TNW Podcast: The story of Veloretti, who is the Barbie phone for, farewell to AnandTech

Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry.

In today’s episode, Linnea and Andrii talk about the Barbie phone, Telegram’s future in the EU, running blades for the Paralympics, the end of AnandTech, and more.

You’ll also hear an interview with Ferry Zonder, founder of the Dutch bicycle company Veloretti. The company has grown a lot over the past years and has very recognisable bikes. Our reporter Siôn Geschwindt sat down with Ferry in this studio last week to learn more about the latest developments.

Here are the stories and things mentioned in the episode:

• New Barbie dumbphone could cleave tweens from their screens
• EU investigating Telegram over user numbers
• The Fastest Woman on Blades | Who I am: Marlou van Rhijn
• End of the Road: An AnandTech Farewell
• AnandTech, mainstay of computer hardware reviews, closes after 27 years

Music and sound engineering for this podcast are by Sound Pulse.

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