The Daily Download - tech news for 2020-10-09

Facebook and Twitter say they have collectively taken down more than
Yelp adds a flag to notify users if a business has
Telcos Orange and Proximus say they will use Nokia tech for
Amazon invests ~$95M in its Indian subsidiary, according to Tofler data;
Officials in Shenzhen, China, announce a lottery to distribute ~$1.5M in
Japan’s central bank says it will start testing a digital currency
Miami-based robotics firm Neocis raises ~$70M Series D led by DFJ
The National Labor Relations Board accuses Google contractor HCL of anti-union
Prices and release dates for Apple’s upcoming iPhone 12 lineup purportedly
Google will give up control of open source Kubernetes cloud platform
Google Assistant adds the ability to search within and control some
Microsoft will launch its xCloud service on iOS and iPadOS via
The Trump administration says it will appeal a preliminary injunction against
Google is preparing to launch a $130 Nest Thermostat that recognizes
Affirm, the Max Levchin-founded company that offers consumer loans at online
Roku announces the Roku Channel app is now rolling out to
IBM to spin off its legacy technology services business to focus
Andy Yen, CEO of encrypted email company ProtonMail, testified before Congress
Waymo makes its fully driverless ride-share service available to the public
Instacart raises $200M at a $17.7B post-valuation led by D1 Capital
BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes and CTO Samuel Reed step down after
Virgin Hyperloop One to spend $500M on a testing facility in
Microsoft publishes ten principles for its relationships with app developers, including
The Department of Justice seizes 92 sites allegedly created by Iran’s
Facebook forces website The Real Facebook Oversight Board, a site critical
Square buys ~4.7k bitcoins worth ~$50M, representing ~one percent of the
Philadelphia-based goPuff, which offers on-demand delivery of household goods and daily
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