The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchticker

The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-08-06


Listen Later

Uber chairman Ron Sugar warns his fellow board members they have
Germany-based fintech firm Penta raises €8M (~$9M) led by HV Holtzbrinck
Spaceflow, a European property management platform, raises $1.8M led by Credo
Malware attacks against businesses and critical infrastructure have risen 200 percent
Google commits to carbon-neutral packaging for its consumer goods offerings; Anna
HTC suspends UK sales for its Desire 12 smartphone following a
Rosette Pambakian, former VP of Marketing and Communications for Tinder, files
Apple launches Apple Card; initially available to select customers, it will
Jeff Bezos sold $2.8B-worth of Amazon shares between July 29 and
Google Assistant for Android adds the ability to read messages from
France-based media conglomerate Vivendi says it’s in talks to sell 10
Singapore-based car marketplace Carro raises $30M Series B (extension) from SoftBank
Sen Ron Wyden (D-OR) writes to Amazon asking whether there is
An internal message board memo by a Google staffer alleges the
India-based co-working startup GoWork raises $53M debt led by BlackRock; the
The Federal Reserve Bank announces FedNow, a service to let all
Israel-based cybersecurity firm Cybereason raises $200M from SoftBank and others; the
Hong Kong-based market comparison firm CompareAsiaGroup raises $20M led by Experian;
SpaceX announces regularly scheduled Falcon 9 rideshare launches for small satellite
NEC conducts test flight of its passenger quadcopter UAV; the tethered
Walmart-owned Flipkart is beta testing a new streaming service for India,
State-sponsored Russian hacking group is targeting IoT devices for access to
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise ($17.3B market cap) acquires the assets of data analytics
Fossil's WearOS-based Gen 5 smartwatch will support phone calls via Bluetooth-paired
KY-based EV battery systems company Romeo Power raises $4M from HG
India-based lending platform Indifi raises $20M Series C led by CDC
Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed free-to-play games company Nexon to increase its stake
Apple invites select users to apply for the Apple Card, a
Airbnb acquires Urbandoor, which negotiates directly with multi-unit building owners to
Donald Trump says he is directing the Department of Justice to
Snapfish-owned customized merchandise company CafePress suffered a data breach in February
New York City-based PE firm KKR to acquire majority stake in
Boulder-based Backbone, which provides a workflow suite for consumer goods companies,
8chan goes offline as hosting provider Epik is banned from leased
The Daily Download is an unofficial fan based experiment.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar