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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-04-20


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Vietnam-based smartphone manufacturer VinSmart says it will update its facial recognition
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase hires Brett Tejpaul to oversee institutional coverage; Tejpaul
Goldman Sachs predicts cash spending by S&P 500 companies will contract
Japanese carriers SoftBank and NTT Docomo are delaying the launch of
Singapore-based fashion manufacturing platform Zilingo cuts 44 staff, equal to 5
Mobility firm Lime is reactivating some of its e-scooters in select
French insurtech firm Alan raises €50M (~$54M) Series C led by
Investor Marc Andreessen says no Western nation had prepared for the
Singapore-based Quest Ventures raises $50M for Asia Fund II; targets early-stage
Amazon says its French warehouses will remain closed beyond April 21
Facebook, working partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, will roll out a
Dropbox started paying security researchers to uncover flaws in Zoom and
Hackers have stolen $25M worth of crypto tokens from China-based decentralized
China-based electronics and appliance retailer Gome raises $200M from e-commerce platform
Republic acquires fellow crowdfunding platform Fig; terms undisclosed; Fig focuses on
The UK government announces £250M (~$310M) Future Fund for British startups;
Alibaba says it will invest ~$28B in its cloud division over
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom says his relationship with Mark Zuckerberg is
Authorities in Australia say tech firms such as Google and Facebook
Facebook is launching a live-streaming app for gaming, reports The New
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar