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The Daily Download - tech news for 2021-05-06


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SaaS firm ReCharge raises $227M on a $2.1B valuation from Summit
Sweden-based EV firm Einride raises $110M from Temasek, Soros Fund Management,
IBM says it has created the world’s first 2nm chip; the
China-based analytics firm Qiniu files for a US IPO, aims to
Three of the four main personalities at games media firm Giant
Telehealth platform Vida Health raises $110M Series D led by General
Nintendo warns investors the global chip shortage could impact production of
General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra says the company could start
Bill Gates has transferred almost $2.4B of shares to Melinda Gates;
Electronic Arts ($39.5B market cap) acquires Canada-based games studio Metalhead Software;
European VC firm Moonfire Ventures announces a $60M seed-stage fund; established
Kahoot acquires fellow edtech firm Clever for up to $500M (based
CA-based AI chip startup Kneron acquires signal processing firm Vatics from
Insurtech firm Shift Technology raises $220M Series D on a ~$1B
Database company Timescale raises $40M Series B led by Redpoint Ventures
PayPal ($290B market cap) Q1 beats: $6.03B revenue, up 30 percent
Twilio ($57.5B market cap) Q1 beats: $590M revenue, up 62 percent
NY-based Swimply, an Airbnb-like marketplace for renting out swimming pools, raises
Text Blaze (YC W21), which lets users save text snippets and
Uber ($95.6B market cap) Q1 misses: $2.9B revenue ($3.29B expected); -$0.06
YouTube is rolling its TikTok-like Shorts product out to all US
Enterprise tech-focused VC firm Emergence raises $950M across two funds: $575M
Clubhouse is funding 50 audio shows, providing hosts with equipment and
Blue Origin plans to launch its first space tourism mission on
Galaxy Digital ($2.63B market cap) acquires fellow crypto-focused financial services firm
Peloton recalls all treadmills due to safety risks; The Consumer Product
Peloton recalls all treadmills due to safety risks; The Consumer Product
The Labor Department withdraws the Trump-era Independent Contractor Rule, which would
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The Daily Download - latest tech news, byte sized. Based on @launchtickerBy Peter Kuhar