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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-01-03


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Brazilian proptech firm Loft raises $175M Series C led by Andreessen
Apple is set to launch a Product (RED) version of the
Google announces new Coral IoT developer hardware; includes the Coral Accelerator
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti says, aside from news, all units of
Spanish cell tower operator Cellnex announces a plan to acquire full
Mozilla announces Firefox will let users delete the data it collects;
Officials in Seoul, South Korea announce a plan to install 3k
The FDA has ordered e-cigarette firms to stop selling flavored cartridges;
LG announces a lineup of 8K TVs ahead of CES; the
Dell announces Latitude 9510, a 5G-ready 15-inch convertible laptop; also promises
Law enforcement in an unnamed European country lost insight into the
Dell says its laptops will soon allow app mirroring for iOS
Uber has completed its $3.1B acquisition of Dubai-based counterpart Careem; the
Amazon has reportedly threatened to fire some staff who have publicly
Samsung says it shipped more than 6.7M Galaxy 5G devices last
London-based international currency exchange Travelex suspends some services following a Dec
Tens of millions of iPhone users have disabled background location tracking
Home computing pioneer Chuck Peddle dies at 82 of pancreatic cancer;
Google disables Google Home and Assistant integrations with Xiaomi products due
This Week in Startups: #StartupTuneupSix founders from Australian accelerator Startmate pitch
Indian hospitality company Oyo has engaged in questionable and unethical practices
Apple signs five-year deal with Eden Productions, the New York City
China-based autonomous vacuum cleaner company Trifo raises $15M Series B led
CNBC speaks with current and former Google employees who say the
South Korea's early adoption of 5G has shown the tech is
Google's Security and Privacy Technical Program Manager Damian Finol launches a
This year's census will test social platforms' efficacy in combatting disinformation,
The New York Times explores the tech most likely to change
The Wall Street Journal examines China's plans for a national digital
Ross LaJeunesse, who served 11 years at Google in government affairs
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar