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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-01-29


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SoftBank announces a plan to invest $100M in Miami-based startups; the
France-based food media brand Chefclub raises $17M led by First Bridge
Robinhood temporarily restricts instant purchases for cryptocurrencies citing “extraordinary market conditions”;
Tesla says manufacturing plans for its Semi truck are slow because
Xiaomi announces a wireless charging tech it claims can interact with
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says /r/WallStreetBets has not violated the platforms’
The Wall Street Journal profiles Jaime Rogozinski, who established the /r/WallStreetBets
Google has removed ~100k recent negative reviews for Robinhood on the
Tim Cook suggests the US should follow the EU’s lead and
Facebook shuts down a stock trading discussion group with 157k members;
Robinhood denies claims it has sold off shares in GameStop, AMC,
SpaceX is finalizing a funding round that could value the company
Tim Cook criticizes engagement-focused business models, data exploitation, misleading users, and
Experience management company Qualtrics closes up 51 percent in Nasdaq debut;
Retail brokerages restrict trading in AMC, BlackBerry, and other volatile stocks;
Coinbase formally announces plans to go public via direct listing; the
Discord is helping the new /r/WallStreetBets (WSB) channel to moderate during
This Week in Startups | Emergency Pod!Jason talks about the GameStop
Scalapay, which offers zero-interest installment plans at e-commerce checkouts, raises $48M
Retail brokerages restrict trading in AMC, BlackBerry, and other volatile stocks;
Facebook is preparing an antitrust suit against Apple and has been
Retail brokerages restrict trading in AMC, BlackBerry, and other volatile stocks;
Workday ($55B market cap), which provides SaaS solutions for HR and
WeWork is considering merger offers from at least two SPACs as
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar