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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-01-24


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Chinese regulators have shuttered more than 9k apps and ~700 websites
MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis drops a legal complaint against Facebook over
Google says it will appeal a €50M (~$57M) fine levied by
Sequoia India announces Surge, an accelerator program targeting startups in India
SoundCloud co-founder Eric Wahlforss steps down as CPO; reasons for the
Bike-sharing startup Wheels raises $37M from Tenaya Capital, Bullpen Capital, Naval
Singapore-based fintech firm Credit Culture raises $29.5M from RCE Capital Berhad;
Spanish voice assistant firm Sherpa.ai raises $8.5M Series A (second tranche)
Huawei unveils Balong 5000, a 5G-compatible chipset for smartphones and other
Apple is transitioning 200 staff from its self-driving car unit to
YouTube TV expands to 95 additional US markets; the service is
B2B services platform Globality raises $100M Series D from SoftBank; a
Verizon Media Group (formerly Oath) cuts 800 jobs, equal to seven
Dara Khosrowshahi says Uber may seek outside investment for its Advanced
Vivo announces Apex 2019 concept smartphone; features 12GB RAM, dual-array back
BuzzFeed cuts 250 jobs, equal to 15 percent of its workforce;
Twitter is testing a tag that indicates the originator of a
China blocks Microsoft’s Bing search engine; reasons for the move unclear
Globality, which uses AI to match business clients with service providers,
Uplift, which enables travel providers to offer their customers flexible payment
Unprotected Elasticsearch server leaked 24M financial and banking documents; included paperwork
Andela, which trains African developers for contract work with US firms,
Hulu cuts the price of its most popular plan by 25
Tesla reduces production hours for higher-cost Model S and Model X
Strong TX winds topple SpaceX's Starship prototype rocket, previously known as
Microsoft partners with NewsGuard to enable Edge browser to alert users
Epic Games acquires Serbian company 3Lateral, which provides tools for creating
Boeing successfully tests VTOL flying taxi prototype; the autonomous, electric vehicle
New York City-based Electric, which provides automated IT support, raises
Cryptocurrency custody and security company Anchorage emerges with $17M Series A
Uber is rolling out its Rewards program to 25 US markets;
Germany's science ministry to invest $568M in EV battery research; will
YouTube expands live TV service YouTube TV to 95 new US
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar