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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-11-27


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Kasada, an Australia-based service for tackling online bots, raises $7M Series
MA State Police becomes the first law enforcement agency in the
Xerox will take its $33.5B HP takeover bid direct to the
Hilary Schneider steps down as CEO of SoftBank-backed dog walking service
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Europe should settle on a common
Apple has asked China-based suppliers to increase manufacturing for AirPods and
Singapore-based mobility firm Ministry of Movement raises $10.1M Series A led
Dutch newspaper NU.nl says it will no longer serve as a
Scaleworks VP Drew Olanoff considers the implications of Twitter possibly shutting
ByteDance has separated TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese roots, according
Amazon announces more emotionally resonant voices for Alexa; developers can now
A number of tech firms have collectively lost ~$100B in valuation
Patreon bans YouTuber Onision (aka Gregory Jackson, James Jackson) for allegedly
Some ride-sharing prices have risen significantly in Chicago over the last
Rep Bill Foster (D-IL) says Facebook could have a near-monopoly on
India-based mobility firm Bounce (formerly Metro Bikes) raises ~$150M Series D
Facebook implements a ban against white nationalist groups Red Ice TV
Several staff from Israel-based NSO Group file a lawsuit against Facebook,
India-based bus aggregator Shuttl raises $36M from Toyota Tsusho Corporate and
Online beer distributor TapRm raises $1.5M led by The Broe Group
The Department of Commerce reveals a proposal for executing new authority
US companies including Intel and HPE have contributed to China's surveillance
Elon Musk agrees to Cybertruck tug-of-war rematch with Ford; following the
Twitter to cancel inactive accounts and make the usernames available; the
Senate Democrats led by Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduce a data privacy
The Verge examines arguments for and against the PIRATE Act: legislation
The New York Stock Exchange files SEC paperwork proposing an amendment
Amazon to shut down its AI-powered free sample program next year;
Facebook was the unnamed party competing with Google to acquire Fitbit,
The Wall Street Journal examines how the financial losses of growth-focused
US teenager Feroza Aziz hides political messages within beauty tip videos
Amazon updates Alexa with prescription management features powered by Omnicell; initially
The CA DMV generates $50M per year selling drivers' information, according
Madrid-based cybersecurity company Buguroo raises $11M Series A led by Ten
Mark Zuckerberg completes his personal challenge for 2019, wrapping up a
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar