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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-08-07


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WeWork has partnered with Ashton Kutcher to pitch a startup contest
FedEx says it will end its ground-delivery contract with Amazon; the
KS-based supply-chain financing firm C2FO raises $200M led by SoftBank’s Vision
Tesla may raise its prices in China from next month, according
Twitter is testing a feature that lets users mute notifications for
Samsung unveils Exynos 9825 chipset; the octa-core SoC is similar to
Nintendo plans to release more versions of the Switch, according to
Microsoft announces the closure of its developer-centric MSDN Magazine, which it
British Airways cancels numerous flights following an IT systems problem; represents
Twitter says a flaw in its ad system may have shared
Hosting provider Epik says it will no longer offer services to
Retail rewards platform Ibotta raises an undisclosed sum on a $1B
Facebook files a lawsuit against two app companies, alleging they produced
China-based EV firm Leapmotor raises $51.2M Series A (extension) from Jinhua
Purported marketing materials for Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Galaxy Note
A study commissioned by Uber and Lyft finds the company’s services
Amazon blocks social network Gab from using AWS services, saying the
Apple will restrict background access in iOS 13 for apps that
President Trump accuses Google of “very illegal” acts relating to the
Disney announces a $13 per month streaming bundle that includes Disney+,
VA-based HawkEye 360, which plans to launch a constellation of radio-frequency
Open-source distributed database company Cockroach Labs raises $55M Series C led
Non-bank lender BlockFi raises $18.3M Series A led by Valar Ventures;
Dick Costolo and Adam Bain, who served as Twitter CEO and
Julia Angwin returns to pre-launch tech journalism startup The Markup as
Doggy daycare startup Dogdrop plans to launch its first location in
Mobile device case maker Zagg ($204M market cap) is working with
GrubHub is updating restaurant Yelp listings with GrubHub-owned phone numbers, Motherboard
Tel Aviv-based Anzu.io, a platform for programmatic in-game advertising and analytics,
Indian co-working spaces company Awfis raises $30M Series D led by
Cryptocurrency derivatives exchange FTX raises $8M from 500 Startups, Greylock Capital,
Democratic senators question Mark Zuckerberg, via letter, about what Facebook has
Stockholm-based e-commerce payment solutions company Klarna raises $460M at a $5.5B
Snap ($22.4B market cap) proposes senior convertible note offering worth $1B;
Optimus Ride to launch an autonomous shuttle service on private roads
Vonage ($3.2B market cap) acquires assets from Tel Aviv-based Over.ai, which
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar