Tech Meme

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: Toronto-based Rose Rocket, which sells SaaS tools for trucking companies, raised a $38M Series B led by Scale Venture Partners, taking its total funding to $69M  —  In 2015, Justin Sky, Justin Bailie and Alexander Luksidadi — all veterans of the trucking and logistics industry … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Google updates Chrome on iOS with a new mini Google Maps view and an option to add Calendar events by tapping a date on a site, and promises Google Lens support  —  Google is adding some more features to its Chrome iOS browser to tempt iPhone users away from Safari. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Roblox now lets eligible creators build mature content experiences for users 17 and up, who must verify their age with a picture of a government ID and a selfie  —  – Roblox announced eligible creators can build experiences featuring mature content for users aged 17 and older. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jody Serrano / Gizmodo: Streams Charts: Twitch’s new Partner Plus program, which offers a 70/30 revenue split, will benefit just ~1,066 Twitch partners, or ~2.5% of the 71,000+ total  —  Only a thousand people qualify for Twitch’s Partner Plus program, which will give streamers 70% of subscription revenues, according to Streams Charts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tom Warren / The Verge: Google Chrome on iOS gets a new mini Google Maps view and an option to quickly add Calendar events by tapping a date on a site, and will get Google Lens support  —  Google is adding some more features to its Chrome iOS browser to tempt iPhone users away from Safari. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Capoot / CNBC: Roblox will allow some mature content experiences for users 17 and older, requiring users to verify their age with a picture of a government ID and a selfie  —  – Roblox announced eligible creators can build experiences featuring mature content for users aged 17 and older. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jody Serrano / Gizmodo: Streams Charts: Twitch’s new Partner Plus program, offering a 70/30 revenue split, benefits around 1,066 Twitch partners, or just ~2.5% of the 71,000+ total  —  Only a thousand people qualify for Twitch’s Partner Plus program, which will give streamers 70% of subscription revenues, according to Streams Charts. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Monica Chin / The Verge: Razer Blade 14 (2023) review: powerful chips in a thin body, a 16:10 QHD+ 240Hz screen, and an RGB keyboard, but $2.4K+ is absurd and the speakers are just okay  —  This is a nice laptop with a somewhat confusing price. … The 14-inch gaming laptop space basically has two products in it. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma betas automatically generate Apple ID passkeys; Apple․com and iCloud․com add passkey support so users can sign in without a password  —  You can now forgo entering your password on icloud.com and apple.com domains thanks to newly added passkey support. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Lauren Feiner / CNBC: USA Today publisher Gannett sues Google over an alleged ad tech monopoly, echoing the US DOJ’s arguments and saying audiences have grown but ad spending is down  —  – USA Today publisher Gannett is suing Google for allegedly illegally monopolizing the advertising technology market. Lees verder op Tech Meme