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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-01-07


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Swedish healthtech firm KRY raises $155M led by the Ontario Teachers’
Impossible Foods announces development of a meat-free pork substitute; the company
Blue Origin officially opens its new HQ and R&D lab; located
Tesla begins work on China-made Model Y vehicles; at a launch
Michelle Obama partners with digital media firm ATTN to launch a
Intel announces DG1, it’s first discrete GPU; full specs unknown but
Many bankers and investors anticipate more Chinese tech firms will choose
Uber says the Department of Justice has ended a probe exploring
The Trump administration proposes regulatory principles to oversee the development and
Belkin partners with Devialet on a $300 Google Assistant-powered speaker with
Intel-owned Mobileye showcases a video of a self-driving vehicle navigating the
ByteDance says its Chinese TikTok counterpart Douyin has reached 400M DAUs,
Samsung subsidiary STAR Labs unveils its Neon avatar project; the unit
Oracle VP Dave Donatelli is expected to leave the company, according
News Corp sells its video ads unit Unruly to Tremor International
A group led by Tencent is seeking a €1B (~$1.1B) loan
Facebook announces a ban against deepfakes and other heavily edited videos;
UK-based SaaS firm Juro raises $5M Series A led by Union
Insight Partners to acquire IoT cybersecurity company Armis for ~$1B, according
Amazon announces partnership with ExxonMobil that will enable consumers to pay
YouTube rolls out child-safety changes following $170M settlement regarding COPPA violations
Ring to update its mobile apps with a privacy dashboard enabling
American political content is thriving on TikTok and advertisers working for
Ad-tech company Tremor International to acquire video-advertising platform Unruly from News
Lenovo announces the ThinkPad X1 Fold, a Windows 10 PC with
Lenovo unveils the ThinkBook Plus, an aluminum laptop with a 10.8-inch
Tech companies looking to go public this year will face greater
Google makes Emirati communications app ToTok available in the Play Store
CES organizers expect China's exhibit presence at the event will be
Amazon updates its Fire TV Edition program to address vehicle infotainment
Roku announces the
Samsung unveils the S10 Lite and Note 10 Lite; each features
Samsung unveils the $1k Galaxy Chromebook; features a 10mm-thick aluminum body,
SoftBank's Vision Fund has walked away from multiple investments after submitting
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar