Monthly Archives: August 2022

Snap says Snapchat+ now has 1 million subscribers, introduces new features

Snap said today that the company’s paid subscription plan Snapchat+, which launched in June, now has more than 1 million users across the globe. The firm also introduced new features like priority replies to celebrities, new post view emoji, Bitmoji backgrounds, and custom app icons to its subscribers. Last month, a report from SensorTower noted…

Your future shrimp meal could come from Atarraya’s farming technology

Atarraya, creator of Shrimpbox, a sustainable “plug-and-play” shrimp farming technology, is swimming to the surface after being in stealth mode since 2019. The Mexico City-based company emerges with new funding, $3.9 million in Series A dollars, and a new U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis. The company is claiming this is the “world’s first” technology of its…

Gorgias’ valuation rises to $710M with $30M Series C for e-commerce customer support

Gorgias, developing customer service tools for e-commerce companies, raised $30 million in new Series C capital in a round that boosted its valuation to $710 million. Transpose Platform and Shopify led the round and were joined by previous investors Jason Lemkin of SaaStr, Rajeev Dham from Sapphire Ventures, CRV and Alven. It’s been a few…

Have a pet? Don’t do all the cleaning yourself. Here are the best robot vacuums for pet hair.

Pets can be mediocre roommates. Their presence makes your life better — but significantly messier, too. And unlike in a passive-aggressive roommate group chat, you can’t tell a pet to clean up after itself. Whether they have a favorite floor spot for rolling around, or prefer to spread the love (fur) around the house, it’s impossible…

The macOS installer for Zoom installer could let hackers hijack your device

Zoom has patched a serious security flaw that could have allowed hackers to take over a macOS device running the video conferencing software.  The move came after Mac security specialist Patrick Wardle demonstrated how a threat actor could abuse the way macOS handles software patches to trigger an escalation of privilege and essentially take over…