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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-02-06


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Chinese smartphone firms Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo, and Oppo are partnering on
A coalition of child protection groups writes to Facebook, criticizing its
Twitter Q4 ($25.9B market cap) mixed: $1B revenue, up 11 percent
Chinese authorities suspend a year-long antitrust probe into Tencent Music, according
VC firm and company builder Antler raises $75M from Schroders, FinTech
Ancestry cuts ~100 jobs, equal to 6 percent of its workforce,
Google announces it will begin restricting certain kinds of video ads
Superhuman CEO Rahul Vohra and Eventjoy founder Todd Goldberg announce a
UK-based on-demand merchandise firm Moteefe raises $5M Series A led by
Apple is set to introduce universal app purchases across its various
Huawei files two patent infringement lawsuits against Verizon; the company claims
FBI Director Christopher Wray says the agency is still unable to
Google Maps marks its 15-year anniversary with an app icon redesign
Facebook and YouTube have sent cease-and-desist letters to facial recognition firm
Google says it will launch a free tier for its Stadia
Netflix rolls out support for the AV1 video codec in its
Amazon launches Brand Voice, a cloud-based tool to let enterprise clients
Apple adds CarKey API to iOS 13.4 beta which will allow
Jeff Bezos sells $1.8B worth of stock, equal to 0.2 percent
Microsoft combines its Windows software team and hardware unit, placing it
Logistics firm Deliverr raises $40M Series C led by Activant Capital
Aiven, a startup offering managed cloud services, raises $40M Series B
Elon Musk tweets a poll, asking his followers if they'd like
Healthtech firm Verana Health raises $100M from GV, Bain Capital, and
The British government says it will work with its international partners
Iranian-backed actors are posing as journalists to try and spear-phish media
The Department of Justice has approached more than a dozen companies
Zenius Education, an Indonesia-based edtech firm, raises $20M Series A led
LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner will step down in June; he has
Restrictions on travel between mainland China and Hong Kong are impacting
Berlin-based dockless scooter firm Tier Mobility names Moritz Werner as CCO
India-based Instamojo acquires fellow merchant services firm GetMeAShop from Times Internet;
Electric skateboard company Boosted is considering layoffs or a sale, according
Foxconn says it will isolate staff for upto 14 days when
Hedge fund Starboard Value again calls on eBay to divest itself
Google begins offering Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 for direct sale;
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar