Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Instagram’s Twitter competitor Threads is expected to launch on iOS on July 6, 2023 according to a pre-order listing in the App Store  —  Instagram’s rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the US.  The app will be called Threads, and according to App Store data, is expected to launch on July 6. Lees verder op Tech Meme

@twittersupport: Twitter says in 30 days users must be Verified to access TweetDeck, as it updates TweetDeck with support for full composer functionality, Spaces, and more  —  We have just launched a new, improved version of TweetDeck. All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://tweetdeck.twitter.com/ by selecting “Try the new TweetDeck” in the bottom left menu. Some notes on getting started and the future of the product… https://twitter.com/… Lees verder op Tech Meme

Insider: Instagram’s Twitter-like “text-based conversation app” Threads is showing up in the Google Play store in some European countries  —  – Instagram appears to be getting ready to launch its Twitter-rival app called “Threads.”  — The app has been in development since Jan … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Instagram’s Twitter competitor Threads is expected to launch on July 6, 2023 according to a pre-order listing on the iOS App Store in the US  —  Instagram’s rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the US.  The app will be called Threads, and according to App Store data, is expected to launch on July 6. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Marc Schneider / Billboard: Tidal to increase prices of its base HiFi tier by $1 to $11/month and family tier by $2 to $17/month in the US starting August 1; HiFi Plus pricing is unchanged  —  The trend of music streamers increasing their rates continues.  Next up: Spotify?  —  Following similar moves by Apple … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: BlackRock has refiled its spot bitcoin ETF application with SEC through Nasdaq and listed Coinbase as market surveillance provider to address SEC’s objections  —  BlackRock Inc. has refiled paperwork with US regulators through Nasdaq to add new details to its proposal for a exchange-traded fund that invests directly in Bitcoin. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Twitter employees say that removing support for legacy APIs is what broke TweetDeck, and the company will be moving users to the “new” version of TweetDeck  —  Twitter is going to force everyone who uses TweetDeck to switch over to the “new” version to help mitigate some of the issues TweetDeck has been experiencing lately. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: London-based Revolut plans to stop offering Solana, Polygon, and Cardano for US customers on Sept. 18, after its provider Bakkt decided to delist the tokens  —  UK-based fintech app Revolut will stop offering Solana, Cardano and Polygon’s tokens for US customers after its provider Bakkt Holdings Inc. decided … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Mike Scarcella / Reuters: Apple says it will ask SCOTUS to revisit an Epic case ruling that Apple cannot keep devs from offering links in apps to payment options outside the App Store  —  Apple (AAPL.O) said on Monday it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge to a judge’s order in an antitrust case brought by … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Mastodon refreshes its official Android app with Material You support and adds 294K users over the weekend, though MAUs are still well below their peak  —  While Twitter is busy limiting the number of readable tweets and breaking its Tweetdeck app, open source Twitter alternative Mastodon … Lees verder op Tech Meme