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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-07-16


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Alphabet’s Wing has demonstrated its OpenSky drone flight management system for
UK-based fintech digital payments firm SumUp secures a €330M (~$370M) loan
Adobe Digital Insights predicts Amazon’s Prime Day and coinciding sales events
Hulu CFO Elaine Paul has left the firm to join Amazon,
Malaysia-based logistics platform EasyParcel raises $10.5M Series B led by Gobi
Twitter says it will not hide tweets from President Trump that
Uber and Lyft were part of a scheme that offered drivers
Instagram draws criticism after images of a murdered teenager were shared
Tesla adjusts vehicle options and pricing across its line; Model 3
Meredith Whittaker, a founder of Google’s Open Research Group and one
Snap renews an ad sales partnership with Baidu; terms undisclosed; the
Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 855 Plus; the mobile chip runs at 2.96GHz,
Facebook’s David Marcus says Libra will not launch until the company
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says he has concerns about Facebook’s
Twitter starts rolling out an updated version of its website; features
Alibaba shareholders approve a one-to-eight stock split; the firm says the
UK-based fintech firm Curve raises $55M Series B led by Gauss
Democrats in Congress are considering the Keep Big Tech Out of
Facebook hires former Vine GM Jason Toff to serve as product
Finnish game and video streaming tech developer Surrogate raises $2M led
London-based Hero Labs, which creates smart tech for water systems, raises
Online advertising company Impact Engine sues Google, alleging the company violated
AllBright, a London-based funding and education network for female founders, raises
PE firm Blackstone to acquire mobile video advertising company Vungle for
Los Angeles-based Mahmee, a support network for postpartum moms, raises $3M
MLU, Uber's rideshare and food delivery joint venture with Yandex, acquires
UK-based graphene manufacturing tech company Paragraf raises ~$16M Series A led
Seattle-based customer data platform Amperity raises $50M Series C led by
New York City-based nTopology, which provides CAD software for 3D printing,
Facebook Head of Calibra David Marcus says the company is in
Cybersecurity and compliance company DefenseStorm raises $15M Series A led by
Broadcom and Symantec end acquisition talks, according to CNBC sources, who
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar