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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-07-23


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Analytics firm Heap raises $55M Series C led by NewView Capital
Huawei has managed ~30 percent revenue growth in the first half
Google agrees to pay $13M to settle a class-action lawsuit relating
WePower, a Lithuania-based renewable energies crowd-sourcing platform, secures an undisclosed amount
iPhone XR accounts for 48 percent of Apple’s Q3 iPhone sales,
Singapore-based image recognition firm Trax raises $100M Series D led by
AWS hires Larry Augustin as a VP, according to sources for
Foodtech firm Eatsa rebrands as Brightloom; the company initially operated self-serve
Companies listed on China’s STAR Market saw share prices drop as
Ford teases an all-electric version of its F-150 pickup truck; the
Huawei cuts 600-plus US jobs at its Futurewei R&D division; the
TikTok has seemingly acquired UK-based AI-powered music creation tool Jukedeck, reports
Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei says the company is prepared
President Trump says his administration will make timely decisions on requests
Hmlet, a Singapore-based co-living startup, raises $40M Series B led by
New York City-based fintech firm MoneyLion raises $100M Series C led
Bird is raising an unknown Series D on a $2.5B valuation
Apple hires former Tesla VP of engineering Steve MacManus as a
Germany-based Visionaries Club closes two separate micro funds at €40M (~$45M)
Facebook emails some parents letting them know of a flaw in
Apple ($953B market cap) is in advanced talks to acquire Intel's
Boulder-based fitness training platform TrueCoach raises $2M seed led by Eric
Canada's Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network secures up to $38M from
The Shanghai Stock Exchange's STAR Market tech board gains $44B in
Apple filed in March to patent a mixed reality headset with
Onward (iOS, Android), a transport company targeting older and special needs
FTC to announce a $5B settlement regarding Facebook's alleged mishandling of
UK-based mobile banking company Atom raises ~$62M from BBVA and others;
Just Eat lays off up to 100 people in the UK
Chinese video game company NetEase launches R&D-focused studio in Montréal; previously
Uber is testing a $25-per-month subscription plan that provides discounts for
Microsoft ($1T market cap) commits $1B to nonprofit AI research organization
Donald Trump was expected to attend a Monday meeting with representatives
Local services marketplace Thumbtack raises $150M at a $1.7B valuation led
Zero-commission stock trading app Robinhood raises $323M Series E at a
Huawei, in partnership with China's Panda International Information Technology, helped North
Etsy to acquire music gear marketplace Reverb for $275M in cash;
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar