The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchticker

The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-02-20


Listen Later

Foxconn says it is restarting production at its main plants in
South Korea-based chipmaker SK Hynix has ordered 800 workers to stay
Samsung erroneously sends a notification displaying “1 1” to Galaxy smartphones
Google will no longer use gender labels for its AI-powered image
Apple is considering allowing users to change the default browser and
India-based food delivery firm Swiggy raises $113M led by Prosus Ventures
Russia-based video streaming service Ivi.ru hires Goldman Sachs as it considers
The Financial Times profiles WeWork following the company’s failed IPO; SoftBank
Morgan Stanley ($91.4B market cap) acquires online broker E*Trade for $13B
The UK government blocks Huawei and other “high risk vendors” from
Fitness firm Flywheel says it will stop offering its At Home
Verizon has put a hold on all future Pixel devices, according
Boston-based Teikametrics, which offers ad-spending optimization tools, raises $15M led by
MGM Resorts discloses a data breach affecting 10.6M guests; the company
New York City-based healthtech firm Maven raises $45M Series C led
Facebook says it’s “deeply concerned” about an order from the Singaporean
Groupon’s shares drop ~43 percent following the firm’s announcement it will
Canada-based online pharmacy firm PocketPills raises $7.4M from Waterbridge and others;
Twitter introduces a feature to let users create threaded tweets while
Business info platform The Org raises $8.5M Series A led by
Dish chairman Charlie Ergen says a merger with DirecTV is inevitable;
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is investigating a former Google employee's
President Trump publishes a series of tweets critical of efforts within
Uber launches discreet reporting tool for non-emergency safety issues; enables a
BuzzFeed News details how Saudi Arabia allegedly bribed former Twitter
Nissan launches car subscription service Switch in Houston, starting at $700
Angel Jason speaks with CRV General Partner George Zachary about how
Google plans to move accounts belonging to UK users to place
Apple issues cease and desist in an attempt to prevent the
Google is rolling out autocorrect and Smart Compose for Docs in
Microsoft launches unified office app for iOS (recently launched for Android);
Visa grants Coinbase principal membership, meaning the exchange can issue debit
Google launches Android 11 in developer preview, limited to Pixel devices;
EU lawmakers publish the first set of proposals intended to drive
IRS sues Facebook for $9B, alleging the company undervalued IP sold
TikTok introduces Family Safety Mode, a set of parental controls that
The Daily Download is an unofficial fan based experiment.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar