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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-06-12


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Fintech firm Origin raises $12M led by Felicis Ventures with participation
Singapore-based fintech firm Fincy raises $11M from GBCI Ventures; Fincy offers
SoftBank has spent ~$2.9B on stock buybacks since March, reports Bloomberg;
Jim Keller, SVP of Intel’s Silicon Engineering Group, steps down; Intel
TikTok’s parent firm ByteDance has more than tripled its US workforce
Google files a patent infringement lawsuit against Sonos; Google claims Sonos
Twitter has shut down ~174k China-backed accounts for spreading misinformation about
Apple confirms this year’s WWDC will feature a virtual keynote address
Data management firm Palantir will file for an IPO in the
Zoom confirms it temporarily shut down some US-based accounts at the
Twitter removes more than 32k accounts linked to the governments of
Email app Spike raises $8M Series A led by Insight Partners
Sony unveils the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, the
This Week in Startups: The Power of Accelerators E8Jason speaks with
Google to update its ad-targeting policy and prohibit numerous targeting categories
Sens Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) introduce a
Oslo-based Kahoot, a platform enabling users to create and play educational
Joe Biden's campaign to press Facebook to change its policies on
Former Facebook CPO Chris Cox is returning to the company, and
SpaceX plans to conduct its first SmallSat Rideshare Program launch on
YouTube announces a $100M fund dedicated to amplifying black voices; will
Snapchat redesign features a new action bar providing quick access to
Snap announces Minis: third-party apps that run inside of Snapchat; the
Tim Cook announces Apple's new Racial Equity and Justice Initiative, which
Twitter is testing a tweet reactions panel that includes emoji, Retweets,
The European Commission plans to file formal antitrust charges against Amazon,
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar