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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-04-05


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US federal prosecutors charge two Chinese individuals with running an iPhone
The EC accuses German carmakers BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen of colluding
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announces an investigation into
Apple cuts the price of HomePod to $300 (previously $350); the
The European Commission orders Valve and five games publishers to stop
Classifieds platform Jiji acquires five African-market businesses from rival OLX; terms
A US District Court judge in New York gives the SEC
Facebook says it will temporarily block foreign entities from buying ads
The UK government is set to publish a legislative proposal that
Gmail’s Smart Compose tool adds subject suggestions; the AI-powered tool scans
Binance announces plans to launch a Singapore-based fiat-to-crypto exchange later this
Rovio-owned Hatch signs a deal with Samsung to offer 5G-powered cloud
Microsoft says it will merge its Kaizala group messaging service with
Nintendo says it will release free VR updates for Switch games
Samsung ($273B market cap) predicts Q1 revenue of ~$45B to $46B,
Microsoft opens an investigation into numerous discrimination and sexual harassment claims
Google shuts down its AI ethics board; launched late last month,
AI research scientist Ian Goodfellow joins Apple from Google; Goodfellow now
Jeff Bezos and ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos reveal divorce settlement, which gives
Blockchain tech company O(1) Labs, which develops the Coda Protocol, raises
Amazon plans to launch Alexa-enabled wireless earbuds as soon as the
Chicago-based on-demand manufacturer Fast Radius raises $48M Series B led by
Montreal-based Sharebee, which enables short-term rentals of storage and parking spaces,
Identity and access management company Okta ($9.6B market cap) announces $50M
Snap announces App Stories, a Snap Kit feature that enables third-party
Snapchat launches Scan, a platform for AR features; launch partners include
Snapchat launches Games platform, offering real-time multiplayer titles; features five games
Tesla is rolling out an update to Navigate on Autopilot that
Amazon announces Alexa skills for healthcare; the six voice-controlled apps available
Indian mobile network operator Reliance Jio acquires conversational AI platform Haptik
Chinese drone company EHang and Austrian aerospace company FACC demonstrate autonomous
Amazon files with the International Telecommunications Union to operate a constellation
Online farmer's market and delivery company GrubMarket (YC W15 - iOS,
Wireless charging company Pi rebrands as Spansive, pivots from hardware to
Smart home exercise equipment company Tonal raises $45M Series C led
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar