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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-02-25


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Apple’s shareholders are set to vote on a proposal that could
E-cigarette firm Juul ends sales in Indonesia, saying it cannot prevent
Didi Chuxing announces plans for a food delivery service in Japan;
Corporate travel firm TripActions secures a $500M credit facility from Silicon
European VC firm Speedinvest closes its latest fund at €190M (~$205M);
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will issue a set of
Content filtering service L1ght (formerly AntiToxin) raises $15M seed from Mangrove
Intel announces Atom P5900, its first 5G integrated chip platform; designed
Online travel firm Expedia cuts ~3k jobs, equal to 12 percent
Netflix introduces a Top 10 feature, showcasing its most popular shows;
Snap acquired assets from defunct AR headset firm Daqri late last
Facebook has investigated reports of inauthentic content on its platform supposedly
Revolut, a UK-based fintech firm, raises $500M on a $5.5B valuation
Amazon launches Go Grocery, a full-scale cashier-free grocery store in Seattle’s
Grab raises $150M from TIS INTEC; follows a ~$700M investment from
The US Supreme Court will not hear a patent dispute case
UK-based AI chip firm Graphcore raises $150M Series D (extension) on
Southeast Asian ride hailing firms Grab and Gojek are in talks
Netflix to launch a top-ten list featuring its most popular shows
The New York Times examines the job cuts, market withdraws, shutdowns,
Santa Monica-based talent management software company Cornerstone OnDemand ($3.3B market cap)
Former Facebook Director of Sustainability Bill Weihl launches ClimateVoice, a civic
Homie Co-Founder and CEO Jordi Greenham resigns after a job applicant,
London police chief Cressida Dick calls on the government to establish
The National Transportation Safety Board will reveal on Tuesday the results
Intuit confirms it is acquiring Credit Karma for $7.1B; The Wall
CA's Public Utilities Commission permits Cruise to transport passengers in self-driving
Huawei updates the MateBook X Pro lineup with tenth-generation Intel processors,
The Wall Street Journal examines the state of youth-focused apps designed
Uber partners with ad-tech company Adomni to form a new business
Microsoft reveals more details on the coming Xbox Series X: the
The European Commission advises staff to use encrypted messaging app Signal,
Apple to release an ARM-powered Mac in the first half of
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar