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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-03-13


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Tetrate, a microservices network management firm, raises $12.5M seed from Dell
LaunchDarkly, a software feature management platform, raises $44M Series C led
Vice Media plans to raises as much as $200M, according to
Cybersecurity firm Avast says CEO Vince Steckler will step down on
US lawmakers question T-Mobile CEO John Legere about the company’s spending
Longbow Research predicts declining iPhone sales in China will go “from
Uber has hired numerous investment banks as it prepares for an
YouTube hires Lori Conkling as head of partnerships for YouTube TV
Alphabet’s Jigsaw launches Tune, an experimental Chrome extension that promises to
YouTube launches subscription music and video services in India; YouTube Music
Spotify files an antitrust complaint against Apple in the EU; Spotify
Google is moving dozens of staff away from its laptop and
Google’s Gboard for Pixel smartphones adds on-device speech recognition processing for
Zain Jaffer, founder and former CEO of ad video platform Vungle,
Google rolls out Chrome 73 which includes Dark Mode for macOS;
Singapore-based insurtech firm CXA Group raises $25M Series C from HSBC,
India-based vehicle sharing platform Drivezy is raising more than $100M Series
Police in Mountain View, CA, arrest a man on suspicion of
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Court documents reveal Uber was spending $20M per month on its
Department of Transportation official says eliminating the EV tax credit would
Google posts a teaser video for next week's Game Developers Conference,
BlackBird (iOS, Android), which links travelers with pilots and flights, raises
Latest macOS beta includes references to a coming magazine subscription service,
SEC requests judge's permission to respond to Elon Musk's arguments that
Amazon closes acquisition of mesh WiFi company Eero; going forward, when
Cryptocurrency company Ripple announces $100M fund targeting developers integrating blockchain tech
Truepill (YC S17), a pharmacy fulfillment platform for direct-to-consumer healthcare companies,
The US Department of Transportation announces the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation
RED Founder Jim Jannard teases changes to the Hydrogen One smartphone
Mozilla launches Firefox Send: a free file-sharing service with end-to-end encryption;
Vizio is working with media and advertising companies to establish standards
Uber settles driver classification suit for $20M, pending a judge's approval;
New York-based investment platform Stash (iOS, Android) raises $65M Series E;
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar