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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-10-29


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FCC Chair Ajit Pai says the agency will vote on an
Amazon is considering challenging the Department of Defense’s decision to award
Fortinet ($13.7B market cap) acquires fellow cybersecurity firm enSilo; terms undisclosed;
Adobe says it will continue to supply services to users in
The nation of Georgia suffers a large-scale cyberattack that has taken
A US district court refuses a request from Elon Musk’s lawyers
China-based crypto mining firm Canaan Creative files for a US IPO,
Singapore-based analytics firm Milieu Insight raises $2.4M seed led by MassMutual
Uber says it plans to introduce Uber Eats deliveries that are
Netflix is testing a feature to let users view content at
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) files a lawsuit against
Microsoft says Russia-backed hackers are targeting at least 16 international sporting
Netherlands-based ticketing platform Tiqets raises $60M Series C led by Airbnb
The Chinese government has established a $29B fund focused on the
Alphabet ($894B market cap) Q3 mixed: $40.5B revenue, up 20 percent
Apple announces $250 AirPods Pro; the wireless earbuds feature noise cancellation,
Apple is hiring a team to develop smart home products, according
More than 250 Facebook employees submit a letter to Mark Zuckerberg
TikTok-owner ByteDance says it has no plans to go public in
Boston-based procurement automation company Fairmarkit raises $11M Series A led by
Plant-based meat substitutes company Beyond Meat announces partnership with Denny's for
Scooter-share company OjO Electric to deploy 400 more seated scooters in
PE firm capital D acquires 54-percent stake in Rotterdam-based recruitment marketing
Denver-based marijuana edibles company 1906 raises $18M led by Navy Capital;
Real estate-backed loans platform PeerStreet raises $60M Series C led by
Choco, a supply ordering platform for restaurants, raises $33.5M Series A
Apple device management startup Kandji emerges with $3.4M seed led by
Steve Case's Revolution Ventures announces the second Rise of the Rest
French recruiting services company Welcome to the Jungle raises $22M led
Parisian computer vision company Prophesee raises $28M Series C led by
DC-based Base Operations, which helps companies maintain employee communications and more
Waymo is testing rider-only autonomous taxi rides in Phoenix; the service
Munich-based identity verification company IDNow raises $40M from Corsair Capital; the
Uber announces Uber Money, a new division covering digital wallets, credit
Alphabet ($899B market cap) bids to acquire fitness wearables company Fitbit
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar