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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-07-09


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Amazon adds Chromecast support for Prime Video, and YouTube is available
Israel-based VC firm Maniv Mobility closes its latest fund at $100M;
LG ($10.2B market cap) provides FQ2 earnings guidance: anticipates $550M profit,
Apple adds a True Tone display to the MacBook Air and
Apple is likely to report a rise in services revenue for
Direct-to-consumer electric toothbrush firm Quip announces plans for an insurtech product
Germany-based workplace intranet firm Staffbase raises $23M Series C led by
WeWork Labs partners with Thailand’s National Innovation Agency, Mahidol University, and
Poland-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitmarket abruptly shuts down; the company says it
The government of Singapore says it wants more details about Facebook’s
Qualcomm asks the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to suspend
Singapore-based AI services firm Taiger raises $25M Series B led by
Nintendo says it plans to move part of its manufacturing operations
A vulnerability in the Mac version of video conferencing app Zoom
Amazon workers at a warehouse in Shakopee, MN, plan to go
Former “Jeopardy” champion Alex Jacob claims he has won $20k on
Google Stadia will continue to support purchased games even if the
Spaceflight firm Virgin Galactic (VG) will list on the New York
Spotify launches Spotify Lite, a lightweight Android app that uses ~0.5MB
Instagram introduces new tools to tackle bullying on its platform; the
Customer and employee experience management platform Medallia sets IPO price range
Brooklyn-based animal health company Bond Vet raises $6M from Talisman Capital
Elon Musk says intersections with elaborate traffic signals and shopping mall
The White House has not invited Facebook and Twitter to participate
Techstars announces plans for innovation hub in Turin, Italy, in partnership
Marlin Equity Partners acquires loyalty program operator Clarus Commerce; terms undisclosed;
London-based Landbay, a P2P lending platform for commercial mortgages, secures $1.25B
FCC to vote Aug 1 on proposed rules that would prohibit
CBD products startup Kaleidoscope Labs launches with $4M seed led by
SpaceX reports a small fire at its Cocoa, FL facility, which
Haystack Ventures closes $50M for Fund V after targeting $40M; raised
International Computer Science Institute researchers discover ~1.3k Android apps collecting user
Elon Musk says SpaceX could conduct its formal presentation on Starship
Alberta-based Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN), a group of oil and
Waymo is testing free Wi-Fi and music streaming in its autonomous
Employee performance management company 15Five raises ~$31M Series B led by
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar