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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-01-30


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Strategy Analytics estimates Apple shipped ~66M iPhones in FQ1 2019, down
European telco Altice is set to acquire a majority stake in
Xiaomi announces ~$90 Redmi Go, it’s first Android Go device; features
Roomba-maker iRobot announces Terra, its first autonomous lawnmower; the weatherproof device
Researchers at Aberystwyth University in the UK say fitness trackers from
VMware cuts an undisclosed number of jobs; the company says the
Google begins rolling out updated Gmail apps for Android and iOS
WhatsApp hires Nate Cardozo as Privacy Policy Manager; Cardozo joins from
Pinterest hires Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase to lead its IPO,
Hong Kong-based fintech firm Gini raises $1.6M from Vectr Ventures and
India-based payments service Paytm acquires hotel-booking platform NightStay; terms undisclosed but
Samsung says it has begun producing 1TB flash storage units for
A consumer tried to notify Apple about a major FaceTime flaw
Payments processing firm Stripe raises $100M Series E (second tranche) on
US authorities officially request the extradition of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou
Foxconn is reconsidering plans to build LCD panels at a $10B
Several Pandora execs will leave the firm once its $3.5B takeover
Facebook is paying $20 per month plus referral fees to users
Apple now claims 1.4B active devices; includes iPhones, Macs, etc, but
San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin (D) introduces legislation to prohibit government
Apple ($732B market cap) FQ1 beats: $84.3B revenue ($83.97B expected); $4.18
This Week in Startups episode 898: Office Hours with Jason: Jason
Enterprise data management company Rubrik exposed client data via Amazon-hosted Elasticsearch
Slack now claims 10M daily active users and 85k paying organizations;
Amazon to fund computer science courses, from introductory to advanced placement,
GameStop ($1.15B market cap) shares fall ~28 percent following the announcement
Female founders raised $2.88B across 482 teams in 2018, according to
AutoCamp, a hospitality company that buys land and customizes Airstream trailers
Volkswagen subsidiary Electrify America and Fastned reopen their EV charging networks
Federal judge rejects Yahoo's settlement proposal for a class-action suit regarding
Same-day delivery platform Darkstore raises $7.5M Series A; leases excess capacity
Waze is deploying wireless beacons across the New York City metro
Apple plans to launch its video streaming service this spring, according
Houzz, a marketplace for home improvement services, eliminated ~10 percent of
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar