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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-11-25


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UK-based e-bike company FuroSystems raises £750k (~$1M) from TSP Ventures, ClearlySo,
The Verge’s Nilay Patel speaks with Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s VP of
The FCC upholds its classification of China-based ZTE as a national
IBM plans to cut ~10k jobs across Europe, according to Bloomberg
DoorDash reaches a $2.5M settlement with Washington DC; DC Attorney General
Netflix pulls “The Chappelle Show” following a direct request from Dave
Foxconn will invest $270M to expand its manufacturing operations in Vietnam,
New Zealand-based 2Up Games raises $2.8M from fellow games company Supercell;
WeGift, a UK-based incentives marketing firm, raises $8M Series A (extension)
British publishing company Future (~$2.3B market cap) acquires price comparison website
Southeast Asia-based SaaS platform Pulsifi raises $1.8M from Kairous Capital and
The Indian government blacklists several Alibaba-owned apps, including Aliexpress and Taobao
Fintech firm Stripe is looking to raise new funds at a
YouTube temporarily suspends One America News Network (OANN) for posting fake
VMWare ($63B market cap) Q3 beats: $2.86B revenue, up eight percent
Data platform company Splunk acquires network observability startup Flowmill; terms undisclosed;
Amazon defeats suit in which eBay claimed the former directed its
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Company Six, Sphero's Public Safety Division that spun out in May
Insurtech company Metromile, which charges customers on a per-mile basis, to
In the days after the presidential election, as misinformation about compromised
WA-based electric jet company Zunum Aero sues investor Boeing, alleging fraud,
Insurtech company Hippo raises $350M Series F from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance
Discord is raising funds at a $7B valuation, according to TechCrunch
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Indie Hackers Founder Courtland Allen
The SEC proposes rules that would enable public and private companies
Twitter to launch a new verification system early next year with
NY-based challenger bank Current raises $131M Series C for a $740M
HuffPost shuts down its Brazil and India sites after announcing its
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar