Tag: Arts & Entertainment
The Morning After: NFTs are coming to Instagram
Just when I thought the NFT chaos had calmed, here comes Instagram. Speaking at SXSW, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed digital collectibles would be arriving on Instagram “in the near term.” Zuckerberg said NFTs could one day play a role in the company’s eventual metaverse. “I would hope that, the clothing that…
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The Morning After: Nintendo’s Super Mario theme park is coming to the US
The Nintendo theme park experience is headed to the US. Universal Studios Hollywood announced Super Nintendo World — a ride and interactive area in the style of the Super Mario game series — will debut at the California theme park in 2023. Nintendo’s debut park in Osaka was delayed by…
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Facebook gives Group admins new tools to block misinformation
Facebook is once again trying to stem the flow of misinformation within Groups. The social network is giving group admins new tools to help prevent misleading information from spreading. With the update, group admins will be able to “automatically decline” posts that have been determined to be false or misleading…
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Instagram is demoting Russian state media accounts and labeling their posts
Instagram is joining Facebook in its attempt to bury Russian state media in its app. The app will now down-rank posts from state media outlets in its feed and in Stories, and will add prominent labels to discourage other users from sharing their posts. “Instagram believes the account that created…
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Facebook Gaming appears to be overrun by spam and pirated content
Last fall, Streamlabs published a report indicating that Facebook Gaming had overtaken YouTube Gaming to become the second-most popular platform by hours watched, just behind Twitch. In January, StreamElements reported the platform had its best month ever, hitting a new peak of 617 million hours of monthly watch time. Reports…
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ enters the 25th century only to promptly ignore it
The following contains moderate spoilers for the first three episodes of ‘Star Trek: Picard’ season two, but not much more than what was seen in earlier teasers and trailers. The first season of Picard was controversial, to say the least. Many fans were happy to see old friends again; others…
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