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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-11-14


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Apple is considering a subscription bundle that would include Apple TV+,
Indonesia-based proptech firm Travelio raises $18M Series B led by Pavilion
DJI announces an app that promises to let users monitor and
AMP Robotics, a CO-based firm that develops robots for the recycling
UK-based document analysis firm Eigen Technologies raises $37M Series B led
Alibaba aims to raise $13.4B in its IPO, according to Reuters
Disney is set to launch Disney+ programming in India and parts
UK-based social app Peanut raises $5M led by Index Ventures with
Activist investor Carl Icahn voices support for a proposed Xerox-HP merger;
Chinese audio platform Ximalaya seeks to raise $350M on a $3.5B
Apple exec Phil Schiller suggests children who use Chromebooks are “not
Messaging app Wire has raised $8.2M from Morpheus Ventures and others,
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is set to meet with execs from
German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to new rules that will place
China-based co-working firm Ucommune plans to launch an IPO next month,
China’s central bank denies reports it has issued a digital currency;
Motorola announces $1.5k Razr with a 6.2-inch folding plastic OLED display;
Oculus CTO John Carmack announces he is transitioning to a “consulting
The We Company informs investors it lost $1.2B in Q3, up
Enterprise SaaS company Freshworks raises $150M Series H at a $3.5B
AI systems trained on volumes of digitized text learn biases that
Interagency conflicts have resulted in delays for 5G spectrum allocation, threatening
Yahoo Japan to merge with Line, according to Nikkei sources; Yahoo
Docker raises $35M from Benchmark Capital and Insight Partners; also announced
John Gruber provides first impressions of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro,
The Wall Street Journal examines how the lack of broadband internet
Disney ($269B market cap) reports 10M subscribers for streaming service Disney+,
Facebook removed 3.2B fake accounts between April and September, according to
GitHub launches its first native mobile app; also launched Actions and
Popular UK health websites are sharing sensitive data with advertising firms,
Microsoft EVP of AI and Research Harry Shum is leaving the
Kubernetes-as-a-service company Mirantis acquires Docker's Enterprise business and team; financial terms
DoorDash raises $100M Series G from T Rowe Price accounts, according
Brave browser launches in general availability for Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS,
Google to launch consumer checking accounts next year in partnership with
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar