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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-04-29


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Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) plans to launch its coronavirus contact
New York City-based SaaS startup Catalyst raises $25M Series B led
A hacking group has stolen sensitive data from renowned architecture firm
Spotify ($25.9B market cap) Q1 beats: ~$2B revenue, up 22 percent
South Korea-based energy company SK Innovation says it will build its
Google makes Google Meet available to all users (previously only G
CA-based 3D printing firm Velo3D raises $28M Series D from Piva,
WhatsApp is considering launching a lending service in India, according to
Ford says it will delay the launch of its commercial self-driving
Google announces the closure of its hyperlocal social network Shoelace; developed
Travel planning website TripAdvisor is laying off 900 staff, equal to
Samsung ($274B market cap) Q1 meets: ~$45.5B revenue, up 5.6 percent
China-based e-commerce firm JD.com has filed confidentially for a secondary listing
“Trolls Worldwide” has generated more than $100M via its recent online
The office of UT Attorney General Sean Reyes says it will
Shares in Austria-based sensor company AMS rise 20 percent as the
Sundar Pichai has informed Google staff they will not be returning
Facebook has restructured its security teams, reports The New York Times;
Uber is considering cutting as much as 20 percent of its
Google Meet is adding ~3M users per day, up from 2M
Apple has updated Maps with COVID-19 testing sties across all 50
The Wall Street Journal details Mark Zuckerberg's efforts to consolidate decision-making
Cheetah, which delivers wholesale supplies to restaurants, closes $36M Series B
Alphabet ($849B market cap) Q1 beats with $41.16B revenue, up 13
YouTube to begin displaying information from fact-checkers when returning search results
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with PlayVS Founder and CEO Delane
Sen Josh Hawley (R-MO) urges the Justice Department to launch a
Zoom Video Communications chooses Oracle as a key cloud infrastructure provider;
London-based food delivery platform Deliveroo to cut ~370 jobs, The Telegraph
Elon Musk says SpaceX will test VisorSat tech for Starlink satellites
Facebook restructures its detection-engineering and alert-response teams, displacing ~two dozen people,
Facebook announces premium live streams for Pages; creators and small businesses
Instagram launches Live Donations, enabling creators to raise funds for nonprofits
Shopify rebrands its shipment-tracking app Arrive as Shop, adds consumer shopping
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund has acquired a 5.7-percent stake in
Damien Patton, co-founder of surveillance company Banjo, admitted that at 17
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar