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The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-12-29


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The Wall Street Journal explores measures by various companies to normalize
China-based edtech platform Meishubao raises $210M Series D led by TPG’s
The Chinese government announces a plan to build at least 600k
Estonia-based proptech firm Rendin raises €1.2M (~$1.5M) seed from Tera Ventures,
China-based healthtech firm DXY raises $500M led by Trustbridge Partners with
UK-based chip design firm Graphcore raises $222M Series E on a
VMWare files a lawsuit against former COO Rajiv Ramaswami, alleging a
Images and video of a purported Apple Watch prototype leak; the
China-based edtech firm Zhangmen plans to raise as much as $300M
LG will add Mini LED tech to its high-end 8K and
Amazon says third-party sales on its marketplace were up 50 percent
Edtech startup Tappity (YC S20) raises $1.3M seed from Y Combinator,
Coinbase suspends trading for XRP; follows the SEC’s lawsuit against Ripple,
Experience management company Qualtrics files for IPO, seeks valuation of $12B
Financial Times examines challenger search engines in the context of Google's
Wired reviews the worst hacks of 2020, including the SolarWinds supply-chain
The Wall Street Journal explores Instacart's relationships with grocery chains, some
Apple to launch a mentorship program for first-generation college students, according
The Parent of Berlin-based luxury fashion retailer Mytheresa files for US
Los Angeles County partners with patient engagement platform Healthvana to provide
The FAA announces new rules for UAVs, enabling flights over populated
Alibaba increases proposed stock repurchase program from $6B to $10B after
Cisco announces it will sunset its Cisco Kinetic for City products,
Volkswagen unveils a prototype robot that autonomously navigates lots and charges
This Week in Startups: TWiSTYs 2020Jason hosts the 10th annual TWiSTYs
The Department of Commerce appeals an injunction preventing the government from
AT&T says it has mostly recovered from service interruptions caused by
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar