Both Dogecoin Creators are Now Criticizing Cryptocurrencies
This week Dogecoin co-creator Jackson Palmer addressed the question of whether he'd return to cryptocurrency. "My answer is a wholehearted 'no'," he confirmed, before launching into a scathing Tweet storm. "To avoid repeating myself I figure it mig.....»»
Beijing welcomes in-store Today at Apple sessions hosted by local creators
Today at Apple creative sessions are returning to Beijing with the in-store energy people love. Starting this month, customers can visit the new Forum at Apple Sanlitun and hear from local artists, photographers, musicians and developers. more̷.....»»
Wonder Dynamics raises $2.5M seed to equip indie filmmakers with AI-powered VFX
Practically every film production these days needs some kind of visual effects work, but independent creators often lack the cash or expertise to get that top-shelf CG. Wonder Dynamics, founded by VFX engineer Nikola Todorovic and actor Tye Sheridan,.....»»
As competition heats up, TikTok announces six new interactive music effects for creators
TikTok today is doubling down on its roots as a music-backed creation app with the launch of a half dozen new music effects for creators. The effects, which offer interactivity, visualizations, animations and more, will roll out over the next few wee.....»»
Clubhouse launches payments so creators can make money
Clubhouse, a one-year-old social audio app reportedly valued at $1 billion, will now allow users to send money to their favorite creators — or speakers — on the platform. In a blog post, the startup announced the new monetization feature,.....»»
Node.js Rival Deno Gets Seed Capital For Full-time Deno Engineers
"The creators of Deno have formed the Deno Company, a business venture around the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime and rival to Node.js," reports InfoWorld: In a bulletin on March 29, Deno creator Ryan Dahl and Bert Belder, both of whom also led the dev.....»»
Study detects lottery-like behavior in cryptocurrency market
Recent research from the University of Vaasa and the University of Jyväskyla shows that speculation and lottery-like behavior is a fundamental factor for the pricing of cryptocurrencies. Speculation could explain the enormous increase in the market.....»»
Facebook Blames "Technical Issue" For Shorting Video Creators Thousands of Dollars In Ad Revenue
The Verge spoke with several Facebook video creators, all of whom say the company shorted them on cash and ignored their requests for help. From the report: The creators had no reason to initially question the amount they were paid since Facebook's e.....»»
Turing Award Goes To Creators of Computer Programming Building Blocks
Jeffrey Ullman and Alfred Aho developed many of the fundamental concepts that researchers use when they build new software. From a report: When Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman met while waiting in the registration line on their first day of graduate sc.....»»
LinkedIn confirms it’s working on a Clubhouse rival, too
Clubhouse’s list of competitors is growing. LinkedIn has now confirmed it’s also testing a social audio experience in its app which would allow creators on its network to connect with their community. Unlike the Clubhouse rivals being bui.....»»
PayPal Launches Checkout With Crypto Service
PayPal has launched Checkout With Crypto, a cryptocurrency service for merchants across the US, and will roll it out over the next few months. From a report: "This is the first time you can seamlessly use cryptocurrencies in the same way as a credit.....»»
Visa Using Stablecoin To Settle Transactions in Lure To Fintechs
Visa said its payments network will use a stablecoin backed by the U.S. dollar to settle transactions, as cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology gain more acceptance in the established financial system. From a report: As part of a pilot program,.....»»
UNIX"s Founders Created Another OS at Bell Labs: "Plan 9"
The team behind UNIX also built another operating system at Bell Labs, writes the corporate CTO and president of Nokia Bell Labs: Starting in the late 1980s, a group led by Rob Pike and UNIX co-creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie developed "Plan.....»»
5 mistakes creators make building new games on Roblox
Gamefam learned to develop on Roblox the hard way -- by trial and error and by getting better at listening to the community’s unique gamer culture. Here are some common mistakes. Joe Ferencz Contributor.....»»
Roll still doesn’t know how its hot wallet was hacked
Move fast, break things, get hacked. That’s what happened at Roll, the social currency platform that allows creators to mint and distribute their own Ethereum-based cryptocurrency known as social tokens. Last week, Roll disclosed a hacker had s.....»»
Pokémon Go Creators Announce Pikmin Augmented-reality Game
Following their huge success with Pokémon Go, Nintendo and Niantic have finally gotten around to collaborating on another augmented-reality game......»»
MrBeast’s management company, Night Media, has a new venture fund that’s backed by creators
MrBeast’s management company is getting into the venture business. Night Media, the six-year-old, Dallas-based multimedia talent management company, is closing a debut fund with $20 million in capital commitments from the powerful family-friend.....»»
YouTube’s TikTok rival, YouTube Shorts, arrives in the US
YouTube Shorts, the company’s short-form video experience and TikTok rival, is launching today in the U.S. The feature allows creators to record, edit and share short-form video content that’s 60 seconds or less in length, optionally set.....»»
Nvidia accidentally releases driver to un-nerf cryptocurrency mining
Nvidia hobbled the RTX 3060's mining abilities to reserve the card for gamers. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) When the value of cryptocurrencies soared back in 2017, it created a huge shortage of graphics cards, as the parallel.....»»
India To Propose Cryptocurrency Ban, Penalizing Miners and Traders
According to Reuters, "India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets." From the report: The bill, one of the world's strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would crim.....»»
Gumroad wants to make equity crowdfunding mainstream
Gumroad, a startup that helps creators sell their work, is raising $6 million at a $100 million valuation. While $1 million of that total is reserved for AngelList co-founder Naval Ravikant and Basecamp founder Jason Fried, the remaining $5 million i.....»»