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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-11-06


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Apple is seemingly working on a fix for an iOS/iPadOS 13
Huawei says it has not directly entered discussions with any US
Uber is set to offer ad space to restaurants within its
Paul Maidment steps down as editorial director of G/O Media; Maiment
FirstVet, a Sweden-based online veterinary service, raises €18.5M (~$20.5M) Series B
Vietnam-based digital entertainment firm Pops Worldwide raises $30M led by Eastbridge
Voters in San Francisco vote to uphold a citywide ban against
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple will sell 20M units of unannounced
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro claims a former employee sold data for
Tesla plans to double its number of maintenance and repair facilities
Canada-based enterprise search service Coveo raises $227M on a post-money valuation
Didi Chuxing plans to relaunch its Hitch carpooling service later this
YouTube announces personalized Shopping ads; the carousel of static ads are
Mark Zuckerberg is open to Facebook limiting micro-targeting for misleading ads
SoftBank takes a $4.6B write-down against its stakes in Uber, The
Xerox is considering a takeover bid for HP, according to sources
Amperity acquires fellow analytics firm Custora; terms undisclosed; Custora offers customer
Facebook says as many as 100 developers may have improperly accessed
FL detective reveals he obtained a search warrant authorizing full access
AT&T to pay $60M to settle FTC charges related to the
Riskfield, which provides fraud chargeback protection for e-commerce companies, raises $165M
Toronto-based mental health startup MindBeacon raises ~$14M Series A led by
Hootsuite Founder Ryan Holmes steps down as CEO, will stay on
BC-based CTO.ai, a development and operations platform connecting CTOs with their
Financial services company Interac acquires digital identity and cybersecurity company 2Keys;
FCC publishes order approving T-Mobile's $26B merger with Sprint; the Department
Boulder-based software development services company Techtonic raises $6M Series B led
CVS and UPS announce their first commercial UAV deliveries of prescription
Chicago-based Ascent, a compliance platform for financial services companies, raises $19.3M
Robinhood bug enables users to trade virtually unlimited borrowed funds, according
San Diego-based marketing tools company Seismic acquires New York City-based
MA-based NeighborSchools, which operates a platform for establishing and running daycares,
Toronto-based Untether AI, which is developing an AI inference chip for
Valence, a professional network for Black talent, launches with $2.5M from
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar