Twitch will require new labels for streams with sexual themes, gambling and M-rated games

June 20, 2023

Twitch is rethinking the way it flags mature content, swapping its existing toggle for a more granular set of topic-specific labels. The company announced Tuesday that it would introduce a new set of content labels that require streamers to signal when their channels will contain sexual themes, graphic violence, “drugs, intoxication, or excessive tobacco use,” […]

Twitch will require new labels for streams with sexual themes, gambling and M-rated games by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch

A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired.

June 20, 2023

The director of marine operations at OceanGate, the company whose submersible went missing Sunday on an expedition to the Titanic in the North Atlantic, was fired after raising concerns about its first-of-a-kind carbon fiber hull and other systems before its maiden voyage, according to a filing in a 2018 lawsuit first reported by Insider and […]

A whistleblower raised safety concerns about OceanGate’s submersible in 2018. Then he was fired. by Kirsten Korosec originally published on TechCrunch

New European+LatAm VC fund Boost Capital Partners takes aim at startups with games-level UX

June 20, 2023

Boost Capital Partners is the name of a new European + LatAm VC fund which aims to focus on startups with a focus on user experience. The London-based VC has hit its first close of $35 million, with a target of $40 million. It’s been founded by Alvaro Alvarez del Rio, who has backed around […]

New European+LatAm VC fund Boost Capital Partners takes aim at startups with games-level UX by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch