Thu. 09/19 - Huawei Launches a Flagship ...

Huawei tries to launch a flagship smartphone without a Google net, could Apple and Disney have merged? Some really interesting raises, for Automattic and Stripe, but also an autonomous construction equipment startup, and why there now might be SSD’s that are basically failproof.

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Links:

• Huawei Mate 30 Pro goes official w/ no Google apps, ‘horizon’ display (9to5Google)
• GitHub acquires code analysis tool Semmle (TechCrunch)
• “WE COULD SAY ANYTHING TO EACH OTHER”: BOB IGER REMEMBERS STEVE JOBS, THE PIXAR DRAMA, AND THE APPLE MERGER THAT WASN’T (Vanity Fair)
• Datadog Rises 53% in Trading Debut After Rebuffing Cisco (Bloomberg)
• Amazon signs Climate Pledge to advance Paris Climate Accords goals by 10 years (VentureBeat)
• Built Robotics raises $33M for its self-driving construction equipment (TechCrunch)
• Automattic raises $300 million at $3 billion valuation from Salesforce Ventures (TechCrunch)
• Fintech Company Stripe Joins Silicon Valley Elite With $35 Billion Valuation (WSJ)
• Samsung unveils new PCIe 4.0 SSDs that "never die" (TechSpot)

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