Twitch’s new Partner Plus program offers some streamers a 70/30 revenue split

June 15, 2023

Twitch announced a new creator tier on Thursday that would restore a more favorable subscription revenue split to streamers who qualify, with some strings attached. Last September, Twitch announced plans to strip some streamers of the 70/30 revenue share they once enjoyed. Twitch streamers grandfathered into the premium arrangement would still be able to keep […]

Twitch’s new Partner Plus program offers some streamers a 70/30 revenue split by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

YC-backed Eze raises new capital for its secondhand electronics marketplace

June 15, 2023

Eze, a B2B marketplace that connects global electronic wholesalers allowing them to trade devices in large quantities with real-time market data, has raised $3.7 million in an oversubscribed seed round.  Founded by Joshua Nzewi and David Iya in 2020, Eze directly connects distributors and retail stores of used smartphones, mostly iPhones, and other electronics, including […]

YC-backed Eze raises new capital for its secondhand electronics marketplace by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch

Luminoah’s quest to reinvent tube feeding attracts new funding

June 15, 2023

When someone is very ill or has had surgery that interrupts ordinary ways of eating and drinking, tube feeding is life-saving necessity — but it’s cumbersome and uncomfortable to use. Luminoah aims to change this with a reinvented tube feeding device that’s more portable, discreet, and easy to use, and it has raised $6 million […]

Luminoah’s quest to reinvent tube feeding attracts new funding by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch

Seaweed farming for carbon dioxide capture would take up too much of the ocean

June 15, 2023
If we’re going to prevent the gravest dangers of global warming, experts agree, removing significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is essential. That’s why, over the past few years, projects focused on growing seaweed to suck CO2 from the air and lock it in the sea have attracted attention—and significant amounts of funding—from…