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eicker.news #technews »#NealStephenson's #Lamina1 drops #whitepaper on building the #openmetaverse: the company said its mission is to deliver a #Layer1blockchain, #interoperatingtools and #decentralizedservices for the open #metaverse.« https://venturebeat.com/games/neal-stephensons-lamina1-drops-white-paper-on-building-the-open-metaverse/

eicker.news #technews »How #platforms like #TikTok and #Instagram turn boring: For many accounts the goal is to churn through enough #content to build a #following so they can flip the account into #advertising mode for a #quickbuck.« https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/22/23365781/tiktok-youtube-bootleg-ratio-social-platforms-original-content

eicker.news #technews »#Nasdaq is preparing to launch an #institutional #cryptocustody service: The move is in line with its broader mission to be a #serviceprovider in the #crypto space rather than facilitate trading of #cryptocurrencies.« https://www.theblock.co/post/171095/nasdaq-is-preparing-to-launch-an-institutional-crypto-custody-service

eicker.news #technews »#YouTube will share #adrevenue with #Shortscreators: #creators with at least 1,000 subscribers who get 10 million views on #Shorts in a 90-day period can apply to join the #PartnerProgram.« https://www.engadget.com/youtube-revenue-sharing-shorts-creators-170137275.html

eicker.news #technews »#AIArt Is Here and the World Is Already Different: How we #work — even #think — changes when we can instantly command #convincingimages #intoexistence.« https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/09/ai-art-is-here-and-the-world-is-already-different.html

eicker.news #technews »'#NoOne Is #Profitable': #GPUMining Faces #DarkDays After #Ethereum #Merge. #Cryptominers are shutting off their rigs and mulling selling their #GPUs since few, if any, #cryptocurrencies are currently profitable.« https://uk.pcmag.com/graphics-cards/142693/no-one-is-profitable-gpu-mining-faces-dark-days-after-ethereum-merge

eicker.news #technews »#Photosharing app #BeReal explores #paidfeatures to #avoidadvertising: Start-up keen to avoid pitfalls of US rivals as teens and students take it to 15mn daily users.« https://www.ft.com/content/c19c486f-8cf2-4b74-a82b-978c45e2266a

eicker.news #technews »#Chess Is Just #Poker Now: A cheating #controversy involving two grandmasters shows how #computers have transformed the game.« https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/09/carlsen-niemann-chess-cheating-poker/671472/

eicker.news #technews »#ECB Picks #Amazon, #Nexi, 3 More to #Prototype #DigitalEuroApps: The #EuropeanCentralBank plans to #test how well the #technology underlying a #digitaleuro integrates with #userinterfaces developed by companies.« https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/09/16/ecb-picks-amazon-nexi-3-more-to-prototype-digital-euro-apps/

eicker.news #technews »#TikTok just launched a #BeRealclone called #TikTokNow: “You’ll receive a daily prompt to capture a 10-second #video or a static #photo to easily share what you’re up to.”« https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/15/tiktok-just-launched-a-bereal-clone-called-tiktok-now/

eicker.news #technews »Is #TikTok's time running out? In new #testimony to #Congress, the company faces stern questions on #China.« https://www.platformer.news/p/is-tiktoks-time-running-out

eicker.news #technews »#Ethereum activates #TheMerge as it shifts to #proofofstake: The Merge is one of the largest technological events in the industry to date. The first epoch has not yet been finalized.« https://www.theblock.co/post/169299/ethereum-activates-the-merge-as-it-shifts-to-proof-of-stake

eicker.news #technews »#Meta, #TikTok, #YouTube and #Twitter dodge questions on #socialmedia and #nationalsecurity … defending their #platforms and their respective #safety, #privacy and #moderation failures in recent years.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/meta-tiktok-youtube-and-twitter-senate-hearing/

eicker.news #technews »#Discord adds Reddit-like #Forumchannels for chatting about specific #topics … to make it easier to stay up on a server’s conversation without staying glued to chat.« https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/14/discord-forum-channels/

eicker.news #technews »#Instagram Stumbles in Push to Mimic #TikTok: Instagram users cumulatively are spending 17.6 million hours a day watching #Reels, less than one-tenth of the 197.8 million hours TikTok users spend each day on #TikToks.« https://www.wsj.com/articles/instagram-reels-tiktok-meta-facebook-documents-11662991777

eicker.news #technews »#TikTok’s #Secret To #ExplosiveGrowth? ‘Billions And Billions Of Dollars’ Says Snap CEO Evan Spiegel: #tech, #media, #politicians all expressed concerns about the #app — as a #competitor, and as a national #securityrisk.« https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandralevine/2022/09/08/tiktok-evan-spiegel-snap-sundar-pichai-google-code-conference/

eicker.news #technews »Inside the World's First #NoCoiner Conference: The #CryptoPolicy Symposium in London was a historic gathering of #crypto #skeptics — and nobody tried to sell me anything.« https://decrypt.co/109218/inside-the-worlds-first-no-coiner-conference

eicker.news #technews »#Ninja and #Pokimane skip #Twitch deals to #stream on #YouTube, #TikTok: While neither plans to abandon Twitch entirely, they no longer see the benefit of Twitch exclusivity in an era where Twitch is offering less money.« https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/09/09/ninja-pokimane-twitch-tiktok-youtube/

eicker.news #technews »#Roblox is ready to #growup: The #allages, #usergenerated #gamingplatform is announcing plans to add #ageguidelines to its games & significantly expand its #advertisingbusiness as it works to court an #olderdemographic.« https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/9/23343459/roblox-age-guidelines-metaverse-ads-developer-conference-announcements