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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-02-18


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ByteDance-owned short video app Douyin reports 550M MAUs for its built-in
Event management startup Grip raises $13M Series A led by Kennet
Google is set to reorganize its Ethical AI team under VP
Amazon launches Build It, a Kickstarter-like platform. that lets users pledge
The White House says the SolarWinds supply-chain hack has impacted nine
Former Waze CEO Noam Bardin discusses his reasons for leaving the
YouTube announces its TikTok-like service Shorts will launch as a beta
Key Apple engineer Benjamin Lyon is leaving the company; Bloomberg reports
Baidu says it has decided on a name for its EV
LG is developing a foldable display for Apple, according to DigiTimes
iHeartMedia ($1B market cap) acquires adtech firm Triton Digital for $230M
Twitter begins testing audio messages in DMs, limited to users in
The New York Times profiles cloud computing advisor Corey Quinn, who
T-Mobile and Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center announce the 5G
Hackers are now writing malware natively for Apple's M1 processors, according
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Tiny Co-Founder Andrew Wilkinson about
Google updates Maps with the ability to buy train tickets and
Google announces numerous education-focused updates for Classroom, Meet, and Workspace for
Waymo begins testing its robo-taxi service in San Francisco with employee
Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger says investigators believe Russian hackers
London-based crypto exchange and noncustodial wallet provider Blockchain.com raises $120M from
Coinbase facilitated Tesla's recent purchase of $1.5B in bitcoin, according to
MA-based warehouse robotics company Locus Robotics raises $150M Series E at
The Justice Department announces charges against three alleged North Korean military
News Corp announces three-year global content deal with Google; News Corp
Facebook elects to block Australian users from viewing and sharing news
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar