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The Daily Download - tech news for 2019-12-03


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Twitter announces changes to its privacy policy; from Jan 1 the
UK-based insurtech firm Cuvva raises £15M (~$19.4M) Series A from RTP
Fintech firm Migo (formerly Mines.io) raises $20M Series B led by
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a law banning smartphones, PCs, and
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei says the company will move a research
Nick Clegg, Facebook’s VP of global affairs and communications, says regulators
On-demand manufacturing marketplace Xometry acquires Munich-based counterpart Shift; terms undisclosed; both
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts Apple will launch a new iPad and
Canada-based VC firm Portag3 Ventures closes its second fund at ~$320M;
Chinese researchers are developing a method to construct digital images of
Cyber Monday generated $9.2B in sales, up 16.9 percent on last
TikTok faces a lawsuit in CA from a college student who
TikTok confirms it did have a policy to limit the reach
The FBI says it considers apps created in Russia a threat
The Trump Administration is considering placing tariffs on $2.4B worth of
Facebook creates a chatbot to provide employees with advice on talking
FinAccel, a Singapore-based fintech firm, raises $90M Series C led by
Tim Cook, Elon Musk, Satya Nadella, and others sign an open
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway bid $5B for tech distributor Tech Data
The Department of Homeland Security proposes a regulation amendment that would
TikTok instructed moderators to tag certain types of users as at
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Yousician Co-Founder and CEO Chris
The Wall Street Journal explores options for shopping local for the
Wired lists 67 Cyber Monday deals, covering sale discounts, gift card
Amazon launches Braket, a quantum computing service for AWS, in preview;
Amazon unveils DeepComposer, a musical keyboard that works with AI in
The New York Times examines Amazon's physical presence in Baltimore, it's
The Wall Street Journal's Sam Walker questions Elon Musk's disregard for
Amazon launches Transcribe Medical for AWS; a HIPAA-compliant AI-powered speech-to-text transcription
T-Mobile launches 600MHz 5G service covering 200M people; the low-band 5G
China's Cyberspace Administration announces new rules intended to address the use
Dating app company Match Group screens Match.com users against sex offender
Automotive trade groups argue that the costs of connected vehicles could
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar