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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-11-18


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ActivTrak, a provider of cloud-based activity monitoring tools, raises $50M Series
Headway, a service that connects users with therapists, raises $26M led
Austria-based edtech startup GoStudent raises €5M (~$6M) Series A (extension) led
The British government confirms it will ban combustion-engine vehicles from 2030;
Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo says it plans to raise new funds
Sweden-based games company Embracer Group acquires 10 game studios; includes Canada-based
China-based biotech firm D3 Bio raises ~$200M Series A from Sequoia
TikTok announces expanded parental control features; adds the ability for parents
NY-based online therapy app Talkspace is exploring a sale, according to
Google will roll out a version of Chrome that runs natively
Bitcoin’s valuation passes $18k, its highest rate since Dec 2017; the
Nigeria-based used car marketplace Autochek raises $3.4M seed led by TLcom
South Korea-based fintech startup True Balance raises $28M Series D from
Nikkei explores the collapse of Ant Group's $34B-plus dual-IPO; notes long-held
President Trump has fired cybersecurity official Christopher Krebs; in a tweet,
Bandcamp launches Live, enabling artists to schedule live-streaming sessions and sell
Jack Dorsey and Mark Zuckerberg testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee,
The Verge's Dieter Bohn and Nilay Patel review Apple's new M1-powered
Twitter begins rolling out Fleets to all users; enables users to
Short-term rentals company Domio plans to shut down and sell its
Robinhood seeks advisor to go public as soon as the first
Epic Games acquires Hyprsense, which develops facial motion capture technology for
EV charging network ChargePoint partners with Apple to give CarPlay access
Beijing-based PingCAP, which develops the NewSQL TiDB, raises $270M Series D
Bitcoin's market cap reaches ~$330B, a new all-time high; the previous
SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son says the conglomerate has $80B cash on
Boston-based marketing automation and communications platform Klaviyo raises $200M Series C
Home Depot commits $1B to employee pay increases; the company has
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar