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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-08-28


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UK-based solar-supply company BBOXX raises $50M Series D led by Mitsubishi
Google is moving Pixel production from China to Vietnam, according to
Amazon has shown interest in investing in Indonesia-based ride-hailing firm Go-Jek,
Data analysis firm ThoughtSpot raises $248M Series E on a ~$2B
Cisco ($200B market cap) acquires Salt Lake City-based customer analytics platform
Nest Hello smart doorbell adds the ability to detect when a
C88 Financial Technologies acquires Indonesia-based analytics firm IDX Optus; terms undisclosed;
Netflix announces 10 new films which will launch exclusively in theaters
Purported images of Google’s Pixel 4 leak; it’s unclear whether the
Facebook announces new requirements for some political ad buyers; larger-scale marketers
US Customs Border Patrol searched 30k travelers’ devices last year, which
The Libra Association announces a $10k bug bounty program; this scheme
Switzerland-based vehicle management platform Bestmile raises $16.5M led by Blue Lagoon
Microsoft sends out press invites to a Surface event in New
Fractional share investment platform Mythic Markets raises $2M seed led by
UK-based remittance firm Azimo promotes COO Richard Ambrose to CEO; previous
Google announces the closure of its job application tracking service on
The Department of Commerce has received over 130 applications from US
Messaging service Telegram plans to launch its own cryptocurrency by Oct
SpaceX successfully tests its Starhopper prototype, briefly launching it to a
Customer communications firm Airship (formerly Urban Airship) acquires A/B testing company
Connected exercise equipment company Peloton publicly files for IPO after filing
The We Company acquires fellow NY-based co-working spaces company Spacious; terms
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Sports betting recommendation company Jambos Picks raises $23M from David Ganek,
Facebook announces an emergency alert system for local governments and first
Tampa-based home services platform Homee raises $15M Series B led by
The Department of Justice files criminal charges against Anthony Levandowski, alleging
Cybersecurity and device management company Axonius raises $20M Series B led
Norwegian influencer marketing startup Inzpire.me raises ~$1.3M seed led by Schibsted
Tesorio, which provides tools for aggregating, tracking, and analyzing business cash
NY-based Ready (iOS, Android), which operates casual gaming esports tournaments, raises
Hybrid cloud company Platform9 raises $25M Series D led by NGP
Tel Aviv-based pre-seed accelerator F2 Capital is raising a $75M fund
E-Commerce company Enjoy raises $150M Series C from LCH Partners; works
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar