Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: Block acquires Hifi, which launched in 2020 as a financial rights organization for artists and in 2021 rolled out Cash Flow to pay artists a bi-monthly salary  —  Block, the Jack Dorsey-founded fintech company previously known as Square, has acquired Hifi, a music-focused fintech startup. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ben Schoon / 9to5Google: Threads rolls out voice posts and a free edit button; users can edit a post within five minutes of sending it, and Threads doesn’t show an edit history  —  Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is now rolling out one of its most-requested features – an edit button. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Javier Espinoza / Financial Times: Sources: EU launched a probe into X over hosting misinformation in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel; X could be fined up to 5% of its daily global turnover  —  Investigation is the first under the bloc’s Digital Services Act and comes after letter to Musk raising concerns Lees verder op Tech Meme

Sarah Wynn / The Block: CFTC charges Voyager Digital co-founder Stephen Ehrlich with fraud, saying he and Voyager lied to customers and hid the crypto lender’s true financial health  —  – Stephen Ehrlich and the firm the co-founded, Voyager Digital, lied to customers and hid the crypto lender’s true financial health, according to the CFTC. Lees verder op Tech Meme