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Instagram's Twitter-like “text-based conversation app” Threads shows up on Google Play in some European countries, such as Italy, France, Spain, and Germany (Insider) 03-07-2023

Insider: Instagram’s Twitter-like “text-based conversation app” Threads shows up on Google Play in some European countries, such as Italy, France, Spain, and Germany  —  – Instagram appears to be getting ready to launch its Twitter-rival app called “Threads.” Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elon Musk offering no timeline for Twitter's “temporary” reading limits, and CEO Linda Yaccarino keeping mum, may give Meta a perfectly timed launch for Threads (Dave Lee/Bloomberg) 03-07-2023

Dave Lee / Bloomberg: Elon Musk offering no timeline for Twitter’s “temporary” reading limits, and CEO Linda Yaccarino keeping mum, may give Meta a perfectly timed launch for Threads  —  It was a trying weekend for those who still believe Elon Musk has what it takes to turn Twitter into a success story. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ampere: Disney+ Hotstar remains India's streaming leader with ~50M subscribers in Q1 and a 29% share, despite losing IPL cricket rights, vs. Prime Video's 12.4M (Jesse Whittock/Deadline) 04-07-2023

Jesse Whittock / Deadline: Ampere: Disney+ Hotstar remains India’s streaming leader with ~50M subscribers in Q1 and a 29% share, despite losing IPL cricket rights, vs. Prime Video’s 12.4M  —  Disney+ Hotstar lost the rights to offer Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket last year, but the streamer remains India’s market leader, according to Ampere Analysis. Lees verder op Tech Meme

An APK teardown of Instagram's Threads, uploaded to Google Play ahead of the app's launch, reveals the threads.net website and details on how Threads will work (Kyle Bradshaw/9to5Google) 04-07-2023

Kyle Bradshaw / 9to5Google: An APK teardown of Instagram’s Threads, uploaded to Google Play ahead of the app’s launch, reveals the threads.net website and details on how Threads will work  —  Ahead of the app’s launch later this week, Meta has launched a landing page for its Twitter competitor, “Threads,” counting down to the service’s launch. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 for the standalone app (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch) 04-07-2023

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 for the standalone app  —  Instagram’s rumored Twitter competitor just dropped on the iOS App Store in the US.  The app will be called Threads … Lees verder op Tech Meme

BlackRock refiles for its spot bitcoin ETF through Nasdaq, saying Coinbase will provide market surveillance to address the US SEC's insufficient info objection (Bloomberg) 04-07-2023

Bloomberg: BlackRock refiles for its spot bitcoin ETF through Nasdaq, saying Coinbase will provide market surveillance to address the US SEC’s insufficient info objection  —  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

London-based Revolut plans to stop offering Solana, Cardano, and Polygon for US customers on September 18, after its provider Bakkt decided to delist the tokens (Yueqi Yang/Bloomberg) 03-07-2023

Yueqi Yang / Bloomberg: London-based Revolut plans to stop offering Solana, Cardano, and Polygon for US customers on September 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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Apple plans to ask SCOTUS to revisit an Epic case ruling that Apple cannot stop developers from providing links in apps to payment options outside the App Store (Mike Scarcella/Reuters) 03-07-2023

Mike Scarcella / Reuters: Apple plans to ask SCOTUS to revisit an Epic case ruling that Apple cannot stop developers from providing 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

Mastodon refreshes its official Android app with Material You support and adds 294K users over the weekend; the network has 1.4M MAUs, well below its 2.5M peak (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch) 03-07-2023

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: Mastodon refreshes its official Android app with Material You support and adds 294K users over the weekend; the network has 1.4M MAUs, well below its 2.5M 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

Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws and says before going offline in Louisiana, age gating cut traffic there by ~80% (Jacob Kastrenakes/The Verge) 03-07-2023

Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge: Pornhub blocks access in Mississippi and Virginia over age verification laws and says before going offline in Louisiana, age gating cut traffic there by ~80%  —  Pornhub is now blocking people in Mississippi and Virginia from visiting its website over laws that would require the service to verify their age. Lees verder op Tech Meme