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September 13, 2021

Meet Beams: the latest hot social audio app

The idea is for creators to connect not just as individuals, but as communities.


“Let me start out with an Italian restaurant that has been around for over 100 years. It’s called Monte’s in Williamsburg,” Olivia Cohen says, speaking into her iPhone as she records her voice. 

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Beams is currently available on iPhone; access for Android users will be rolled out in the coming months.
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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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