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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-02-14


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Grover, a Germany-based device rental firm, launches GroverGo, an e-scooter subscription
Lawmakers in India are calling for a ban against short video
Ireland-based clinical trial platform Teckro raises $25M Series C led by
JP Morgan Chase announces JPM Coin, a digital token it will
Johnson & Johnson ($360.6B market cap) acquires surgical robotics firm Auris
T-Mobile and Sprint executives appear at a House committee hearing to
Google says it’s looking into its hosting of Absher, a Saudi
Angry Birds-maker Rovio is looking to sell a controlling stake in
Ant Financial acquires UK-based payments firm WorldFirst; terms undisclosed; WorldFirst offers
Jitta, a Thailand-based fintech firm, raises $6.5M pre-Series A led by
Ant Financial acquires UK-based payments firm WorldFirst; terms undisclosed; WorldFirst offers
Software pirates are abusing Apple’s enterprise developer program to distribute unauthorized
UK-based fitness app Eastnine raises £2M (~$2.6M) seed led by LocalGlobe
France-based freelancer platform Malt raises €25M (~$28.6M) Series C led by
A number of magazine publishers have agreed to Apple’s 50 percent
Tesla begins rolling out Sentry Mode; allows unattended cars to monitor
Apple says it will begin shipping older iPhones that only use
Apple will announce its upcoming video streaming service at an event
India-based hotel booking platform Oyo raises $100M from Didi Chuxing as
Boston-based content distribution company Brightcove ($313M market cap) acquires Ooyala's video
Zimperium security researchers say Xiaomi's M365 scooter is vulnerable to remote
Supply chain management company Flexport is raising $500M led by SoftBank,
Apple to launch its video streaming service in April or early
SEC charges former Apple executive Gene Levoff with insider trading; the
Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company Axonius raises $13M Series A led by
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency denies Lime's appeal regarding the permitting
Some experts believe the 2017 Equifax data breach, through which the
New York-based blockchain analysis company Chainalysis raises $30M Series B led
The White House announces the American Broadband Initiative, a project through
Google plans to invest $13B in US data centers and offices
New York-based home fitness company Peloton plans to go public this
Google plans to launch a budget phone this year, according to
Cryptocurrency exchange Quadriga inadvertently transferred $355k of users' funds to now-inaccessible
Former Snap employees launch Forge Platform, a toolkit for distributed apps;
Drone maker DJI announces a new geo-fencing system for Europe after
Amazon now allows anyone to create and publish Alexa skills in
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar