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The freemium bar is shifting – TechCrunch

Smart CarsBy Shiv Eswar September 3, 2022

Welcome to The TechCrunch Exchange, a weekly startups-and-markets newsletter. It’s inspired by the daily TechCrunch+ column where it gets its name. Want it in your inbox every Saturday? Sign up here. In recent weeks, several companies tweaked the free tiers of their products, from Slack and Otter.ai to Google Meet and Heroku. This ties back…

Aston Martin is finally upgrading its stale infotainment system – TechCrunch

RoboticsBy Shiv Eswar September 3, 2022

When it comes to touchscreens and in-car entertainment, Aston Martin has not only lagged behind ultra-luxury rivals and Lamborghini and Bentley, it has trailed lower priced tech-forward models as well. Now, the automaker is preparing to catch up with a modern infotainment system that will be rolled out across its portfolio, starting this spring with…

Global satellite IoT subscribers to reach 21.2m in 2026: Study

IoT Building NewsBy Shiv Eswar September 3, 2022

Berg Insight reported that Iridium, Orbcomm, Inmarsat and Globalstar are currently the largest satellite IoT network operators The global satellite IoT subscriber base is forecast to reach 21.2 million units in 2026, up from 3.9 million units in 2021, according to a recent report by Swedish IoT analyst firm Berg Insight The number of…

Indian agency searches fintech Paytm, Razorpay and Cashfree offices in Chinese loan apps probe – TechCrunch

Cyber AttacksBy Jessica Venkat September 3, 2022

India’s financial crime fighting agency searched the offices of fintech unicorns Paytm and Razorpay as well as Cashfree on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into fraudulent Chinese loan apps, it said Saturday, the latest in a series of probes in recent months. The Enforcement Directorate said its searches at high profile Indian firms…

Samsung Admits Data Breach that Exposed Details of Some U.S. Customers

Web Security NewsBy Jessica Venkat September 3, 2022

South Korean chaebol Samsung on Friday said it experienced a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the unauthorized access of some customer information, the second time this year it has reported such a breach. “In late July 2022, an unauthorized third-party acquired information from some of Samsung’s U.S. systems,” the company disclosed in a notice. “On…

FCC authorises nearly $800M from RDOF to Nextlink, Starry and others

Telecom NewsBy Haslinda Bt Ghani September 3, 2022

The FCC has announced the approval of nearly $800 million from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) that will go to providers including Nextlink and Starry. Fixed wireless access (FWA) providers are the main beneficiaries of the RDOF fund as the FCC bets on their ability to achieve rural broadband availability targets. “We are excited…

While the Internet of Things (IoT) is often thought to be something for large enterprises, small/medium businesses (SMBs) can also benefit from deploying IoT networks. There are already millions of IoT devices in use for applications as diverse as fleet tracking, EV charging, vending, smart lockers, energy delivery, video surveillance, environmental control, customer traffic analysis,…

Purple is taking up to $800 off its mattresses for Labor Day

Smart TvsBy Shiv Eswar September 3, 2022

September is an excellent month to upgrade to a new mattress. Thanks to the latest Labor Day mattress sales, many beds featured in our best mattress guide are now at all-time price lows. For instance, this weekend you can get the Purple Mattress for just $699 (twin) or $1,299 (queen) (opens in new tab). Both…

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