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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-04-27


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Challenger bank Current raises $220M Series D on a $2.2B valuation
Israel-based proptech firm Guesty (YC W14) raises $50M Series D led
Spotify announces a platform that allows podcasters to offer premium content;
Apple has initiated production on its follow-up to the M1 processor,
Facebook and Gucci file a joint lawsuit against an alleged counterfeiter;
Elon Musk says Tesla has sold 10 percent of its bitcoin
Amazon expands in-garage drop-offs to all markets in which it offers
Taiwan-based chipmaker TSMC says it will invest $2.8B in China to
The New York Times explores the relationship between Mark Zuckerberg and
Sweden-based health-tech startup Kry raises $300M Series D on a $2B
The EU will file antitrust charges against Apple this week, according
Entrepreneur Max Polyakov acquires South Africa-based satellite company Dragonfly Aerospace; terms
Roku accuses Google of abusing its power and making anticompetitive demands
Snap ($90.5B market cap) acquires Boulder-based Pixel8earth, which uses crowdsourced data
Tesla ($708.6B market cap) Q1 beats: $10.39B revenue, up 74 percent
Toyota's Woven Planet acquires Level 5, Lyft's autonomous driving division, in
Luminar ($8.7B market cap), which develops Lidar for autonomous vehicles, partners
MA-based Prescient Devices, which offers a low-code IoT platform, raises $2M
Facebook launches a miniplayer enabling iOS and Android users to stream
Apple launches macOS Big Sur 11.3, with AirTag support, improved controller
Apple releases iOS 14.5 with App Tracking Transparency, enabling users to
NV Gov Steve Sisolak (D) and other legislators to establish a
Thoma Bravo to acquire cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint ($9.9B market
SiriusXM acquires 99% Invisible Inc, the business supporting Roman Mars' popular
Fintech company Brex raises $425M Series D at a $7.4B valuation
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar