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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: BeReal plans to add a chat feature, starting with a test in Ireland; users will be able to message one-on-one, send a private BeReal, and react with RealMoji  —  BeReal is working on a chat feature, which will begin with a test among users in Ireland.  —  At launch, users will be able … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Allison Johnson / The Verge: Motorola launches two Razr phones, including the $999 Razr Plus with a 3.6 outer display, an inner 6.9 165Hz 1080p panel, and Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset  —  Moto is adding two new foldables, led by the Razr Plus.  Its 3.6-inch cover screen makes it more than just a nostalgic tribute to your favorite 2000s flip phone. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: WordPress.com launches paid newsletters, with the option available to all WordPress.com blogs, even those on the free plan  —  WordPress.com is taking on Substack and others with today’s news that its Newsletter product will now support paid subscriptions and premium content. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: DeFi lending protocol MakerDAO’s community votes to ditch $500M of the Paxos Dollar stablecoin from its reserves, impacting roughly half of the token’s supply  —  The result is a significant blow for Paxos as MakerDAO currently holds roughly half of USDP’s total supply. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Isaac Schorr / Mediaite: The Daily Wire claims that Twitter canceled a deal to premiere What Is a Woman and threatened to “throttle” the documentary over two instances of “misgendering”  —  Daily Wire CEO Jeremy Boreing tore into Elon Musk and Twitter for allegedly threatening … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Investigation: of the 14 laptops with trackers given to UK retailers to recycle, 10 were recycled correctly; others were sold, stolen, or took long journeys  —  Every year about 30,000 tonnes of electronic waste is illegally shipped out of Britain.  Much is destined for developing countries … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Daryna Antoniuk / The Record: FSB claims Apple helped NSA hack Russian diplomats’ iPhones; Kaspersky: unknown malware successfully targeted iPhones up to iOS 15.7 with zero-click exploits  —  Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) is accusing U.S. intelligence of hacking “thousands of Apple phones” to spy on Russian diplomats. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Krisztian Sandor / CoinDesk: DeFi lending protocol MakerDAO’s community votes to ditch $500M of the Paxos Dollar stable from its reserves, impacting half of the token’s supply  —  The result is a significant blow for Paxos as MakerDAO currently holds roughly half of USDP’s total supply. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Bursztynsky / Fast Company: Match Group announces gay dating app Archer, initially launching in NYC, followed by LA and DC in the coming months, the company’s first app for queer men  —  Dating giant Match Group announced its latest app, called Archer.  —  The app, initially launching in the New York City area, is a … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Aria Alamalhodaei / TechCrunch: LA- and Bengaluru-based hyperspectral orbital imagery startup Pixxel raised a $36M Series B led by Google after launching three demonstration satellites in 2022  —  Hyperspectral imagery startup Pixxel has closed $36 million in funding as it prepares to roll out new remote sensing and analytics capabilities to customers. Lees verder op Tech Meme