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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-05-10


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iOS 13 will drop support for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone
Intel says folding display laptops are at least two years away;
India's monopoly watchdog orders an investigation into Google's implementation of Android,
Foxconn chairman Terry Gou will retain his seat on the company’s
Instagram bans hashtags that relate to verifiably false info about vaccines;
Wireless earbuds firm Earin says its acquisition by Will.i.am's wearables company
Daye, a UK-based female health products startup, raises $5.5M from Khosla
T-Mobile is not supporting RCS messaging for Google Pixel devices; the
Google begins showing playable podcasts within Search for desktop and mobile;
Symantec CEO Greg Clark steps down; Clark has previously said he
The FCC blocks China Mobile (CM) from offering carrier services in
Online real estate firm Reali raises $9M Series B (expansion); the
Amazon keeps text transcripts of voice recordings, even if users have
At least six women have left communications software firm Intercom in
Photo storage service Ever has used customers’ photos to develop facial
Uber says it has settled a majority of ~60k ongoing driver
Singapore-based cloud kitchen firm Grain raises $10M Series B led by
Game engine firm Unity plans to raise up to $125M Series
Uber prices IPO at $45 per share, according to multiple reports;
Redwood City-based Sumo Logic, which provides app analytics and log management,
Jeff Bezos to announce Blue Origin's plans for moon missions and
LetsGetChecked, which provides home test kits for sexual health, raises $30M
Facebook rejects Co-Founder Chris Hughes' call to break WhatsApp and Instagram
VA-based Clean.io, a SaaS platform that blocks malicious ads, raises $2.5M
Latvian on-demand printing services marketplace Printify raises $3M from Bling Capital;
Google launches dynamic features for the Android App Bundle publishing format
MO-based Edgewell Personal Care ($1.85B market cap - owns Schick, Hawaiian
London-based Factmata, which uses AI to identify fake news, raises an
Alibaba opens its AliExpress e-commerce platform to sellers outside China for
Sega acquires English game developer Two Point Studios; terms undisclosed; founded
Hackers who stole ~$40M worth of bitcoin from Binance have transferred
Culver City-based free-to-play mobile game publisher Scopely acquires Dublin-based Digit Game
Jeff Bezos to announce Blue Origin's plans for moon missions and
Netflix ($158B market cap) acquires preschool education and entertainment brand StoryBots
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar