Flutterwave, provider of payment services for companies operating in Africa, raises $170M Series C led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at $1B+ (Tage Kene-Okafor/TechCrunch) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]
Samsung announces its Galaxy Unpacked event will be held on March 17, where it’s expected to unveil an updated Galaxy A series lineup (Shara Tibken/CNET) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]
Apple Podcasts will drop the word “subscribe” in iOS 14.5, substituting the word “follow”; research shows “subscribe” signals a cost for some non-listeners (James Cridland/Podnews podcasting news) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]
Security startup Verkada hack exposes 150,000 security cameras in Tesla factories, jails, and more, Chaim Gartenberg In Uncategorized by March 9, 2021 [#item_full_content]
Sonos introduces Roam, a $169 portable speaker, now available for preorder; Sonos also sets a goal of $2.25B in annual revenue by FY 2024 (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]
Biden appoints Clare Martorana as US CIO; she was formerly OPM’s CIO and is a veteran of the USDS and formerly an executive at WebMD and Everyday Health (Katharine Schwab/Fast Company) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]
SpaceX moves Starship SN11 rocket prototype to its launch pad, , In Space by March 9, 2021 [#item_full_content]
Hackers say they breached Verkada, accessing feeds and archives of 150K surveillance cameras inside clinics, police precincts, jails, schools, Tesla facilities (William Turton/Bloomberg) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]
Twitter is working on a ‘big overhaul’ of TweetDeck, Nick Statt In Uncategorized by March 9, 2021 [#item_full_content]
Source: 800+ Amazon staffers are now working on its voice command-enabled home robot with multiple cameras, codenamed Vesta, that’s the size of “two small cats” (Eugene Kim/Insider) In by March 9, 2021 [#full_content_wordai]