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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-04-07


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Logistics startup TrueNorth (YC W20) raises $3M from former Y Combinator
Microsoft expands beta registrations for its game streaming service to 11
South Korean grocery delivery service Kurly raises $150M Series E from
Facebook apologizes after its automated moderation system erroneously flagged content from
IBM names Howard Boville as head of its cloud unit; Boville
Israel-based logistics firm Bringg raises $30M Series D led by Viola
Microsoft has decided to make all its events digital through July
AT&T secures a $5.5B line of credit from Bank of America
Boeing is suspending all operations relating to its 787 Dreamliner at
The Trump administration forms the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign
The government of Taiwan bans agencies from using teleconferencing service Zoom,
India-based agritech firm DeHaat raises $12M Series A led by Sequoia
SoftBank founder and CEO Masayoshi Son says he expects as many
Boeing says it plans to relaunch its Starliner CST-100 crew spacecraft
Google rolls out an update for Pixel 4 requiring users to
WhatsApp introduces new forwarding restrictions for content shared via the platform;
Uber says it will add job listings to its app to
Samsung ($271.8B market cap) predicts ~$45B revenue for Q1, up 5
Microsoft hires Ruben Caballero as a VP overseeing HoloLens and other
Roku launches its ad-supported streaming service in the UK; Roku Channel
Startup platform AngelList lays off multiple staff and cuts exec salaries
The New York Times examines how Amazon responded to workers' demands
Airbnb raises $1B in debt and equity led by Silver Lake
The New York Times examines the emergence of mass arbitration, through
The Verge's Chris Welch reviews the mobile-only video streaming app Quibi
Short-form video streaming service Quibi suffers outage on launch day; the
General-purpose quantum computing company PsiQuantum raises $215M from Microsoft's M12 and
London-based enterprise data protection company Privitar raises $80M Series C led
Facebook's Data for Good program launches Disease Prevention Maps and other
Red Hat names EVP of Engineering and President of Products and
Foxconn reports ~$11.5B revenue for March, down 7.7 percent year-over-year; first-quarter
Foursquare merges with Los Angeles-based location data company Factual in an
Monica Chin reviews Samsung's $1k Samsung Galaxy Chromebook for The Verge,
IBM names former Bank of America CTO Howard Boville as head
Peloton halts production of live cycling and running classes until April
Many brick-and-mortar retailers that are shut down due to the pandemic
Data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz argues that Google search data can reveal
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar