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The most popular game/platform in the world shows us how some of the darkest chapters of labor history can easily repeat themselves in virtual reality. British YouTuber blew the lid off of a long-simmering controversy surrounding Roblox, creator of one of the world’s most popular video games — or “platforms,” or “universes,” or whatever else it may be dubbed for the sake of legal expediencies. In 2021, Smith posted on his channel that attracted nearly two million views. This was followed by an attempt by at the beginning of this year to silence him. Rather than remove the first video, Smith and his team continued their investigation, uncovering even more lurid details about Roblox’s operations. The has since been viewed 7 million times. Quintin Smith an investigation People Make Games Roblox follow-up effort So, why all the fuss? According to Smith, Roblox is working to turn back the clock on child and labor protections as well as to undercut antitrust laws. Worse, this strategy is symptomatic of the behavior of the tech sector as a whole. If he’s right, then Roblox may well be the harbinger of the kind of venal exploitation that will fester on the newly heralded “metaverse.” The two videos, which each deserve to be viewed themselves, paint a rapacious vision of Roblox. To begin with, the multiplayer platform draws on a core base of players aged 9 to 15: the premise is that children are coming together to make games for other children to play. To this end, Roblox offers free development tools and hosting. But Roblox’s games are not called “games” — they are “experiences.” This word game is used in order to avoid legal problems that would arise by placing Roblox (itself nominally a game) in other game stores. The reclassification maneuver has proven to be so successful that Roblox has grown into the most popular game in the US and Europe: there are 200 million monthly players and over 20 million hosted “experiences.” Compare these numbers to those of the video game distribution service Steam, which had 134 million monthly active users in 2021 and only 55,000 hosted games. However, while Steam takes a 30 percent commission from developers’ earnings, Roblox takes a staggering 75.5 percent, although that number is only the tip of the moneymaking juggernaut. In reality, Roblox is profiting at every turn. Their intuitive development tools do not require advanced development skills, but they don’t foster the development of any transferable skills either. Through a combination of marketing, summer camps, internships, and the ambiance of the game itself, players are immersed immediately in the virtual capitalism of the platform. The in-game currency is called Robux, and it is traded between players for in-game assets. For each transaction on the platform, Roblox takes an additional 30 percent commission. This is a closed economic system. It is impossible to promote your own product because Robox doesn’t allow for browsing games outside of a list of the most popular. Developers are left to either seek outside promotion or pay the platform itself for advertising by bidding in an auction (with Robux, no less). Aspiring developers are given an opportunity to form a development team with other players, paying them in Robux for their labor. Keep in mind, all of this has been set up for minors. When it comes to sucking up real bucks, Roblox is remarkably efficient: it reports that only 17 cents out of the dollar escapes its clutches. Aside from the strong incentive to reinvest in in-platform marketing, Roblox also disincentivizes withdrawals in other ways. To begin with, one needs a $5 monthly “premium” subscription to be able to withdraw funds, and then to do that you need to have a minimum balance of 100,000 Robux. And get this: Roblox sells 100,000 Robux for US $1,000, but buys them for only $350. When Roblox is challenged about these practices, its defense is that the company is not profitable. But, when Roblox went public on the stock market in 2021, it was valued at $41 billion, putting it just below and ahead of Electronic Arts, which means the company is worth seven times more than the game-developing giant Ubisoft. Nintendo Meanwhile, Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki’s net worth has been estimated at around $8.3 billion. As Smith points out, looking like it is losing money is the way that Roblox has rocketed to its current niche. A form of , Roblox fulfills its legal obligation to its investors by maintaining a monopoly; the payout comes with the amount of the market that Roblox exclusively controls. platform capitalism So Roblox’s business model is a throwback to the days of monopoly capitalism, child labor, and . Smith also points out that Roblox’s brand of platform capitalism trades on encouraging lucrative predatory behaviors. For example, the company has created black markets for players seeking to bypass its high commissions and unfavorable exchange rates. company scrip The irony is that these back alleys pale alongside Roblox’s crowning achievement: the creation of an in-game virtual stock market of NFT-like “collectibles,” complete with charts and graphs that encourage speculative trading via price fluctuations. Being listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 may have marked the company’s arrival in the gaming market, but Roblox had already set up shop in the “metaverse” via its very own stock exchange of in-game assets bought and sold for in-game currency. This has led to some speculation that Robux may eventually make the leap to cryptocurrency. Last February (2022), the reported in that Roblox has a leg up on competitors in the race to monetize the metaverse. Citing a successful partnership with skateboarding lifestyle brand Vans, the article observes that “it’s easy to see how other brands will recognize the value in having a presence in the metaverse, and Roblox should be able to show it has the experience and success in hosting those brands.” Motley Fool Does Roblox Have a Plan to Win the Metaverse? Meanwhile, our understanding of this so-called “metaverse” is evolving rapidly. In a recent , Eric Ravenscraft noted that “the term doesn’t really refer to any one specific type of technology, but rather a broad (and often speculative) shift in how we interact with technology.” Maybe it isn’t a matter of Roblox “winning” the metaverse, then, but of helping to define it. Wired article When Facebook, Inc., changed its name last year to Platforms, Inc., it was to bring “the metaverse to life and help people connect.” The emerging metaverse, the company explained, “will feel like a hybrid of today’s online social experiences, sometimes expanded into three dimensions or projected into the physical world.” Last week, Meta’s president of Global Affairs, realizing that this didn’t sound reassuring, : “There won’t be a Meta-run metaverse, just as there isn’t a ‘Microsoft internet’ or ‘Google internet’ today…. It isn’t a single piece of cloth, but a patchwork quilt.” Just what the metaverse will be in terms of aesthetics and technology is still unknown. But what is certain is that it will place an immense concentration of power into a few hands. And that suggests that some of the darkest chapters in labor history may be making a comeback. Meta with the stated  goal clarified As posited by the 2021 Netflix documentary , Facebook has shown us the way that platform capitalism can turn users into the producers and products the company sells to advertisers. Of course, along the way, this arrangement assists powerful forces that want to manipulate democracy for their own ends. If platform capitalism is the economic term for these practices, then we can logically assume that the “metaverse” is going to serve as the candy-coating that will make such blatant inequity culturally and ethically palatable. The Social Dilemma Meanwhile, in April 2022, IT services consultant Accenture held with 150,000 new employees donning VR headsets. This is only the beginning. Perhaps, like Roblox, future corporations will pay their employees in company scrip worth 17 cents to the dollar. Or else children and other vulnerable populations, strapped into VR headsets, will be exploited for their cheap labor. Or, perhaps, like Facebook, our “metaverse” overlords will find a way to never pay them at all. its first all-metaverse workday Also published . here

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DUBAI, UAE, June 28th, 2023 | Chainwire | -- SYS Labs, a Web3 product suite powered by Syscoin, has announced the launch of Rollux, an innovative Layer-2 solution. Rollux is designed to optimize the performance of Ethereum network applications by harnessing the strength of Bitcoin, presenting a unique approach to scaling Ethereum that distinguishes SYS Labs from its competitors. EVM Rollux is the inaugural product in a line of advanced solutions introduced by SYS Labs. As part of a comprehensive ecosystem, it leverages the capabilities of SuperDapp, an AI-enhanced Web3 social platform, complete with essential chat features, a built-in non-custodial wallet for seamless asset management, and tailored versions for both mobile and web platforms. This integration of AI and blockchain technologies, fortified with end-to-end encryption, signifies a considerable leap in the evolution of the industry. The ecosystem also incorporates Pegasys DeFi exchange and AMM, Luxy NFT Platform, Pali Wallet (web & mobile), DAOSYS, and Camada, a noncustodial, regulatory-compliant crypto trading platform to accelerate mainstream investments and self-custody. In a strategic move, SYS Labs has formed alliances with multiple teams also launching their products on Rollux, further driving the development of a robust ecosystem that aligns closely with the Ethereum mainnet. Jagdeep Sidhu, CEO of SYS Labs, articulated the profound implications of Rollux, asserting, "Rollux is the embodiment of our shared vision and unwavering commitment. We're delivering on our promise of speed, decentralization, security, affordability, and scalability — the core pillars of blockchain technology that we always believed were vital for fostering mass adoption." Rollux sets a new industry standard as the highest-performing EVM rollup solution, offering unparalleled speed, scalability, and affordability. It provides the fastest speeds, highest throughput at scale, and the most affordable user experience with the lowest transaction fees, all while maintaining high levels of decentralization and security through merged mining with Bitcoin — the only major rollup to implement this strategy. The introduction of Rollux is a monumental event for the broader blockchain industry. It addresses the enduring blockchain trilemma, fueling optimism for the future and facilitating mass adoption while upholding the fundamental principles that originally imbued blockchain with value. About Rollux Built by SYS Labs, powered by Syscoin, and fueled by its utility token, $SYS. Rollux is an EVM-equivalent optimistic rollup that inherits the security of Bitcoin’s mining network and Syscoin’s Layer 1 finality and data availability. Rollux functions as Syscoin’s Layer 2 to help provide the unprecedented scalability necessary for an exponential increase of potential use cases and sets the stage for realizing mass adoption. Rollux offers what no one else does: unmitigated security, speed, decentralization, and affordability. | | | Website Syscoin's Website Twitter Discord About SYS Labs SYS Labs is a unicorn of unicorns, building the fundamental layers of true Web3, and connecting users, dApps, and assets to create seamless flows between ecosystems. SYS Labs creates the infrastructure, dApps, and tools necessary to meet the needs and desires of a global population, all backed by Bitcoin’s security and enhanced by Syscoin’s finality and groundbreaking L1 data availability solution, PoDA. | | Website Medium Twitter Contact Dylan Stewart: Dylan@syslabs.com This story was distributed as a release by Chainwire under HackerNoon’s Brand As An Author Program. Learn more about the program here: https://business.hackernoon.com/brand-as-author

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kro2A75aoDA&embedable=true How can developers successfully launch games on Roblox? In my recent conversation with Zach Letter, founder of Wonder Works, we discussed just that- the business and marketing of Roblox games. Wonder Works is an influencer studio that has created hits such as Overlook Bay and Traitor! Those two alone have had over 200 million plays alone. games Let’s jump in. Below is an edited transcript of the full interview. To start, I would to love to hear about how you got started with Wonder Works. I’ve had a very untraditional background when it comes to gaming. When I was a small child, I loved video games. My first gaming memory is playing Conan the Barbarian on the . But when I came to being an adult and having a career, I was fortunate enough to find YouTube really early. I started producing gaming videos and content in 2007 and turned that into a career for the better part of a decade. I amassed a few million subscribers and did over a billion views across all my channels. NES Then I met my wife, and in 2018, she wanted to start her influencer journey. She was doing a few things prior to 2018, but she started looking at Roblox and said, “Wow, this platform’s huge, and it seems really diverse, and I think I can build something with the IP that already exists there.” So she built a massive audience in just two short years. She has 10 million+ followers across all her social platforms. She’s done over a billion views as well. During her rise to success, I noticed she would have like 70k people watching a live stream. And I’m like, wow, you can command a lot of people to go do good, check things out. You can introduce them to new IPs and franchises. I’m like, maybe we should make our own game, and it’s something we could do in partnership with your audience, and they can be part of the process. And so, in 2019, we founded Wonder Works with that idea in mind, using social media to build a presence for a studio where the studio itself is an influencer in a way. I’ve never heard anyone describe a game studio as an influencer. Can you explain that? Wonder Works has a few unique approaches to user acquisition. I’ll start with how we acquired users on our first IP, Overlook Bay. I designed the experience from the ground up, and then a small team helped develop it. Just a team of two: one programmer and one environmental artist. We were kind of like guys in the garage trying to make our first product and see if people enjoyed it. When we were making it, we knew it was going to take us seven or eight months to produce. And we thought, okay, how are we going to market this game? Obviously, the low-hanging fruit was to use Megan’s brand and push as many people to it as we can. It’s about utilizing viral design, viral tactics to acquire users. But we were really new to making games. We love video games, but we didn’t know like what people really wanted on Roblox. We didn’t want to put Megan on the line, pushing millions of people to this game if it wasn’t ready. We decided to make a virtual influencer or a VTuber called Honey the Unicorn. And this was a character that existed in Megan’s universe and only appeared in Megan’s videos. Spoiler, I was Honey the Unicorn. We decided to make an animated face cam that we would put through Adobe, and we were going to give it a unique voice, a bedroom, a personality, and a webcam that it would then record gaming videos on. And our plan was that it would play games that were of the same genre as Overlook Bay on Roblox. Every audience member that they acquired would potentially be a player of Overlook Bay. And in just a few short months, they gained nearly three-quarters of a million subscribers, and we were doing millions of views every single month. And within two months of Overlook’s release, we gave Honey the Unicorn early access. He was doing demos and playthroughs, getting audience feedback, and he became part of our development team. Getting all these people watching all these videos and giving their feedback was so helpful to the design process. Because of this, we had over 1 million favorites on Overlook Bay before its release. There was so much attention across the entire Roblox community that we decided to release the game in paid access. And we sold 1.2 million copies at 25 cents each in two weeks. Within four weeks of release, we dropped it to free-to-play and had over 90k CCU and 26 million unique users. So that’s how we think of us as . It’s about utilizing viral design and viral tactics to acquire users. We never pay to acquire a user at Wonder Works. That’s something we really pride ourselves on. influencers We figure out how we can make content that’s organic enough to catch an influencer’s eye. How can our icon and our title speak to an influence when they’re scrolling through a page of hundreds of games? How else do you catch a YouTuber’s attention with your games? We have a network of hybrid casual experiences that have somewhat replayability. They’re not totally hypercasual, but we release one to two of those experiences every single week. To date, we have released six of them since late February. We’ve done nearly 100M visits on those, but over 100M views off-platform as well across those six titles. And one has nearly 50M on its own. And that’s not counting TikTok or YouTube Shorts. If we count those, it’s tens if not hundreds of millions more. It’s also about having an antagonist on the icon that’s a little bit disturbing, maybe not super appealing Let’s say we’re building a platformer. It needs to have a narrative and story to really appeal to YouTubers. You need to set them up with something. The dilemma of a YouTuber is having to produce daily content. They’ll say things like, “What am I doing today? I need something. I’ve been playing the same game for X months or X amount of years. Is there anything new that could help me out?” Our strategy with the HyperCatz network is we’re going to release two games a week for you. That should be a minimum of two videos out of your seven. And when we service LiveOps to these games as we have more in the network, we’re hoping that we can take up your full seven-day calendar. It’s also about having an antagonist on the icon that’s a little bit disturbing and maybe not super appealing. We’ve had some success with that, for example, Escape Your Evil Stepmom. We made her look a little bit ugly, a little bit robotic, and a little bit dead in the eyes. And kids were like, okay, I’m scared of her, but I wanna see what’s going on. We also really take a Mr. Beast approach to how we design these games. It’s about having a story that you can have a sense of completion in a session. And also, a lot of content nowadays doesn’t have you stay on one thing for too long. If you watch Mr. Beast’s videos, there’s a cut every three seconds, if not less. He’s never keeping your gaze on something for more than just a few seconds. And when we were designing our platformers, a lot of these 10-minute experiences have like 45 stages. It’s like the video basically make themselves. We’ve noticed YouTubers doing literally a playthrough of these experiences and then not editing them and then getting three million views on a video. What are your thoughts on the 29% developer cut on Roblox? One thing I always say to their defense with their take is that we never have to think about the backend. We never have to think about servers. Our game could have one player or one million CCUs, and our cost structure wouldn’t change a penny. So I think when it comes to developing games with broad appeal, it’s going to have a lot of users. We don’t have to think about things like: Are we going to have our servers crashing? Are we going to have to back up data? What are we doing with the players’ data? bears all of that responsibility for us. And I think that’s a decent trade. Roblox What’s the roadmap ahead for the Wonder Works team? Our goal this year is to have over 100 million monthly active users across our HyperCatz network and our flagship IPs. We’re moving towards that. We’re nearly 40 million monthly active right now. And we’re going to continue to expand to other platforms such as Fortnite. We’re actually releasing three Fortnite experiences this summer, along with probably 15-20 Roblox experiences as well. Our ultimate goal at Wonder Works is we want to create IP that could be the next , to create that forever game. Create something that can stand the test of time, go to franchise, go to direct-to-consumer retail, and series too on streaming platforms and services. Pokemon Wrap-Up We cover so much more, including the Roblox discovery algorithm and revenue numbers. If you want to hear more, check out my full conversation with Zach Letter. If you enjoyed this article, tweet at me and let me know your thoughts! @jackzliu First published . here

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It looks like Microsoft isn't the only company popping champagne at their offices. OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is also rolling in dough. A new report from TechCrunch indicates OpenAI has raised $300 million in venture funding, including from billionaire (and longtime Elon Musk friend) Peter Thiel's Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital, which famously backed Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX, a decision they came to regret later. Other VC investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive, and K2 Global. According to the report, the latest round of funding values OpenAI at between $27 billion and $29 billion, which would mean it's now more valuable than eBay (~$24.6B), Roblox (~$22B), Snap Inc. (~$14B), and even Dropbox Inc. (~$7.1B). VC funds usually like betting on promising ventures, and OpenAI is a no brainer. At its current valuation, it's only a matter of time before it joins the likes of tech titans. We're talking Amazon, Meta, Google, big. OpenAI is famously backed by Microsoft, which entered a $10 billion strategic partnership with the company soon after the launch of ChatGPT. But it wasn't the first time Microsoft invested in OpenAI; their association actually began in 2019, when Microsoft made an initial investment in the budding startup. A little known fact about OpenAI is that one of its founders is Twitter/SpaceX/Tesla-CEO Elon Musk who not only recently urged the company to immediately pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, but also announced plans to launch his own generative AI called TruthGPT. At this point in time, there's nothing that indicates that TruthGPT will surpass the success of ChatGPT, but hey, that's not going to stop Musk. That said, it's hard not to feel bad for Musk who left OpenAI in 2018 due to… let's say, creative differences with the OpenAI management. In the years since, OpenAI has transformed into a force to be reckoned with, and had Musk still been with the company, he likely would have been billions richer than he already is at the moment. Meta still full-steam ahead on the Metaverse (Kinda!) 🚂 Ah, the metaverse. They say Zuckerberg's fate with the metaverse is written in the web3, let's just hope it's not a verse about getting Zucked! While Microsoft, Amazon, and Google are duking it out in the AI space, Zuckerberg has had his eyes on the metaverse for years. That bet has largely not paid off, with Zuckerberg losing more and more of his net worth by the day. But the biggest losers of Zuckerberg's ambition have been Meta employees, thousands of whom have been laid off back to back as the middle-aged CEO balances investor demands with his ambitions. For now, investors are taking a sigh of relief after the company posted better than expected financial results. Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, reported a first-quarter revenue of $28.10 billion, beating expectations of $27.66 billion and up 3% year-over-year. Despite the revenue beat, Meta’s net income company-wide was down 24% year-over-year, from $7.47 billion to $5.71 billion. Still, investors believe the company is headed in the right direction, especially considering that Zuckerberg is changing his tune on the metaverse to focus more on AI (who would've thought 🙄). Still, Zuckerberg hasn't given up on the metaverse yet. "A narrative has developed that we’re somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision, so I just want to say up front that that’s not accurate," Zuckerberg was quoted as saying following the release of the company's earnings release. "We’ve been focusing on AI and the metaverse, and we will continue to." But it's not all rosy for Zuckerberg; the company's biggest stakeholder — its employees — questioned his leadership during an hour-long town hall meeting recently. According toThe Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos btw.), employees asked the CEO why they should have confidence in his leadership, especially considering the thousands Meta has had to lay off because Zuckerberg flew too close to the sun. Now, morale is low, particularly given that Meta is expected to let go of another 4,000 employees in the near future as part of the 10,000 cuts it announced in March. Whether Meta can navigate these turbulent times, only time will tell. For now, its earnings have bought it a lifeline. Meta ranked #25 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings this week. Facebook was in the #1 spot, while Instagram was trending on #35. 👋 You’re reading part 2 of HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Part 1 went live yesterday. Prefer reading the whole thing a day early AND in one go? No problemo! Just subscribe here to receive the complete newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday. In Other News.. 📰 Microsoft is still vying for Activision-Blizzard despite facing a setback in the UK.
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Other VC investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Thrive, and K2 Global. new report new report famously backed famously backed regret later regret later According to the report, the latest round of funding values OpenAI at between $27 billion and $29 billion, which would mean it's now more valuable than eBay (~$24.6B), Roblox (~$22B), Snap Inc. (~$14B), and even Dropbox Inc. (~$7.1B). eBay eBay Roblox Roblox Dropbox Inc. Dropbox Inc. VC funds usually like betting on promising ventures, and OpenAI is a no brainer. At its current valuation, it's only a matter of time before it joins the likes of tech titans. We're talking Amazon , Meta , Google , big. Amazon Amazon Meta Meta Google Google OpenAI is famously backed by Microsoft, which entered a $10 billion strategic partnership with the company soon after the launch of ChatGPT. But it wasn't the first time Microsoft invested in OpenAI; their association actually began in 2019 , when Microsoft made an initial investment in the budding startup. 2019 2019 A little known fact about OpenAI is that one of its founders is Twitter /SpaceX/ Tesla -CEO Elon Musk who not only recently urged the company to immediately pause the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, but also announced plans to launch his own generative AI called TruthGPT . little known fact little known fact Twitter Twitter Tesla Tesla TruthGPT TruthGPT At this point in time, there's nothing that indicates that TruthGPT will surpass the success of ChatGPT, but hey, that's not going to stop Musk. That said, it's hard not to feel bad for Musk who left OpenAI in 2018 due to… let's say, creative differences with the OpenAI management. In the years since, OpenAI has transformed into a force to be reckoned with, and had Musk still been with the company, he likely would have been billions richer than he already is at the moment. creative differences creative differences Meta still full-steam ahead on the Metaverse (Kinda!) 🚂 Meta still full-steam ahead on the Metaverse (Kinda!) 🚂 Ah, the metaverse. They say Zuckerberg's fate with the metaverse is written in the web3, let's just hope it's not a verse about getting Zucked ! Zucked Zucked While Microsoft, Amazon , and Google are duking it out in the AI space, Zuckerberg has had his eyes on the metaverse for years. That bet has largely not paid off, with Zuckerberg losing more and more of his net worth by the day. Amazon Amazon Google Google not But the biggest losers of Zuckerberg's ambition have been Meta employees, thousands of whom have been laid off back to back as the middle-aged CEO balances investor demands with his ambitions. For now, investors are taking a sigh of relief after the company posted better than expected financial results. Meta Meta Meta, the parent of Facebook , Instagram , and WhatsApp, reported a first-quarter revenue of $28.10 billion, beating expectations of $27.66 billion and up 3% year-over-year. Despite the revenue beat, Meta’s net income company-wide was down 24% year-over-year, from $7.47 billion to $5.71 billion. Facebook Facebook Instagram Instagram reported reported beating expectations beating expectations Still, investors believe the company is headed in the right direction, especially considering that Zuckerberg is changing his tune on the metaverse to focus more on AI (who would've thought 🙄). Still, Zuckerberg hasn't given up on the metaverse yet. focus more on AI focus more on AI "A narrative has developed that we’re somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision, so I just want to say up front that that’s not accurate," Zuckerberg was quoted as saying following the release of the company's earnings release. "We’ve been focusing on AI and the metaverse, and we will continue to." "A narrative has developed that we’re somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision, so I just want to say up front that that’s not accurate," Zuckerberg was quoted as saying following the release of the company's earnings release. "We’ve been focusing on AI and the metaverse, and we will continue to." quoted as saying quoted as saying But it's not all rosy for Zuckerberg; the company's biggest stakeholder — its employees — questioned his leadership during an hour-long town hall meeting recently. According to The Washington Post (which is owned by Amazon's Jeff Bezos btw.), employees asked the CEO why they should have confidence in his leadership, especially considering the thousands Meta has had to lay off because Zuckerberg flew too close to the sun. The Washington Post asked asked because Now, morale is low, particularly given that Meta is expected to let go of another 4,000 employees in the near future as part of the 10,000 cuts it announced in March. Whether Meta can navigate these turbulent times, only time will tell. For now, its earnings have bought it a lifeline. let go let go 10,000 cuts 10,000 cuts Meta ranked #25 on HackerNoon's Tech Company Rankings this week. Facebook was in the #1 spot, while Instagram was trending on #35. Tech Company Rankings 👋 You’re reading part 2 of HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Part 1 went live yesterday. Prefer reading the whole thing a day early AND in one go? No problemo! Just subscribe here to receive the complete newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday. 👋 You’re reading part 2 of HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Part 1 went live yesterday. Prefer reading the whole thing a day early AND in one go? No problemo! Just subscribe here to receive the complete newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday. You’re reading part 2 of HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Part 1 went live yesterday. Prefer reading the whole thing a day early AND in one go? No problemo! Just subscribe here to receive the complete newsletter in your inbox every Tuesday. part 2 Part 1 Part 1 here complete In Other News.. 📰 In Other News.. 📰 Microsoft is still vying for Activision-Blizzard despite facing a setback in the UK. Geoffrey Hinton, the 'Godfather of AI', recently quit Google to speak about the dangers of artificial intelligence. Mastercard will expand its cryptocurrency payment card programme by seeking more partnerships with crypto firms, Reuters reported. The European Union is likely to reach a political agreement this year that will pave the way for the world's first major artificial intelligence law. Microsoft is still vying for Activision-Blizzard despite facing a setback in the UK. still vying still vying Activision-Blizzard Activision-Blizzard Geoffrey Hinton, the 'Godfather of AI', recently quit Google to speak about the dangers of artificial intelligence. quit quit Google Google Mastercard will expand its cryptocurrency payment card programme by seeking more partnerships with crypto firms, Reuters reported . reported reported The European Union is likely to reach a political agreement this year that will pave the way for the world's first major artificial intelligence law. political agreement political agreement And that's a wrap! Don't forget to share this newsletter with your family and friends! See y'all next week. PEACE! ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon Featured image generated using Kadinsky 2 with the following prompt: “stock chart going up” Featured image generated using Kadinsky 2 with the following prompt: “stock chart going up”

OpenAI raises $300M, Now More Valuable than eBay, Roblox, & Snap 

OpenAI $300M উত্থাপন করেছে, এখন eBay, Roblox এবং Snap এর চেয়েও বেশি মূল্যবান

OpenAI sammelt 300 Millionen US-Dollar, jetzt wertvoller als eBay, Roblox und Snap

OpenAI, 이제 eBay, Roblox, Snap보다 더 가치 있는 3억 달러 모금

OpenAI 300 milyon dolar topladı; Artık eBay, Roblox ve Snap'ten Daha Değerli

Roblox is a popular online platform that allows users to create and play games with their friends. One feature that is available in Roblox is voice chat, which allows players to communicate with each other in real-time while playing a game. In this article, we will go over the steps you can take to get started with Roblox voice chat. : To use voice chat in Roblox, you will need to have a Roblox account. If you don't already have one, you can create one for free by visiting the Roblox website and following the prompts. 1. Create a Roblox account : Once you have created your account, you will need to download the Roblox player to your computer or device. This can be done by visiting the Roblox website and clicking on the "Download" button. 2. Download the Roblox player : Once the download is complete, follow the prompts to install the Roblox player on your computer or device. 3. Install the Roblox player : Once the installation is complete, launch the Roblox player and log in with your account. 4. Launch the Roblox player : Not all Roblox games support voice chat, so you will need to find one that does. You can do this by clicking on the "Games" tab in the Roblox player and searching for games that include the "Voice Chat" tag. 5. Find a game that supports voice chat : Once you have found a game that supports voice chat, click on the game and select "Play" to join the game. 6.  Join a game : To use voice chat in the game, you will need to enable it. This can usually be done by clicking on the microphone icon in the top right corner of the game screen. 7. Enable voice chat : If you are using a microphone to communicate with other players, you may need to adjust your microphone settings. This can usually be done by clicking on the microphone icon and selecting "Microphone Settings." 8. Adjust your microphone settings : Before you start using voice chat, it is a good idea to test your microphone to make sure it is working properly. This can usually be done by clicking on the microphone icon and selecting "Test Microphone." 9. Test your microphone : Once you have enabled voice chat and tested your microphone, you are ready to start chatting with other players in the game. Simply hold down the designated button on your keyboard or controller to speak, and release it to listen. 10. Start chatting By following these steps, you should be able to get started with voice chat in Roblox in no time. Remember to be respectful and use appropriate language when chatting with other players, as Roblox has strict rules against harassment and inappropriate behavior.

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GM. It's Crypto Player One, the first and only daily newsletter on crypto gaming, coming in as fresh as a Caesar salad. We've good stuff for you today, like: Daily Trivia. The Roblox fashion report that blew our minds 🤯 In Other News. Daily Trivia What was the name of the first Nintendo console for optical discs? Scroll down to find out the answer. Three Lessons from Roblox's Metaverse Fashion Report Roblox is a beast of a game. It has +43 million daily active users. And more than half of the US population under 16 is playing it. Yesterday, Roblox shared a detailed report on the Metaverse fashion trends, and it blew our minds. It showed us where the world and online gaming is going. Here are the three key lessons we learned that helped us think about the future of gaming in a different way: Gen Z Players Don't Mind Spending Money on Digital Clothing, Accessories, and Avatars Here are a few crazy stats for you: 25% of them own over 50 items. 3 out of 4 players spend money on digital clothing. 31% of the Gen Z players spend up to $10-$20 each month. So while older generations were hesitant to spend money in-game, Gen Z players are the exact opposite. Fashion is Already Digital +50% of Gen Z believe that a career designing virtual clothing is more impressive than being a physical fashion designer. And 2 out of 5 of them believe expressing themselves with fashion in the digital world is more important than expressing themselves in the physical world. Mind blown 🤯 This explains their online spending habits. Metaverse Creators are Booming There are +200x more digital designers on Roblox than the number of fashion designers creating physical collections in the US. In 2022, +11 million creators made +62 million virtual clothes and accessories on Roblox. God damn! Our Take: Roblox is one of the most popular games among young people, so the report tells us where the future of gaming is headed. More time spent online, more money spent online, and the trend is only getting stronger. We would love to see a web3 game taking advantage of this opportunity, creating a similar experience to Roblox, where young people can express themselves digitally. If you're interested, you can read the full report here. In Other News The NFT gaming marketplace, Fractal, adds Ethereum support. STG Football launched on Epic Games, making it the first licensed Sports game on the platform. Answer The GameCube

Roblox's Metaverse Fashion Report Can Teach Us a Lot About the Future of Gaming

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👋 Welcome to HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Tell your friends and family to subscribe here. Imagine having to sign up for a new phone app using Facebook only to find that your login information has been stolen. Apparently, that's what happened to ~1 million Facebook users whose login information may have been compromised via malicious apps. While they might look and feel authentic, at least at first glance, Facebook listed a number of red flags that users may have ignored or been unaware of. The social media giant has notified affectees and also shared details of the 400 malicious apps that were stealing users' information to Apple Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. so they're removed from their app stores. Outside of the security breach, the internet was busy discussing Facebook's lofty attempts at bringing the metaverse to the masses. The company's metaverse app Horizon Worlds is so bad that even Facebook's own employees don’t like it, The Verge reports. What's worse is that the exec in charge of building and growing Horizon Worlds is forcing employees to plug into the app and "fall in love" with it. It's still far too early to tell what the metaverse will evolve into, and as this New York Times reporter correctly points out, explaining the metaverse through the lens of Horizon Worlds would be like describing the internet from the lens of AOL chatrooms (for the non-Boomers, AOL was an instant messenger that was eventually replaced by social media). Still, the reporter's overall impression of Horizon Worlds was positive (far more than Facebook's own employees) even though she met a lot more children than she had anticipated. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is already betting his all on the potential of the metaverse, and with the Connect event right around the corner, we'll get to hear more about the future of the industry from the CEO himself. Facebook was trending at the top of this week's Tech Rankings. 👑 Powerful Chip Lineup Not Enough to Save AMD Revenues 💵 AMD's newly-released Ryzen 7000 chips may have the lead on performance over Intel's 12th generation processors, but the celebration was short lived. The Santa Clara-based company informed markets this past Thursday that it may have been a bit too optimistic about its sales forecast, issuing a course correction around the tune of $1 billion. With the COVID-19 pandemic virtually over and people no longer confined to their homes, businesses are reporting earnings the way they should have been before the coronavirus forced the entire world to a standstill. AMD and its peers, Nvidia and Intel, benefited greatly from the lockdown when consumers bought or upgraded their machines for gaming or work, resulting in massive sales for the tech companies. Now, consumers aren't that inclined to splurge, raising fears of a tech downturn that could last a while. Nvidia was trending #57 this week while Intel was trending at the #64 spot. Roblox Gets Flak 👨‍⚖️ Roblox too benefitted greatly from COVID-19-related lockdowns but was in the news this week for a wholly different reason. A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses the youth-centered gaming platform of enabling the sexual and financial exploitation of an underage girl by adult men, causing the victim to attempt suicide. Now, if you've followed Roblox for any length of time, you know that its platform attracts all manners of pedophiles who try to groom a young audience. So the lawsuit itself is not surprising; however, it does go a step further by also holding Discord, Snapchat, and Meta responsible for enabling the exploitation and the overall decline in the victim's mental health. Roblox ranked #2 this week. F*ck pedos. At least One Tech Behemoth Gets It (Maybe) ⛅ Amazon is taking climate change seriously. At least, enough to announce a €1 billion plan to upgrade its truck fleet in Europe over the next five years, Reuters reports. The investment will see the world's largest eCommerce business more than triple its electric van fleet in Europe to 10,000 vehicles while investing in thousands of charger stations at facilities across Europe. It will also invest in doubling its European network of "micro-mobility" hubs from more than 20 cities today, Reuters reported. Amazon ranked #3 this week. And that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading Tech Company News Brief Issue #20! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon 👋 Welcome to HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Tell your friends and family to subscribe here. Welcome to HackerNoon's Tech Company News Brief, a weekly collection of tech goodness that combines HackerNoon's proprietary data with internet trends to determine which companies are rising and falling in the public consciousness. Tell your friends and family to subscribe here . here here Imagine having to sign up for a new phone app using Facebook only to find that your login information has been stolen. Apparently, that's what happened to ~ 1 million Facebook users whose login information may have been compromised via malicious apps . Facebook Facebook 1 million Facebook users 1 million Facebook users malicious apps malicious apps While they might look and feel authentic, at least at first glance, Facebook listed a number of red flags that users may have ignored or been unaware of. The social media giant has notified affectees and also shared details of the 400 malicious apps that were stealing users' information to Apple Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. so they're removed from their app stores. listed listed Outside of the security breach, the internet was busy discussing Facebook's lofty attempts at bringing the metaverse to the masses. The company's metaverse app Horizon Worlds is so bad that even Facebook's own employees don’t like it, The Verge reports. What's worse is that the exec in charge of building and growing Horizon Worlds is forcing employees to plug into the app and " fall in love " with it. The Verge The Verge fall in love fall in love It's still far too early to tell what the metaverse will evolve into, and as this New York Times reporter correctly points out, explaining the metaverse through the lens of Horizon Worlds would be like describing the internet from the lens of AOL chatrooms (for the non-Boomers, AOL was an instant messenger that was eventually replaced by social media). Still, the reporter's overall impression of Horizon Worlds was positive (far more than Facebook's own employees) even though she met a lot more children than she had anticipated. far too early far too early New York Times New York Times New York Times reporter reporter lot more children lot more children Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is already betting his all on the potential of the metaverse, and with the Connect event right around the corner, we'll get to hear more about the future of the industry from the CEO himself. Connect Connect Facebook was trending at the top of this week's Tech Rankings . 👑 Tech Rankings Tech Rankings Powerful Chip Lineup Not Enough to Save AMD Revenues 💵 Powerful Chip Lineup Not Enough to Save AMD Revenues AMD 's newly-released Ryzen 7000 chips may have the lead on performance over Intel 's 12th generation processors, but the celebration was short lived. The Santa Clara-based company informed markets this past Thursday that it may have been a bit too optimistic about its sales forecast, issuing a course correction around the tune of $1 billion. AMD AMD lead on performance lead on performance Intel Intel course correction course correction With the COVID-19 pandemic virtually over and people no longer confined to their homes, businesses are reporting earnings the way they should have been before the coronavirus forced the entire world to a standstill. AMD and its peers, Nvidia and Intel, benefited greatly from the lockdown when consumers bought or upgraded their machines for gaming or work, resulting in massive sales for the tech companies. Now, consumers aren't that inclined to splurge, raising fears of a tech downturn that could last a while. Nvidia Nvidia bought or upgraded their machines bought or upgraded their machines massive sales massive sales aren't that inclined aren't that inclined raising fears raising fears a tech downturn a tech downturn Nvidia was trending #57 this week while Intel was trending at the #64 spot. Roblox Gets Flak 👨‍⚖️ Roblox Gets Flak Roblox too benefitted greatly from COVID-19-related lockdowns but was in the news this week for a wholly different reason. A lawsuit filed in San Francisco accuses the youth-centered gaming platform of enabling the sexual and financial exploitation of an underage girl by adult men, causing the victim to attempt suicide . Roblox Roblox benefitted greatly benefitted greatly accuses accuses attempt suicide attempt suicide Now, if you've followed Roblox for any length of time, you know that its platform attracts all manners of pedophiles who try to groom a young audience. So the lawsuit itself is not surprising; however, it does go a step further by also holding Discord, Snapchat, and Meta responsible for enabling the exploitation and the overall decline in the victim's mental health. you've followed Roblox you've followed Roblox all manners of pedophiles all manners of pedophiles Roblox ranked #2 this week. F*ck pedos. At least One Tech Behemoth Gets It (Maybe) ⛅ At least One Tech Behemoth Gets It (Maybe) Amazon is taking climate change seriously. At least, enough to announce a €1 billion plan to upgrade its truck fleet in Europe over the next five years, Reuters reports . Amazon Amazon reports reports The investment will see the world's largest eCommerce business more than triple its electric van fleet in Europe to 10,000 vehicles while investing in thousands of charger stations at facilities across Europe. It will also invest in doubling its European network of "micro-mobility" hubs from more than 20 cities today, Reuters reported. Amazon ranked #3 this week. And that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading Tech Company News Brief Issue #20! See y’all next week. PEACE ☮️ And that’s a wrap! Thanks for reading Tech Company News Brief Issue #20! See y’all next week. PEACE — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon — Sheharyar Khan, Editor, Business Tech @ HackerNoon

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The metaverse as a concept is more popular than ever. Thanks to the push from huge companies such as Meta, more people are getting engrossed with the idea of living virtual lives in a virtual world. This push has brought with it massive platforms like The Sandbox, an online collection of games and setpieces built on blockchain technology. However, The Sandbox is far from the first platform to provide these features in the first place. Many people are probably much more familiar with , known for its thousands of user-created games and hangout spaces. The many comparisons that can be made between the two must surely lead to a battle of The Sandbox vs. Roblox in the minds of metaverse enthusiasts. Roblox Which one will serve as a prime example of the future of gaming? Comparing The Sandbox and The Roblox This comparison will focus solely on what is offered by each platform. Features like profitability won’t be considered due to the volatile nature of cryptocurrency, but monetization and community aspects of The Sandbox (Season 3) and Roblox will be considered. Ease of Access The Sandbox is a platform built around cryptocurrency and the blockchain. As a result, the process of creating an account is somewhat more involved than Roblox. , a virtual wallet must be linked to the account during creation. This is because many features found within are built around NFTs and cryptocurrency, both of which would become unavailable to players otherwise. This ties into its monetization aspects at the cost of its ease of access. Anyone without these wallets, from children to adults unable to sign up for them, will be unable to use The Sandbox without outside help. To enter The Sandbox On the other hand, Roblox is one of the most accessible platforms out there. It’s not even necessary to make an account to start playing. While additional verification methods are required to access more features on the platform, joining an experience can be done at will. There are very few limits on any content on the platform outside of cosmetics and user-created worlds. A few of those worlds require Robux, in-game currency that can be purchased with real money. One can see Roblox as a precursor to the metaverse, and while it’s not as deeply integrated with the concept as The Sandbox is, it’s undeniably much more accessible. Monetization and Community A prime point of contention in The Sandbox’s favor is how involved it is with monetization. While it’s a bit more difficult to enter than Roblox is, its play-to-earn model allows pretty much anyone to start earning genuine cash simply by visiting worlds and completing quests. This is reflected in its community of crypto enthusiasts. While smaller than Roblox’s community, The Sandbox has hundreds of fans looking to create and share robust experiences with others. The barriers to entry make for a group that’s more tightly-knit, making The Sandbox a very welcoming place for those creators unhappy with Roblox’s policies. Roblox’s greatest strengths — its ease-of-access and large community — are also its greatest weaknesses. Because it’s extremely easy for anyone to join, people from all ages are using Roblox to this day. This includes children, which means prior verifications are required for those wishing to start earning money. It’s also much more difficult to actually earn anything on Roblox, as many prizes are only usable within the game worlds themselves. This large community has also faced controversies in the past, from to . At worst. It’s extremely unlikely that these issues will appear in The Sandbox anytime soon, and it makes a strong case for why greater barriers to entry might be a good thing. the exploitation of young developers the exposure of sexual content to kids Overall Content Despite ease of access, monetization, and potential controversies, most players will look to these platforms based on the simple desires of entering new worlds and playing many different games. The Sandbox is still in its Alpha phase, and unfortunately that fact is made very apparent during gameplay. Many official worlds have only simple text-based quests, and the “combat” found within is nearly nonexistent. Every world also shares the same blocky style, from buildings and structures to characters and weapons. There isn’t much variety to be found in The Sandbox even when exploring some of the more obscure worlds within. There’s the very likely possibility that it will evolve over time, as even Roblox was stuck with a certain style at first, but it still has a long way to go before that happens. In terms of variety and content, Roblox once again takes the cake. Not only are there literally millions of different experiences on the platform, but the variety they boast is immense. Art styles, objectives, and even entire game genres are represented in hundreds of different ways. It makes sense that Roblox has such an incredible amount of content, having first released over 15 years ago, but it doesn’t change the fact that this content only continues to grow. Anyone is guaranteed to find something they’ll enjoy in Roblox whereas only a specific group of people will find themselves interested in The Sandbox. Final Thoughts on The Sandbox vs. Roblox Roblox is the clear winner here when purely considering gaming aspects. shares many features and qualities with Roblox, and in time it could very well become even more popular and beloved. But if metaverse games and experiences want to lay claim to the future of gaming, they’ll need to put heavier focus on making their experiences fun and varied rather than focusing wholly on monetization and crypto-based technology. In the end, these virtual experiences are still seen as video games, even when they try to be more. Should The Sandbox embrace that, it’s likely to surpass Roblox’s popularity within the decade. The Sandbox

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