Mon. 12/30 - The Chinese GPS Is Nigh

A major internet of things data leak, China is about to turn on its GPS competitor, would you like to star in a bitmoji TV show, a look back at the year in unicorns and is the VC gravy train over for us consumers, at least?

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Links:

• IoT vendor Wyze confirms server leak (ZDNet)
• China decouples from US in space with 2020 'GPS' completion (Nikkei Asian Review)
• SPOTIFY TO SUSPEND POLITICAL ADS IN 2020 (AdAge)
• Snapchat will launch Bitmoji TV, a personalized cartoon show (TechCrunch)
• The New Unicorns Of 2019 (Crunchbase News)
• Israel doubles number of unicorns in 2019 (Globes)
• Tech Startups Face New Investor Mandate: Profits Over Discounts (WSJ)

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