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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-05-13


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Germany-based recruitment platform Zenjob raises €27M (~$30M) Series C led by
Razer says it will make face masks available via vending machines
Translation software firm Lilt raises $25M led by Intel Capital with
UK-based healthtech firm Astinno receives a £360k (~$450k) from Innovate UK;
GM shuts down ARĪV, its e-bike line; launched in Europe last
Audio-centric social app Clubhouse is in talks with Andreessen Horowitz for
House Antitrust Subcommittee Chair David Cicilline (RI-D) criticizes the possibility of
Chinese cafe chain Luckin Coffee fires CEO Qian Zhiya and COO
Google is testing emoji reactions within its Android Messages app; similar
UK fintech firm Modulr raises £18.9M (~$23.3M) led by Highland Europe
Alameda County, CA, says Tesla can reopen its Fremont factory as
Taiwan-based social media firm M17 raises $26.5M Series D led by
Sony says its profit could drop by more than 30 percent
Twitter ($22.8B market cap) acquires adtech firm CrossInstall; terms undisclosed; CrossInstall
Telegram cancels plans for its blockchain network TON; follows claims by
Instagram introduces a feature to let users bulk delete comments and
Some Apple staff will return to their offices soon, according to
Restaurant ordering firm Slice (formerly MyPizza) raises $43M Series C from
Facebook agrees to $52M settlement with ~11k current and former content
Uber ($58.75B market cap) is in talks to acquire Chicago-based Grubhub
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Founders Fund GP Keith Rabois
The New York Times examines how the pandemic has hampered autonomous
President Trump publicly supports Elon Musk's drive to reopen Tesla's Fremont,
Waymo raises ~$750M from T Rowe Price, Perry Creek Capital, and
Hackers claim to have stolen 756 GB of data from law
Facebook took action on 9.6M pieces of content for hate speech
Spotify updates the parental controls for its Kids app, which enable
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey notifies employees they will have the option
This Week in Startups: AMA with Cameron TeitelmanStartX and Nexus Events
Uber ($58.75B market cap) is in talks to acquire Chicago-based Grubhub
Apple launches Logic Pro X 10.5, a free update for existing
JPMorgan Chase accepts its first customers from the cryptocurrency industry, exchanges
Facebook is a founding member of political advocacy group American Edge,
Equity management company Carta plans to launch a private share trading
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar