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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-07-01


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B Capital, co-founded by Eduardo Saverin, closes its second fund at
Estonia-based ride-hailing firm Bolt launches a dockless e-bike service in Paris;
Spotify launches its $13 a month Premium Duo plan in the
Mark Porter steps down as CTO of Singapore-based Grab; Porter says
Robotics firm Rios emerges from stealth, raises $5M led by Valley
China-based vehicle electronics supplier HiRain Technologies raises ~$30M from China Renaissance;
Samsung says it will not be in attendance at the IFA
ESPN+ increases its monthly subscription fee from $5 to $6 for
Over-the-top TV service FuboTV raises its monthly price for standard accounts
Netflix names Bozoma Saint John as CMO; Saint John will start
Two senior engineers at driverless tech firm Zoox have left to
Facebook showcases prototype VR glasses that have a much smaller profile
Google announces Smart Fill for Sheets, a tool that automatically suggests
Facebook shutters Hobbi, its app for documenting personal hobbies; it was
Google acquires Canadian smart glasses firm North; terms undisclosed; North says
Facebook removes 220 groups directly associated with the far-right extremist
Microsoft aims to serve 25M people with free online classes and
SpaceX successfully launches a GPS III satellite for the US Space
YouTube TV increases its base monthly price from $50 to $65;
Oculus co-founder Nate Mitchell, former Oculus EP Matt Hansen, former DoubleFine
China-based smart EV company Byton suspends operations for six months, citing
The FCC officially designates Huawei and ZTE as threats to national
Google is rolling out the AirDrop-like
The UK's Department for Transport announces a program for electric scooter
Facebook updates News Feed ranking to prioritize original reporting and demote
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar