces a Clean Air surcharge for rides in London; riders
Apple is set to add USB-C to 2019 iPhones, according to
Intel plans to name its next CEO by Jan 24, according
Foxconn’s revenue fell by more than eight percent last month, reports
Bird apologizes for trying to take down a Boing Boing article
Apple COO Jeff Williams says Qualcomm overcharges for patent royalty rates;
UK-based Just Move In, a concierge service that helps a client
Autonomous mobility company Zoox names former Intel CSO Aicha Evans as
Peer-to-peer text messaging platform Hustle cuts ~35 percent of staff, Bloomberg
GM CEO Mary Barra says Tesla will not buy any of
Tesla offers a Model 3 as a prize for Trend Micro's
LightHouse, parent of Cincinnati's Hillman Accelerator, acquires NewMe, a residential tech
NBCUniversal to launch an ad-supported video streaming service early next year;
Jason responds to an article by The New York Times covering
Israeli computer vision company AnyVision raises $15M Series A (second tranche)
The FAA proposes new UAV rules that would remove the requirement
Tel Aviv- and San Diego-based semiconductor startup Wiliot raises $30M from
EV charging station maker Schneider updated the software for its EVLink
New York-based Valar Ventures is raising $150M for Fund V and
Google Fi announces RCS Chat and improved speeds for international roaming;
Melbourne-based ShareRing, a token-based platform for renting out items, announces vehicle
Norway's authority on economic crimes is investigating Tidal for allegedly inflating
Automattic announces Newspack, an open-source publishing platform designed for news organizations,
VW commits $800M to expanding its Chattanooga, TN factory to make
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar