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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-03-05


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Israel-based chipmaker Hailo raises $60M Series B from ABB Technology Ventures,
Nokia and Intel sign a partnership to develop 5G chips; terms
HP rejects a ~$35B takeover offer from Xerox; HP says Xerox’s
Google Stadia adds 4K support for games played via a web
Singapore-based esports platform Esports Players League raises $1M seed led by
China-based AR glasses firm Mad Gaze raises $18.6M Series A from
YouTube says it is demonetizing videos that discuss the coronavirus outbreak;
A Facebook contractor in the Seattle area has been diagnosed with
Clothing firm J.Crew discloses a data breach that occurred in April
DoorDash, which has filed for an IPO, lost about ~$450M last
Google Assistant on Android adds support for reading aloud web pages
A French appeals court rules a former Uber driver should be
Organizers for the TED conference in Vancouver are considering whether to
Microsoft is encouraging staff in Seattle and the Bay Area to
A federal judge dismisses a lawsuit brought by Rep Tulsi Gabbard
Electric skateboard firm Boosted has cut a “significant portion” of its
Apple pulls out of SXSW citing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak;
Anthony Levandowski, former head of self-driving tech at Uber, files for
Vice examines the state of Utah's relationship with Park City-based Banjo,
Facebook is giving the World Health Organization (WHO) and others free
Google updates Assistant with the ability to read aloud and translate
Congress approves $8.3B in emergency funding for coronavirus response; COVID-19 has
Biofourmis, which develops wearables and AI-powered analytics solutions for healthcare, is
Dark web sites offering murder-for-hire services collect funds but don't deliver,
Apple warns retail employees to expect two- to four-week delays for
Apple updates App Store guidelines to allow push notification ads, more;
Google announces new Stadia game studio in Playa Vista; Studio Director
Cybercriminals are increasingly mentioning coronavirus in malicious email campaigns, according to
Facebook reveals new machine learning-powered system for removing fake accounts and
AngelJason speaks with Bain Capital Partner Ajay Agarwal about industry culture
Tesla used v2.5 of its Autopilot chip, rather than the current
Short-form media company Quibi closes $750M, bringing its total raised to
Robinhood blames this week's outages on the company's infrastructure struggling under
Twitter begins testing fleets, ephemeral tweets than cannot be retweeted or
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar