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Telegram nixes paid posts on iOS after blowback from Apple

Telegram and its users are looking into ways to make more money from the platform. One method users have tried is using third-party payment bots to sell paid individual posts on their channels. However, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov says the company had to shut down paid posts on iOS due to a complaint from Apple. Durov said it “was great” that creators were receiving nearly the full sum of…
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Tritium and DC-America are going to roll out a big US EV charging network [Update]

Tritium makes DC fast chargers for EVs. DC-America designs, makes, and installs EV charging stations. And now, the two companies are going to team up to create a US-wide, federally funded EV charging network. October 28 update: We asked Tritium’s reps what the rollout plan and timescale is for this coast-to-coast EV charging network, and those folks helpfully connected us with Nathan Bowen…
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Podcast: Tesla pulls demand lever, new referral program, Toyota shuffles EV plan, and more

This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. This week, we discuss Tesla pulling a new demand lever, first look at the new Tesla referral program, Toyota shuffling its EV plan, and more.  Check out Anyhill’s latest  featuring a new powerful brushless motor with a maximum 750W motor output power and detachable LG…
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NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth

. NASA and ESA Agree on Next Steps to Return Mars Samples to Earth The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars. The next step in the unprecedented campaign to return scientifically selected samples from Mars was made on Oct. 19 with a formal agreement between NASA and its partner ESA (European Space Agency). The two…
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