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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-07-30


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Amazon launches an AWS region for the Middle East; comprised of
Digital wallet firm Blockchain launches The Pit, a cryptocurrency exchange; available
Hong Kong-based cloud kitchen firm Nosh raises $1.7M pre-Series A led
Italy-based payments service Nexi says data seemingly relating to 18k of
New York-based real estate platform Compass raises $370M Series G on
Startup accelerator Techstars raises $42M led by SVB Financial Group with
Google security researchers uncover six iOS bugs; Natalie Silvanovich and Samuel
Workplace collaboration platform Monday.com raises $150M Series D led by Sapphire
SoftBank will invest earnings from the first Vision Fund in Vision
Sony has sold 100M PlayStation 4 consoles since launching in Nov
Huawei reports first-half figures for 2019: $32.2B revenue, up 23 percent
Tesla announces Megapack, a utility-scale battery product that offers a maximum
MediaTek announces Helio G90 and G90T mobile chipsets; the gaming-focused chips
India-based vehicle fueling service MyPetrolPump raises $1.6M seed from unnamed investors;
Facebook says global regulations mean it cannot guarantee that Libra will
Google and Huawei were developing a Google Assistant-powered smart speaker until
Google dispatched teams to numerous US cities and offered $5 gift
Capital One discloses a data breach affecting ~106M US and Canadian
Google says Pixel 4 will feature face unlock and touch-free motion
Verizon says it has a multi-spectrum 5G deployment plan; VP of
Amazon's Ring has partnered with ~200 law enforcement agencies in the
Boston-based predictive analytics platform DataRobot raises ~$200M Series E at a
GitHub restricts developer accounts in countries under US sanctions; affects private
The YouTubers Union partners with Europe’s largest trade union, IG Metall,
New York City-based biometrics company CLEAR raises undisclosed funding from United
MA-based Sense, which uses sensors and AI to monitor electricity use,
Uber lays off 400 of its 1.2k-person Global Marketing Team; affects
The CAN Health Network, which aims to help health tech companies
Lyft COO Jon McNeill is leaving the company, according to a
Sales enablement company MindTickle raises $40M Series C led by Norwest
Dark emerges from stealth, offering a coding language, editor, and infrastructure;
MD-based cybersecurity company Trinity Cyber emerges with $23M from Intel Capital
Culver City-based Ordermark, which provides restaurants with a system for managing
The European Union's Court of Justice rules that website owners can
Microsoft ($1T market cap) acquires data access and control company BlueTalon;
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar