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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-02-28


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Edtech firm ClassDojo (YC S11) raises $35M Series C led by
Zum, a ride-hailing service aimed at children, raises $40M Series C
Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner says it will likely conclude the first
Medium says paywalled content will be freely available to readers coming
Mirakl, a French firm offering marketplace tools, raises $70M Series B
OnePlus CEO Pete Lau says the yet-to-launch OnePlus 7 will not
China-based used car platform Chehaoduo raises $1.5B on a $9B post-money
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, participated in Coinbase’s $300M Series E
Uber and Lyft will let some drivers participate in their IPOs,
Daimler and BMW are set to partner on development of driverless
Y Combinator says startups will no longer have to apply to
UK-based Citymapper launches a contactless travel pass for use on London’s
Ricoh announces Theta Z1, a $1k 360-degree camera; shoots 23MP images
Hong Kong-based online brokerage firm Futu is planning an IPO, aiming
Disney is in talks to acquire AT&T’s 10 percent stake in
TikTok says it has no plans to implement an age verification
Russia-based mobile games developer Playrix is looking to sell itself for
Nigeria-based fintech startup TeamApt raises $5.5M Series A led by Quantum
Facebook says it fired a contractor for working with right-wing activist
Equity loan firm Figure raises $65M from RPM Ventures and DST
Amazon patents a robot that would retrieve deliveries from trucks; could
French cloud gaming company Shadow launches its second-generation console, Ghost; the
BlackBerry sues Twitter, alleging patent infringements regarding push notifications, mobile ad
A recent update to Ring's connected Doorbell product resolved a security
FTC fines TikTok $5.7M for alleged violations of the Children’s Online
Redwood City-based restaurant tech company Presto raises $30M from Recruit Holdings,
In-browser cryptocurrency miner Coinhive to shut down on March 8; intended
Micro-satellite company OneWeb slated to launch its first six satellites into
Motorola VP of Global Product Dan Dery confirms the company plans
Remix, which provides a platform for planning public transit, raises
Amazon, Comcast, and Electronic Arts submit bids for game developer Nexon,
New York-based real estate platform Compass acquires DC-based CRM company Contactually;
Sendoso, which sources, stores, and ships various items on behalf of
Cambridge-based Jobcase, a jobs platform with social media features, raises $100M
Asynchronous team communications startup Threads emerges with $10.5M from Sequoia; also
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar