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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-10-10


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Analytics platform Clari raises $60M Series D led by Sapphire Ventures,
Germany-based VTOL firm Lilium is in talks to raise $400M to
The EU issues an advisory report on 5G tech noting a
New York-based shared electric moped startup Revel raises $27.6M Series A
India-based Embassy Group, which oversees WeWork India, is in talks to
Amazon is using human teams based in India and Romania to
Samsung says it will invest $11B in its display business; the
Joe Zadeh, VP of Experiences at Airbnb, will step away from
Liberty Latin America ($3.1B market cap) acquires AT&T’s operations in Puerto
Nat Friedman, CEO of Microsoft-owned GitHub, emails staff to indicate the
The Trump administration is set to let some US firms resume
Waymo emails customers of its ride-hailing service in Phoenix, AZ, notifying
Decentralised messaging platform New Vector raises $8.5M Series A from Notion
Facebook refuses a request from Joe Biden’s presidential campaign to remove
A number of gamers are calling for a boycott of Activision
Apple removes HKMap Live from its iOS App Store for a
An attacker has used Twitch to live-stream a shooting outside a
Benlai, a Beijing-based e-commerce platform for produce, raises $200M Series D1
Pasadena-based Thin Line Capital launches seed fund with an initial close
Seattle-based Voyager Capital raises $100M or its fifth fund; targets first-round
Lab-grown salmon company Wild Type raises $12.5M Series A led by
Miami-based Papa, which pairs college students with senior citizens for companionship,
Honda's Tokyo-based R&D division acquires Redwood City-based app developer Drivemode; terms
Virgin Orbit partners with Polish satellite manufacturer SatRevolution and numerous Polish
Munich-based parcelLab, which enables e-commerce companies to offer shipment tracking and
Microsoft launches its first Canadian Reactor in Toronto's MaRS Discovery District;
The App Store delists Social Club, an Instagram-like network for marijuana
Andreessen Horowitz hires Julie Yoo as a General Partner; she previously
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Online learning platform World Mastery raises ~$3.3M Series A led by
Berlin-based IoT platform EMnify raises ~$8.8M Series A; offers a pay-as-you-go
Seattle-area ProbablyMonsters, a company that builds and supports game studios, raises
Dublin-based Sweepr, which provides tech support solutions for smart homes, raises
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar