Flexport taps Shopify for cash, behind the wheel of the Kia EV9 and where Amazon wants to invest

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Rethinking Routers: A Fresh Take

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With our company’s three plus decades of cellular expertise, millions of field-deployed devices, and a relentless drive to innovate, our family of routers have quite the history. From the early days of 2G, deep into the 5G era, two factors have consistently guided us: providing the ultimate in performance while ensuring longevity and reliability. From…

‘Pandoraspear’ botnet hijacks smart TVs and boxes

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Cybercrime syndicate Bigpanzi stands accused of orchestrating a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) botnet named ‘Pandoraspear’. Pandoraspear has reportedly infected potentially millions of smart TVs and set-top boxes, with at least 170,000 bots actively running during the campaign’s peak. The infection mechanism primarily targets Android-based smart TVs and streaming hardware, exploiting users who visit…

It’s fun watching fintech startups grow

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Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! In this edition, I’m going to look at a fintech being sold in a fire sale, a group of startup raises, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Sunday at 7:30 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The…