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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-03-28


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API platform Kong (formerly Mashape) raises $43M Series C led by
Lighthouse co-founders Alex Teichman and Hendrik Dahlkamp have joined Apple, according
Honda and truck firm Hino invest $4.6M in MONET, a Japan-based
Twitter says it’s considering ways to handle tweets that violate its
Salesforce faces a lawsuit for its association to Backpage.com, a website
US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) files charges against
Spotify begins testing Premium Duo, a subscription plan aimed at two
Sony chairman Kaz Hirai announces his retirement after 35 years with
Huawei exec Bruce Li says the company is preparing to launch
Sony announces the closure of its Beijing smartphone plant; Sony is
A Huawei monitoring group says the company’s software is putting the
Japan-based messaging firm Line announces a payments partnership with Mercari, a
A US court grants Microsoft permission to seize almost 100 websites
Bustle Digital acquires online publication The Outline; terms undisclosed; founded by
Online mattress firm Casper raises $100M on a $1.1B post-money
Google is carrying out a secret performance review of its controversial
Chinese gay dating app Rela exposed private data for more than
Twitch announces Squad Streams, a feature that lets four users broadcast
Apple apologizes for issues with MacBook Pro keyboards; follows a report
Facebook says it will start blocking posts and content that praises
Lyft updates its IPO pricing from $62-$68 per share to $70-$72
Mailchimp acqui-hired Shopify competitor LemonStand shortly before terminating app integrations with
Google CEO Sundar Pichai meets with President Trump to discuss partnerships
South Korean researchers say LTE has 36 vulnerabilities that could enable
FTC announces four robocall-related companies allegedly responsible for billions of illegal
This Week in Startups episode 914: News Roundtable: Jason welcomes AngelList
Lightspeed Venture Partners Co-Founder Chris Schaepe leaves the firm after he
Underwater drone company SoFar Ocean Technologies raises $7M Series A led
Tesla partners with Japanese railway operator Kintetsu on a power backup
Smartphone Bluetooth identity authentication company Proxy emerges with $13.6M Series A
Beijing-based Shuidichou, a crowdfunding platform for medical expenses, raises $74M Series
Trellis, which provides machine learning-powered intelligence tools for attorneys, raises $2M
New York-based online mattress retailer Casper plans to interview potential IPO
Seattle-based security camera company Wyze announces Sense: a suite of motion
BitTorent to relaunch its defunct TV service, BitTorrent Live, as a
Beijing-based Mobvoi, which develops smart devices and AI-powered voice control tech,
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar