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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-10-30


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LG Chem wins shareholder approval to spin out its battery unit;
Tesla increases the price of its Full Self-Driving (FSD) driver assist
EV firm Polestar is in talks to raise at least $500M
Alphabet CFO Ruth Porat says Google’s $2.1B acquisition of Fitbit should
Toyota invests ~$500M in Japanese telco KDDI as part of a
Sony is close to acquiring anime network Crunchyroll for more than
Google researchers develop a tool to automatically generate videos based on
WhatsApp is delivering ~100B messages per day; Mark Zuckerberg revealed the
Alibaba is holding a two-day shopping event from Nov 1 through
Gaming hardware firm Corsair acquires webcam app EpocCam (iOS/iPadOS); terms undisclosed;
Microsoft adds the ability to incorporate custom live data within Excel;
YouTube generated $5B in ad revenue during Q3, up 30 percent
Google announces a free VPN service for Google One users with
Netflix raises the price of some plans; the standard plan increases
Apple to launch its multi-tier Apple One subscription plans, which bundle
Spotify ($49.6B market cap) Q3 misses: $2.31B revenue, up from $1.97B
Facebook ($800B market cap) Q3 beats: $21.47B revenue ($19.8B expected); $2.71
Twitter ($41.47B market cap) Q3 beats: $936M revenue ($777M expected); $0.19
Apple ($2T market cap) FQ4 beats: $64.7B revenue ($63.7B expected);
Amazon ($1.61T market cap) Q3 beats: $96.15B revenue ($92.7B expected); $12.37
Alphabet ($1.06T market cap) Q3 beats: $46.2B revenue ($42.8B expected); $16.40
Volvo-Geely subsidiary Polestar recalls all Polestar 2 EVs over two issues;
Ford to unveil E-Transit, the electric version of its Transit delivery
Honeywell announces 10-qubit quantum computer, Model H1; the trapped-ion system achieves
This Week in Startups: Rising Stars of SaaS E3 Jason speaks
Chip supplier Marvell Technology confirms it will acquire Inphi in a
International investors who participated in Ant Group's $14B round in the
Berlin-based GetYourGuide, which offers tour walks and other experiences, raises $133M
ByteDance launches first consumer hardware product, the Dali smart lamp for
WI Republican Party Chairman Andrew Hitt says hackers stole $2.3M earmarked
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar