NFTs are great for creators because they remove intermediaries, enable granular price tiering, and eliminate customer acquisition costs by making users owners
In his classic 2008 essay “1000 True Fans,” Kevin Kelly predicted that the internet would transform the economics of creative activities:
How ACLU and activist Kade Crockford convinced Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a police reform bill banning the use of facial recognition tech in criminal cases
Massachusetts is one of the first states to put legislative guardrails around the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations.
In a hearing with US lawmakers, ex-SolarWinds CEO blamed an intern for the “solarwinds123” password leak discovered in 2019 that had exposed a SolarWinds server
FireEye CEO on how the SolarWinds hack was discovered — Washington (CNN)Current and former top executives …
A look at Clubhouse's privacy flaws: room audio is “temporarily” saved for trust and safety purposes, user accounts or personal data can't be deleted, and more
Clubhouse was sort of perfectly made for the pandemic. People aren't going out, and they're desperately searching for social connections and entertainment.
Sources detail Google's troubles with game development as the company couldn't stomach the complicated creative process amid Stadia's poor streaming numbers
Great read by @cecianasta. https://www.wired.com/... Brian Crecente / @crecenteb : Some great insight here. I'd add that there's also probably an issue of lost opportunity costs for both companies as ...
Genealogy tracker MyHeritage releases Deep Nostalgia, a Live Photo-like feature for old photos, which uses AI to show subjects prepping for their portrait
>>> https://myheritage.com/... See your family photos come to life! Just announced at #RootsTech! #RootsTechConnect #RootsTech2021 https://twitter.com/... Tim Stearns / @stearnslab : Rosalind Franklin...
The person behind “Your Fave Is Problematic” Tumblr blog, which listed regrettable actions by celebrities, says she looks back on her blog with shame and regret
What was I trying to accomplish with my anonymous Tumblr? — If you were on Tumblr in the early 2010s … Tweets: @kattenbarge , @bafeldman , @mathewi , @michkeenah , @thelindsayellis , @iguanas_ , @st...
Facebook's NPE division launches BARS, a TikTok-like app for rappers to create and share their raps using professionally created beats, in closed beta
Easily create and share raps — iPhone Screenshots Mitchell Clark / The Verge : Facebook's new app Bars will let you rap over premade beats Nehal Malik / iPhone in Canada Blog : Facebook BARS App Let...
Sources: UK is preparing to announce a new tech visa and a £375M fund, with matching VC funding, to be made available to some promising tech startups
Sunak fund intended for groups that need to scale up to next stage of development — Chancellor Rishi Sunak is to launch a fund …
Report: the number of malware strains written in Go have increased by around 2,000% since 2017, after APTs and cybercrime groups adopted the language
There's been a 2,000% increase of new malware written in Go over the past few years. — The number of malware strains coded …
Critics say the policies of Amazon, Google, and Facebook from the early days of the pandemic to restrict the sale of medical-grade masks are now outdated
Scientists are urging Americans to upgrade their face coverings. But Amazon, Google and Facebook restrict the sale of medical-grade masks.
The SEC suspends trading of 15 lesser-known stocks after suspicious social media promotion raised concerns that their stock prices were artificially inflated
Bloomberg :
Profile of Roblox, which outsources game development to its own players and says more than 300 of such developers earned $100K+ in 2020, ahead of its March IPO
The company runs a free social platform with videogames made by its own players. Its stock-market debut will test investor appetite … Tweets: @onelinders , @neddesmond , @youfoundsam_rbx , @sarahenee...
An ecosystem of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around Clubhouse, and some, like the Clubhouse analytics tool Direcon, are already monetizing
A wave of startups, features, and tools has sprung up around the popular audio app. And some are looking to cash in. Tweets: @laurengoode , @fredhoch , and @snackfight Tweets: Lauren Masks Are Goode ...
How platforms like Spotify and tools like Community, Audigent, and Unitea help artists find their superfans and target them for monetization opportunities
New tech that allows artists to interact with superfans — and turn their data into dollars — promises to open long-term revenue streams Tweets: @sharasenderoff , @uniteamusic , @billboard , @mitchlafo...
Google, Salesforce, and Microsoft are having mixed results in building statewide vaccination sign-up websites, due to difficulties in integrating county systems
As the nation takes on one of the largest logistical challenges in history with the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination program … Tweets: @cfarivar , @aprilaser , @digiphile , and @digiphile Tweets: C...
Mississippi is using some of its $1.2B COVID stimulus on high-speed broadband, which could make it one of the most connected states in the US within six years
Marguerite Reardon / CNET : Tweets: @maggie_reardon and @rogerwcheng Tweets: @maggie_reardon : Big things are happening in Mississippi. Prior to the pandemic, MS ranked 42nd out of 50 in broadband. T...
Interview with co-CEO of Jumia, whose stock is up 3,000%+ in the last year, on African e-commerce, the company's path to profitability, and more
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Social media platforms are struggling with how to handle ISIS-related fundraising campaigns, which are often slipping through by disguising as humanitarianism
John Beck / Rest of World : Tweets: @anupkaphle , @anupkaphle , @iethics , @restofworld , @restofworld , @charles_lister , @restofworld , @restofworld , @restofworld , and @restofworld Tweets: Anup K...
Shopify's new AI commerce stack
Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.