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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-10-31


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Taiwan-based chipmaker TSMC says it has no plans to establish manufacturing
Kim Kardashian files a $10M lawsuit against app company iHandy for
Namogoo, an Israel-based firm that provides website protection tools to enterprise
Alibaba is deciding whether to launch a $10B IPO in Hong
Dropbox announces Guido van Rossum, creator of the Python programming language,
UK-based fintech firm Freetrade raises $15M Series A from Draper Esprit
Germany-based hormone-tracking service Inne emerges from stealth, raises €8M (~$8.8M) Series
Two hackers plead guilty to stealing data from Uber, LinkedIn, and
Apple TV+ will be offered free to those on the $5
Samsung ($287.1B market cap) Q3 beats: $53B revenue, down 5.3 percent
Walmart is considering a sale for its Vudu video service, according
Encryption startup Duality raises $16M Series A led by Intel Capital
Professional services firm Cognizant says it will shut down its Facebook
L Catterton closes its Asia 3 fund at $1.4B; it was
The Trump 2020 campaign criticizes Twitter for dropping political ads; the
Facebook ($537B market cap) Q3 beats: $17.6B revenue, up 29 percent
Mark Zuckerberg reiterates Facebook’s stance that it will continue to run
Multiple writers at Deadspin have quit in protest over the running
Tim Cook says Apple Card will soon add an iPhone financing
Apple ($1.1T market cap) Q4 beats: $64B revenue, up 2 percent
Jeff, a services app that launched in the laundry vertical, acquires
Peer-to-peer sports betting startup ZenSports raises $675k seed led by Jor
CoreView, a SaaS management platform for Office 365, acquires Coloradan SaaS
Sidewalk Labs tentatively agrees to reduced footprint for Toronto Waterfront smart
Jack Dorsey announces Twitter will prohibit all political advertising on the
E-commerce marketing tech company Rokt raises $48M Series C from TDM
Fair.com Founder and CEO Scott Painter resigns following significant layoffs, The
Esports infrastructure company Vindex launches with $60M and discloses the acquisition
London-based med-tech company FundamentalVR raises $5.5M Series A led by Downing
Invoice management company Stampli raises $26M Series B led by SignalFire;
Paris-based short-form video company Brut raises $40M Series B led by
Wholesale marketplace Faire (YC W17) raises $150M Series D at a
New York City-based connected fitness company Mirror raises $34M led by
IoT development and management platform Particle raises $40M Series C led
Colombia-based food-tech company Muy raises $15M Series B led by ALLVP;
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar