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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-06-19


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India-based agritech firm Milk Mantra secures $10M from the US International
Samsung has filed a patent for a six-camera array for smartphones
Data monitoring firm Palantir raises ~$500M from Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Holdings;
Canada-based logistics firm GoFor Industries raises $9.5M led by Builders VC
Stefan Krausem, co-founder and former CEO of EV startup Canoo, is
Facebook announces a $200M commitment to support Black-owned businesses and organizations;
Facebook acquires Sweden-based mapping firm Mapillary; terms undisclosed; the company offers
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the country is under a
Medium names civil rights activist and former NFL star Colin Kaepernick
Tesla is considering a site in Travis County, TX for its
Twitter labels a video tweeted by President Trump as manipulated media;
The Russian government lifts a ban against secure messaging app Telegram;
Apple writes to Basecamp following a dispute over its 30 percent
France's Constitutional Council removes provisions of the country's new hate-speech law
Microsoft President Brad Smith says some app stores create a higher
Facebook removes ads from President Trump's reelection campaign for violating the
San Francisco's apartment vacancy rate hit 6.2 percent in May, up
DoorDash raises $400M for a ~$16B post-valuation led by Durable Capital
Google incubator Area 120 launches Pinterest-like app Keen for Android and
This Week in Startups: The Power of AcceleratorsJason speaks with Ford
Facebook, Google, and Twitter officials appear remotely for a hearing on
Apple has rejected Facebook's new Gaming app for App Store placement
Medium announces Colin Kaepernick has joined the company's board of directors;
Facebook files suit against website Massroot8 and its creator, alleging the
Munich-based payments company Wirecard discloses it's missing ~$2B; Ernst & Young
The UK's National Health Service abandons centralized contact-tracing, will continue to
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar