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Linkowisko #42 | TECHNOFOBIA | Newsletter Artura Kurasińskiego

April 24, 2022

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Artur Kurasiński

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A new survey finds the future of NFTs to be more inclusive among owners as it expands into new categories. But the education gap is still very real.

New sneaker brand Flowers for Society is dropping both a physical sneaker and an NFT of the shoe in an exclusive drop next month.

Meta's going to charge nearly 50% on digital goods.

The company Meta, formerly called Facebook, aims to release its first true pair of augmented reality glasses in 2024, along with a futuristic wrist device for controlling them.

How much did Google's 530B parameter model PaLM's training cost?

Something around $9M to $17M.

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Horizon Worlds, Meta's social virtual reality app, is testing a feature that will let creators sell virtual items and effects within their worlds.

Blockstream and Jack Dorsey's Block are breaking ground on a solar- and battery-powered bitcoin mine in Texas using solar and storage technology from Tesla.

Most cryptocurrency investors still aren't ready to file their taxes, according to a survey from CoinTracker. Here's what filers need to know.

A new survey shows most crypto owners don’t understand all the scenarios in which they might owe taxes. And the rules for digital assets are just going to keep changing.

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More than just a market for illegal drugs, the dark-web site allowed criminals to launder or cash out hundreds of millions in stolen cryptocurrencies.

Big Tech is too big, Elizabeth Warren says — and so are a lot of other industries.

The blockchain isn't as "anonymous" as you might think.

“Most people work 9-to-5. I work 95 hours [per week]. If you ever want to be a millionaire, you need to stop doing the 9-to-5 and start doing 95.”

Europe’s Digital Markets Act requires interoperability between popular messaging apps. But experts warn encryption could be compromised.

Chinese fast fashion e-commerce startup Shein is weighing a funding round at a valuation of about $100 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.

A closer look at the LooksRare platform that has quickly become the leading NFT marketplace by trading volume shows that most of the activity is actually users selling tokens to themselves to help earn rewards in the form of more coins.

Increasingly isolated, creators are moving to Russian platform alternatives like VK, Yandex Zen, and RuTube.

The Bitcoin community blasted the billionaire founder after he announced a $5 million ad campaign for Bitcoin to use less energy and go greener.

Blockchain bridges are a crucial piece of the cryptocurrency ecosystem, which makes them prime targets for attacks.

Flyers around San Francisco are urging tech workers to give up the quintessential Silicon Valley uniform: the fleece vest. It's just the latest flashpoint in the city's class battle.