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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-03-31


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Tom Blomfield, CEO of UK-based challenger bank Monzo, says he will
Uber co-founder Garret Camp is stepping back as a board director,
France-based server-heater firm Qarnot raises €6M (~$6.5M) from Banque des Territoires,
South Korean chip company MagnaChip Semiconductor agrees to sell its foundry
Tiger Global has established an unknown stake in TikTok-owner ByteDance via
A federal court in Washington, DC, rules violating terms of service
Apple is allowing some staff to take home prototype devices to
Amazon fires a warehouse worker who led a strike against a
Huawei says its income grew 19.1 percent last year to $121B;
China-based e-commerce platform Pinduoduo raises $1.1B via a private share placement,
NY Attorney General Letitia James writes to Zoom enquiring about its
Germany-based meal-kit firm HelloFresh says it expects quarterly revenue of €685M
Airbnb announces a $250M Host Relief Fund, which promises to help
Sony delays its slate of major upcoming film releases because of
Fintech firm Kabbage says it will furlough a significant portion of
India-based online travel service Ixigo cuts salaries for all its workers
WeWork sells Meetup.com to a group of investors including AlleyCorp; terms
MIT open sources the design for a low-cost ventilator amid the
Huawei open sources MindSpore, its AI app development framework; similar to
Microsoft replaces its Office 365 consumer plans with Microsoft 365 Personal
The German government plans to launch a coronavirus tracking app in
Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin has been officially designated an
28 percent of investors have backed out of seed-stage deals in
Telegram is seeking clarification on whether it can still issue crypto
Twitter has deleted a couple of tweets from Brazilian President Jair
No-code app service Turbo Systems names Jen Grant as CEO; Grant
One.com acquires rival hosting firm Hostnet; terms undisclosed; Netherlands-based Hostnet provides
MA-based biotech firm ElevateBio raises $170M Series B from The Invus
Google removes Infowars’ Android app from the Play Store for violating
The New York Times looks at President Trump’s use of social
Facebook signs a multi-year deal to purchase all AR displays produced
Edtech firm Preply raises $10M Series A led by Hoxton Ventures
PayPal’s Australian unit warns it may face financial implications once an
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar