Good morning! Netflix is bringing the new Black Mirror season to real life, launching a Streamberry website where users can upload selfies to become the subject of a Streamberry show. I suggest reading the legal terms first 😇

🌶 Highlight of the day 🌶

Roblox rolled out mature experiences for users aged 17 and above. The new age category permits adult themes and graphic content such as alcohol use and heavy bloodshed. Users are required to scan their drivers license and submit a selfie to access the new category 🪪

1/3 of Roblox’s DAUs are over 17 years old, and the 17-24 category is Roblox’s fastest growing age group. The company clearly sees the next stage of growth as moving beyond being just a gaming platform for kids 🧒 🎮

♨️ Hot off the press launches

Big tech

• Apple Podcasts ships upgraded search functionality 

• Spotify to launch a “Superpremium” pricing tier 

• Google unveils built-in Lens support for Chrome on iOS

• Oracle launches a sovereign cloud for EU customers

• WhatsApp to auto silence calls from unknown numbers

General and early-stage

• Vimeo introduces a suite of AI-powered editing features

• Twitch to require new labels for mature content streams

• Jane launches a point-of-sale device for cannabis dispensaries

• ElevenLabs ships an AI-generated voice detection tool

• Binance starts running nodes on the Bitcoin Lightning Network

🔍 Other good finds

• Stickiness. Challenges to overcome when building AI apps

• Elon’s way. Texas requires Tesla EV chargers for state funding

• Hmm. Missing Titanic sub is steered with a Logitech gamepad

🧈 Twitter nugget

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- Amol