Video-game developers prepare for rich courtship
Indie game developers are attracting huge paydays to give video-game streamers exclusive access to titles as they all battle each other to build the “Netflix of games.”
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Nostalgia festivals rule the post-COVID era
Music festivals are getting niche, nostalgic, and flexible in an effort to craft an identity distinct from the big long-weekend extravaganzas like Coachella and Bonnaroo.
Elon Musk swoops in for control of Twitter
After a rollercoaster of a week, Musk has made his intentions with Twitter clear: he wants to own it.
Somnium Space wants you to live forever in the metaverse
VR-enabled metaverse Somnium Space is launching a feature that allows users to create an A.I.-avatar duplicate of themselves within the platform so that people can visit them long after they die.
Off-White and Highsnobiety collab for Virgil Abloh scholarship capsule
The late Virgil Abloh’s Off-White and Highsnobiety are collabing on a capsule in support of Abloh’s “Post-Modern” Scholarship Fund to support future fashion designers.
Bored Ape trilogy marks Coinbase’s possible push into streaming
Coinbase is casting up its upcoming film trilogy with Bored Apes in what could be the first-ever released feature based around NFT characters.
Meta will leave you with about half the revenue of a sale in the metaverse
Meta may not like Apple’s and Google’s app store fees, but it has no problem copying them.
Ice Cube invites fans to become owners in BIG3
The BIG3 basketball league co-owned and operated by Ice Cube is offering some moneyed fans the ability to become fractional owners of the league.
Ogilvy blocks influencers who digitally touch up
U.K. marketing agency Ogilvy is cutting ties with influencers who digitally distort or retouch themselves in photos.
Is Elon Musk trolling Twitter to secure a takeover?
Elon Musk is taking Twitter to task, declining a board seat and signaling that he may have plans to buy even more of the company.