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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-01-13


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TikTok changes its default settings for users below the age of
UK-based fintech firm Rapyd raises $300M Series D on a $2.5B
Boeing agrees to pay $25M to settle a Department of Justice
AT&T stops accepting new signups for its AT&T TV Now live
The Google News Initiative establishes a $3M global fund to tackle
President Trump says he believes big tech firms are “doing a
Email security service Mimecast discloses a data breach; the company says
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni blocks citizens' access to Facebook ahead of
Lenovo announces plans for a secondary listing on China’s STAR Market;
Amazon launches a mobile-only Prime Video service in India; the offering,
Foxconn and China-based carmaker Geely establish a joint venture; terms undisclosed;
The Wall Street Journal explores the challenges Parler faces in getting
Panasonic estimates it will launch a cobalt-free battery for Tesla vehicles
YouTube takes down a video from President Trump’s account for violating
Rioters penetrated deep into the Capitol Building, according to GPS data
Apple ($2.17T market cap) held talks with Torrance-based EV company Canoo
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Coda Co-Founder and CEO Shishir
Barbecue grill company Weber acquires smart oven company June; terms undisclosed;
Visa ($488B market cap) cancels $5.3B deal to acquire fintech APIs
Google launches the $3M COVID-19 Vaccine Counter Misinformation Open Fund, intended
German authorities shut down dark web marketplace DarkMarket, which featured listings
Facebook launches redesign of its Access Your Information tool, which provides
About 20 percent of the 18.5M Bitcoin in existence appear to
Univision announces PrendeTV, a free, ad-supported streaming service featuring Spanish-language movies
Tel Aviv- and London-based ride-hailing platform Gett raises $115M led by
Nvidia announces partnerships to launch 70-plus laptops featuring GeForce RTX 30-series
Zoom ($98B market cap) plans to raise $1.5B via stock offering,
House Democrats plan to examine the role of social media in
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar