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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-09-01


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UK-based data analytics firm InfoSum (formerly CognitiveLogic) raises $15.1M Series A
India-based recruitment app Apna raises $8M Series A led by Lightspeed
Facebook says it is improving its tools for handling hate speech
Twitter adds a manipulated media label to a tweet from President
Facebook says it made a mistake in blocking an ad in
India-based Bharti Infratel, part of carrier Bharti Airtel, will merge with
Germany-based startup incubator Rocket Internet plans to delist from the Frankfurt
South Korean prosecutors indict Samsung’s Vice Chairman Jay Y Lee on
Antitrust scholar Dina Srinivasan argues online ad exchanges need more regulation;
Brick-and-mortar retail analytics firm Cosmose raises $15M Series A led by
Rakuten writes down an additional ~$237M on its stake in Lyft;
Walmart’s $98 per year membership service launches Sept 15; known as
Apple’s manufacturing partners will produce ~75M 5G iPhones this year, according
Facebook announces a research project to analyze its impact on the
Twitter starts displaying the number of quote tweets (aka retweets with
Facebook says it may prevent users in Australia from sharing news
Kymeta, which develops hybrid satellite-cellular networks, raises $85M led by Bill
Zoom ($91.7B market cap) FQ2 beats: $663.5M revenue, up 458 percent
NY-based moped-share startup Revel deploys a fleet of ~430 mopeds in
OfferUp merges its secondhand goods marketplace with that of letgo, which
Wish confidentially files to go public; the company didn't disclose whether
The SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority are investigating Robinhood's
Apple ($559B market cap) and Tesla ($91B market cap) enacted stock
This Week in Startups: The Next Unicorns E15Jason speaks with Zero
Property Management company RealPage ($6.4B market cap) acquires real estate IoT
Coinbase is considering using blockchain-based tokens as part of its IPO,
TikTok has selected a winning bidder for its operations in the
Apple authorized Shlayer malware disguised as an Adobe Flash installer to
Apple launches its new App Store appeals process and a portal
The FAA approves Amazon to operate as a drone airline, designating
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar