Tech Meme

Catherine McGrath / Fortune: Azra Games, a video game developer working on an RPG that uses web3 tech, raised a $42M Series A led by Pantera Capital, bringing its total raised to $68.3M  —  Azra Games was founded by veteran game designer, Mark Otero, in 2022.  —  GETTY IMAGES  —  Many crypto enthusiasts have tried … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Abner Li / 9to5Google: YouTube rolls out new features: granular playback speed controls, an improved miniplayer on iOS and Android, updated playlists, a sleep timer, and more  —  YouTube is making official a number of updates that it’s been testing in recent months, like the new miniplayer and several design updates. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Matt Burgess / Wired: A review of Telegram communities involved in explicit nonconsensual content finds 50+ bots that claim to create such content, listing 4M+ total “monthly users”  —  Bots that “remove clothes” from images have run rampant on the messaging app, allowing people to create nonconsensual deepfake images … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Janie Har / Associated Press: Tech consultant Nima Momeni, charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death in April 2023, goes on trial; the judge says it is set to last two months  —  The tech consultant charged in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death had no motive to kill him and in fact was forced to defend himself … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emma Roth / The Verge: Google rolls out a personalized Shopping feed based on recent searches and YouTube history, coming to mobile first, and adds AI-generated shopping tips  —  Google Shopping is rolling out a personalized feed that shows you a stream of products you might like. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Tim Hardwick / MacRumors: Apple unveils an updated iPad mini with A17 Pro, Apple Intelligence, and the same 8.3 display, starting at $499 with 128GB of storage, available to pre-order  —  Apple today announced a significant update to the iPad mini, featuring the powerful A17 Pro chip and support for the company’s new Apple Intelligence system. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: Spotify starts rolling out music videos in beta for Premium subscribers in 85 additional markets, after introducing the feature in 12 markets earlier in 2024  —  Music streaming company Spotify said today that it is testing music videos for premium users in 85 additional markets. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Josh Saul / Bloomberg: Data center developer DataBank raised $2B led by the AustralianSuper pension fund to build three US facilities, taking its total raised to $4B+ in the past year  —  The data center developer’s push to build out three large US facilities is being backed by AustralianSuper and DigitalBridge. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Victoria Song / The Verge: Oura Ring 4 review: more sizes, slimmer body, redesigned app, and better battery life and auto workout detection, but needs a subscription and no charging case  —  Oura furthers its lead among smart rings with hardware and software refinements, but its subscription is still its biggest downside. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: The US awards $750M to Wolfspeed, which makes EV chips, alongside $750M in financing led by Apollo to build new $6B+ factories in North Carolina and New York  —  – US grant of $750 million will support NC, NY factory sites  — Company has struggled to turn a profit over the past decade Lees verder op Tech Meme