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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-06-04


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Healthtech firm Nanox raises $20M Series B (extension) from SK Telecom;
Messaging service Signal announces a blurring feature for its iOS and
Google has started highlighting results within relevant pages for some Search
Email security firm Inky raises $20M Series B led by Insight
Twitch removes an emote known as TwitchCop from its platform to
Amazon is considering a $2B stake in India-based telco Bharti Airtel,
GM-controlled driverless tech firm Cruise has acquired Germany-based radar company Astyx,
Germany-based automation platform Bryter raises $16M Series A led by Accel
Hybrid data firm NetApp acquires Israel-based optimization service Spot; terms undisclosed,
Amazon leases 12 converted Boeing 767-300 jets for its Amazon Air
Andreessen Horowitz launches Talent x Opportunity (TxO), a $2.2M fund aimed
Research firm IDC predicts global smartphone shipments will shrink 11.9 percent
ZoomInfo, a B2B contact provider, aims to raise as much as
South Korean prosecutors file an arrest warrant for Samsung Vice Chairman
Document automation startup Anvil raises $5M seed led by Gradient Ventures;
Blockchain-based ID platform Magic emerges from stealth, raises $4M; the startup
San Vicente Acquisition, which gained approval from the Committee on Foreign
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says ride requests are increasing as lockdown
Lyft says it has seen trip demand increase week-over-week since the
Changes in US app download behaviors reveal which products people are
The Wall Street Journal examines how pandemic-related lockdowns have increased demand
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Initialized Capital Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
Ellen Pao accuses Reddit of nurturing and monetizing supremacy and hate;
Microsoft rolls out the Chromium version of Edge browser to all
Compilation videos featuring violent police behavior at protests around the country
Snap announces it will no longer promote President Trump's Snapchat account,
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar