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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-01-17


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A Pew Research Center study finds 74 percent of US Facebook
Ford says it’s developing a fully electric F-series pickup truck; full
VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) rebrands as Threshold Ventures, reports
Malaysia-based e-procurement firm Dropee raises $350k seed led by Vynn Capital
Sen Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduces a bill that seeks to give
AWS launches Backup, a tool for organizing automated backups; lets users
Fintech firm Flutterwave partners with Visa to launch GetBarter, a digital
Healthtech firm Citizen raises $17M led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation
Microsoft is set to decouple Cortana from search in Windows 10;
A database containing more than 770M stolen email addresses appears online,
Cybersecurity firm Check Point Research has uncovered numerous flaws in “Fortnite”
Pinterest has met with numerous banks as it prepares for an
Apple is scaling back hiring in some departments following lower-than-expected iPhone
US lawmakers propose laws to ban the sale of chips and
T-Mobile booked nine of its execs into the Trump International Hotel
Snap CFO Tim Stone resigned over a pay dispute, according to
LG is set to launch a smartphone with a detachable second
Google will raise some of its G Suite prices from April
Microsoft makes a $500M pledge to help create more affordable housing
Techstars announces Boulder, CO startup studio Techstars Studio; led by SendGrid
SpaceX announces it will develop its coming Starship and Super Heavy
Early build of Android Q features a system-wide dark mode and
London-based email security company Tessian raises $40M Series B round led
Sinclair Broadcast Group launches STIRR: a free, ad-supported streaming service featuring
Facebook hires Google's AR/VR head Ryan Cairns to serve as head
The Department of Justice is pursuing a criminal case against Huawei,
TX-based rocket company Firefly to build a factory and launch site
Lenovo to relaunch the Motorola Razr with a folding screen, according
BlueRun Ventures closes $130M for its sixth fund, promotes Cheryl Cheng
Fiserv ($28.6B market cap) to acquire fellow financial services company First
Bangalore-based ed-tech company Byju's acquires CA company Osmo, which focuses on
Match Group and parent IAC sue Tinder Co-Founder Sean Rad, accusing
Microsoft announces an event for next month's Mobile World Congress, with
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar