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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-05-01


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SEC commissioner Robert Jackson says he does not support the agency's
BlackBuck, an India-based logistics firm, raises $150M Series D led by
Instagram confirms it will test hiding likes and view counts from
Tesla Model 3 launches in the UK; starts at £39k ($50k)
Singapore-based HR startup Swingvy raises $7M led by Samsung Ventures with
Singapore-based online grocery firm Honestbee fires CEO Joel Sng, according to
The ACLU and EFF claim US Customs and Border Protection agents
India-based hotel platform Oyo acquires Netherlands-based @Leisure Group from Axel Springer
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is sentenced to 50 weeks in a
London-based esports organization Fnatic raises $19M led by Lev Leviev (who
The family of a Tesla Model X driver killed while the
Amazon confirms it has been testing an online freight brokerage service
New York-based comments platform Spot.IM raises $25M Series D led by
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says the company aims to have half
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s opens the country’s first ever cashierless store
Tim Cook says New York City’s MTA will begin adding Apple
Colombia-based logistics firm Rappi (YC W16) raises $1B from SoftBank; the
Uber launches its IPO roadshow in New York CIty; CEO Dara
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt will step down from Alphabet's board
Apple ($946B market cap) FQ2 beats with $58B revenue ($57.4B expected)
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Facebook to launch Portal and Portal+ in Canada in June and
EV company Faraday Future says it has secured up to $225M
Latin American delivery company Rappi to raise $1B from SoftBank, according
Robotic process automation software company UiPath raises $568M Series D at
Facebook launches its Dating product in 14 new countries, bringing the
Google employees plan Wednesday sit-in to protest alleged retaliatory actions against
Mark Zuckerberg unveils Facebook redesign that highlights messaging, on-demand video, and
Citrix reveals hackers had intermittent access to its internal networks between
Fiat Chrysler to ship all new vehicles with Google's Android and
Oculus opens pre-orders for the Rift S and Quest VR headsets,
Valve unveils Index, a $500 VR headset with dual 1440×1600 LCDs
Barcelona-based on-demand local delivery company Glovo raises $169M Series D from
Cable and telecommunications company Altice USA acquires New York-based digital news
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar