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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-02-12


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Ireland-based fintech firm Fenergo raises $80M on an ~$800M valuation from
Lyft ($16B market cap) Q1 beats: $1B revenue, up 49 percent
Samsung announces $150 Galaxy Buds+; the wireless earbuds promise 11 hours
Samsung will launch its AirDrop-like feature Quick Share with the Galaxy
Nokia pulls out of Mobile World Congress (MWC) because of concerns
Flipboard launches a premium short-form video service; Flipboard TV, which is
HP says it will respond to Xerox’s latest takeover offer on
US intelligence has evidence Huawei has been able to covertly access
UK media regulator Ofcom is to get additional powers, allowing it
SoftBank’s Vision Fund lost more than $2B in its fiscal Q3;
Spotify is paying ~$250M for The Ringer, according to a Bloomberg
Airbnb recorded a $322M loss for the first nine months of
Samsung announces $1.4k Galaxy Flip Z; the 6.7-inch foldable smartphone features
Samsung announces 6.2-inch Galaxy S20 (starts at $1k), 6.7-inch S20 Plus
Mark Zuckerberg will meet with EU privacy and antitrust officials on
Satellite-radio firm SiriusXM invests $75M in SoundCloud; the size of SiriusXM’s
UT-based productivity startup ‘nuffsaid emerges from stealth, raises $4.3M seed from
Adranos, an IN-based rocket fuel startup, raises $1M led by Sextant
JP Morgan is in talks to merge its Quorum blockchain division
Social video streaming platform Caffeine signs a multi-year deal with rapper
Crypto AG, a Switzerland-based cryptography firm, was secretly co-owned by the
NASA and SpaceX are aiming to launch the first human-crewed Crew
Sprint’s share price is up more than 70 percent on its
Germany-based Deutsche Bank is seeking bids from Microsoft, Google, and Amazon
Egypt-based healthtech firm Vezeeta raises $40M Series D led by Gulf
Video streaming services accounted for 19 percent of viewing on TV
GSMA is considering whether to cancel this year’s Mobile World Congress
Shippeo, a France-based supply chain platform, raises €20M (~$22M) Series B
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar