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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-03-16


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Canada-based VC firm Inovia Capital has raised $450M for its second
Amazon’s algorithms are recommending books containing COVID-19 misinformation, reports BuzzFeed News;
Foxconn says it will decide later this year whether to build
Instagram introduces new controls to limit interactions between adults and teenagers;
Nokia says it plans to cut as many as 10k jobs
UK-based fintech firm SumUp raises €750M (~$895M) from Goldman Sachs, Temasek,
Bitpanda, an Austria-based investment app, raises $170M Series B on a
Warburg Pincus and other global investors value Ant Group at ~$200B,
Huawei says it will begin charging smartphone companies that rely on
China starts blocking access to encrypted messaging service Signal; the company’s
China’s President Xi Jinping calls for new regulations on tech firms;
Baidu has received approval from authorities in the Chinese city of
Gumroad, an online platform that lets creators sell their work, is
Mexico-based challenger bank Fondeadora raises $14M Series A (extension) from Portag3,
Desktop Metal ($4.63B market cap) announces Desktop Health, a line of
News Corp announces three-year deal with Facebook to serve readers in
Mobile security company Lookout acquires cloud security firm CipherCloud; terms undisclosed;
This Week in StartupsJason speaks with Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke about
Indian fintech startup CRED in talks to raise $200M Series D
Vice details how cybercriminals can reroute SMS messaging to circumvent two-factor
The Chinese government requests Alibaba divest of media assets, according to
DigitalOcean expects to price its IPO at $44-$47 per share, implying
GM-owned Cruise acquires fellow autonomous driving tech company Voyage; terms undisclosed;
General Motors announces it will produce some 2021 pickup models without
Canadian telecom and media company Rogers Communications announces plans to acquire
Airtable, which provides a cloud database with a spreadsheet as a
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar