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TikTok Extends Video Length, Blocks Russian State Media in EU

Video-focused short video platform, TikTok, announced on Monday its latest alteration to its video length, with an update increasing the video length upload from three minutes to ten minutes, as it the platform enters a media battle with Russian state media in EU. The ByteDance owned company told Gizmodo in a statement that this alteration will deliver […]

Best Play-to-Earn DeFi Games of 2022

The gaming industry has reached a singularity. Whereas previously players would pay to play, now players, especially in old countries, can earn real money playing in virtual spaces. If this isn’t the epitome of the Metaverse, then nothing is.  Here are the top-most popular and most promising play-to-earn decentralized finance (Defi) games of 2022.  Axie […]

Google Blocks RT, Other Russian Channels from Earning Ad Dollars

Alphabet Inc’s Google barred on Saturday Russia’s state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine. Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” Google’s YouTube unit said it was “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on […]

A Noob’s Guide to GameFi   

The overall value of the gaming industry now exceeds 300 billion dollars worldwide, and that number is only expected to rise in the years to come.   Gamified Finance (GameFi) is the combination of games and finance. It fuses cryptocurrency, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and Play-to-Earn games, which means that GameFi games are games with economic incentives […]

Making the 5G Switch: The Business Benefits of 5G

As 2022 gets into full swing, many business owners are considering how they can give their tech setup a refresh. 5G first hit the UK’s shores in May 2019, but it’s taken a while for the rollout to expand enough to make it a viable commercial option. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founder of business mobile expert […]

Web 3 Cyber Threats to Watch Out For in 2022, and Beyond  

Web 3, as we have covered in previous articles, is essentially a blockchain-based internet. It adds the dimension of ownership and decentralization to the internet that we already know, but more importantly, it is an internet that is readable and navigable by a machine, and it is a whole new frontier.   What is, in essence, […]

Marketplace Suspends Most NFT Sales, Citing 'Rampant' Fakes and Plagiarism

The platform which sold an NFT of Jack Dorsey’s first tweet for $2.9 million has halted most transactions because people were selling tokens of content that did not belong to them, its founder said, calling this a “fundamental problem” in the fast-growing digital assets market. Sales of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, soared to around $25 […]

China's Cyber Watchdog Spells Out Development Strategies for Tech Giants

China’s cyberspace watchdog said a symposium it held with Chinese tech giants last month had given the industry a “clearer understanding” and more confidence in how to pursue development and opportunities as they adjust to a new regulatory landscape. The Cyberspace Administration of China said its official publication had carried out interviews with companies such […]

Nasdaq Regains Ground After Choppy Week Driven by Big Tech Earnings

Another bumpy ride on Wall Street ended on Friday as Amazon’s positive earnings capped a run of mixed big-tech numbers, with the Nasdaq recovering much of its losses from the previous session and all three benchmarks ending the week in positive territory. Results from megacap growth stocks have dictated market moves this week, as investors […]