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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-06-30


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Proptech firm Sundae raises $16M Series A from QED Investors and
Bulgaria-based business advice and funding platform Capital raises $9M seed led
US-Swedish fintech startup Willa raises $3M seed led by EQT Ventures
Germany-based healthtech firm DeepSpin raises €600k (~$675k) seed from APEX Digital
Facebook launches its Avatars feature in India; the Bitmoji-like graphics can
The White House blocks the export of certain tech and defense
AT&T expands its 5G coverage to 28 new regions; includes Miami,
Activision Blizzard (AB) CEO Bobby Kotick says China has not approved
Google announces a smart home developer event for July 8; the
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) approves Wirecard’s British subsidiary to
Google says it has removed ads offering premium products to those
According to research firm CNG, the cloud gaming market in China
Germany-based fintech firm solarisBank raises €60M (~$67.5M) Series C led by
Social app Parler has banned a number of accounts despite claims
Uber is in talks to acquire delivery firm Postmates for ~$2.6B,
Athletic apparel company Lululemon ($38B market cap) to acquire interactive home
Microsoft to unveil the reportedly budget-friendly Xbox Series S in August,
Multiple ISPs to resume data caps, late fees, and nonpayment service
YouTube bans multiple channels associated with white supremacists, including David Duke,
Beyond Meat ($8.2B market cap) Founder and CEO Ethan Brown says
Online used car sales company Shift plans to go public in
Amazon commits $500M to one-time bonuses for front-line employees and delivery
Pinterest hires outside lawyers to investigate the company's workplace culture following
The New York Times ends its partnership with Apple News, saying
Twitch temporarily bans President Trump's account, citing hateful conduct; Twitch has
Reddit bans ~2k subreddits in violation of the platform's new policies
Google to expand free product listings to Search results; Google made
Beam Interactive Co-Founder Matt Salsamendi, who at the age of 18
India's Ministry of Electronics and IT bans 59 China-made apps, citing
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar