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Alex Barinka / Bloomberg: Snap says Snapchat+ now has 5M+ subscribers, up from 3M in April 2023; the $3.99 per month tier launched in June 2022, after an industry slowdown in ad revenue  —  Snap Inc. has gained more than 5 million subscribers for its paid service, an offering that gives users early access to new features … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Microsoft announces the Surface Hub 3, offering 50 or 85 4K PixelSense displays with anti-glare, smart rotation, and portrait mode, available later in 2023  —  Microsoft has revealed the Surface Hub 3, the latest version of the company’s all-in-one collaborative touchscreen device. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg: Nnete Matima and Joël Carter, two Black ex-TikTok staff, file a civil rights complaint alleging ByteDance fired them because they spoke up about discrimination  —  TikTok’s parent company was accused of racism and retaliation by Black former employees in a complaint … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Mastodon releases Mastodon 4.2, which makes it easier for users to get started, use its network even when logged out, more easily search for content, and more  —  As changes at Elon Musk’s X continue to push former Twitter users to seek alternatives, the open-sourced, decentralized social network Mastodon … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jordan Fragen / VentureBeat: NYC-based Proof of Play, which released blockchain-based RPG game Pirate Nation in beta in December 2022, raised a $33M seed co-led by a16z and Greenoaks  —  Proof of Play announced $33 million in seed funding to fuel the growth of its invite-only, on-chain pirate RPG, Pirate Nation. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wes Davis / The Verge: Microsoft plans to release Microsoft 365 Copilot on November 1 for Microsoft 365 customers on certain business and enterprise plans for $30 per month per user  —  Microsoft’s 365 Copilot AI assistant will be available starting on November 1st for Microsoft 365 customers on certain business and enterprise plans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alex Konrad / Forbes: Bastian Lehmann’s TipTop launches an app that scans for past purchases in users’ Gmail and Amazon accounts and offers to buy their used products at a fair value  —  Billed as a “reverse Postmates,” TipTop has launched its first app, TipTop Cash, with the promise to help shoppers resell products like used iPhones. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Kris Holt / Engadget: Microsoft unveils the 12.4 Surface Laptop Go 3, with Intel 12th Gen CPUs, Iris Xe GPUs, up to 16GB of RAM, and a 15-hour battery for $799+, coming on October 3  —  Microsoft says it’s 88 percent faster than the original model.  —  Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop Go 3 during its Surface event on Thursday. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jay Peters / The Verge: Meta now lets Facebook users create up to four extra profiles and switch between them without logging out and back in; the profiles don’t support all features  —  Basically, Meta is embracing finstas but for Facebook.  —  “Whether you’re new to Facebook or a longtime user … Lees verder op Tech Meme

David Pierce / The Verge: Microsoft unveils the 14.4 Surface Laptop Studio 2, offering Intel’s 13th Gen i7 H chips, Nvidia’s RTX 4050 or RTX 4060, and up to 2TB of storage, for $1,999+  —  Microsoft just showed off its new high-end convertible laptop, the Surface Laptop Studio 2, at its launch event in New York City. Lees verder op Tech Meme