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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-10-16


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The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launches an official investigation
Scooter-sharing firm Skip ends service in San Francisco; the company was
Activision Blizzard cancels an “Overwatch” event in New York City; reasons
Google announces $50 Nest Mini, a Google Assistant-powered speaker that looks
Google launches Pixelbook Go, a 13.3-inch Chromebook starting at $650; promises
Google announces $180 wireless Pixel Buds 2, which are set to
Google announces Nest Wifi, a mesh router and speaker with Google
Google launches 5.7-inch Pixel 4 (starts at $800) and 6.3-inch Pixel
Private equity firm Apollo Global has bid ~$5B for FL-based tech
Jimmy Asci, who joined The We Company as chief communications officer
Google announces Recorder, a voice recording app that features real-time transcription;
Smart TV platform Roku launches an Apple TV app; lets Apple
UK-based healthtech firm Healx raises $56M Series B led by Atomico
Twitter says it will limit how users can interact with tweets
Google’s Stadia game streaming service launches Nov 19 for those who
The EU’s competition watchdog orders chipmaker Broadcom to pause its dealings
SpaceX plans to launch up to 30k additional Starlink satellites, according
TikTok says it will bring in outside consultants to advise on
Uber partners with France-based e-moped service Cityscoot; terms unknown; the arrangement
New York City-based robotic process automation company UiPath acquires Dutch process
Real estate startup ZeroDown (YC W19) confirms a $150M valuation after
Craft Ventures closes its second fund at $500M; the first fund
This Week in Startups: LAUNCH ScaleJason speaks with Cowboy Ventures Founder
AMC Theatres launches On Demand, a VOD streaming service for members
Spoke, a London-based direct-to-consumer men's fashion brand, raises $10.7M Series B
Belgian fin-tech startup Cashforce raises $5.5M Series A led by Citi
AI-powered customer engagement platform CleverTap raises $35M Series C at a
Bitcoin-mining startup Layer1 raises $50M Series A from Peter Thiel and
BC-based Beatdapp, which uses blockchain tech to track songs on streaming
Parisian headless CMS startup Strapi raises $4M seed led by Accel
Spearhead, a firm that finances entrepreneurs' angel investments, is raising $100M
Denver-based Flowhub, which develops software for cannabis retailers, raises $23M Series
Google discontinues the Daydream View headset, and the company's newly announced
Chicago-based construction equipment marketplace Gearflow raises $1.1M seed from Thomas H
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar