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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-03-10


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UK-based crypto exchange Blockchain.com names Jim Messina to its board; Messina
Cybersecurity firm Snyk closes a $300M round on a post-money $4.7B
Facebook’s Reality Labs (FRL) outlines its vision for the future of
Apple says it will invest €1B (~$1.2B) in Germany over the
Twitter product chief Kayvon Beykpour says the company is planning to
LinkedIn temporarily suspends new sign-ups in China, noting it wants to
Music-licensing startup Songclip raises $11M led by Evolution VC Partners with
Apple has cut production rates for iPhone mini for the first
Amazon is in late-stage development on a home robot, according to
Workfusion, a New York City-based process automation service, raises $220M Series
VTS acquires fellow real estate management firm Rise Buildings; sources for
Apple’s Podcasts app will drop the word “subscribe,” swapping it out
Samsung announces an Unpacked event scheduled for March 17; dubbed Galaxy
Ride-hailing firm Via acquires mapping company Remix (YC W15) for $100M
UK-based insurtech firm Zego raises $150M Series C on a $1.1B
The New York Stock Exchange sets a $45 per share guide
A hacking group claims to have accessed 150k video feeds from
Multiple groups are now targeting Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities that enabled
The Disney+ streaming service now claims 100M paying subscribers globally, 16
LG Energy Solutions hopes to produce battery cells for Tesla in
Amazon has 800-plus employees working on a home robot known as
Sonos announces and opens pre-orders for the $170 Roam portable speaker;
HTC teases what many suspect is a lip-tracking module for the
BuzzFeed lays off 47 HuffPost workers, shuts down Canadian edition; BuzzFeed
Tesla ($638B market cap) stock surges ~20 percent following five days
Epic Games acquires Slovakia-based Capturing Reality, which enables creators to generate
Diversity-focused hiring platform SeekOut raises $65M Series B at a ~$500M
Miami-based Pipe, which enables SaaS providers to convert recurring revenue into
Dropbox ($10.2B market cap) to acquire document sharing company DocSend for
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar