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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

TechCrunch LA

Digital avatar startup Genies , known its for high-profile partnerships with celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Migos and Cardi B, has just released its long-anticipated NFT storefront, “The Warehouse.” ” Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam. Image Credits: Genies.

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Jam City Launches Voter Registration Outreach Effort

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Los Angeles-based mobile entertainment and gaming developer Jam City said today that it is getting behind an effort to encourage its users to register to vote in the upcoming U.S. midterm elections, through a joint effort with nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization When We All Vote.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

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A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I I feel this responsibility to my industry to put the best business practices I’ve learned along the way into a platform so I can help other influencers.”. We are in phase three of the influencer economy. Bain Capital Ventures' Jamison Hill.

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Twiistup 6 Highlights

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He got this VC talking so effusively about his entrepreneurial instincts that my wife accused me of having a “man crush.” (I don’t) I think this guy has the chance to be the Digital Puffy if he can amass a team to help young artists own & manage their digital careers. photo credit to Brian Solis].

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Social Networking and Business Value

SoCal CTO

Social networking sites and microblogs are used not only to build company brands, but to foster productivity; social media tools help build communities around the question, "What are you working on?" In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations.

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History of Cheating and Cheat Codes in Video Games

Tech Zulu Event

Even the famous Konami Code was created during a debugging phase to help save time. Eventually even products entirely devoted to cheating emerged, like the Game Genie cartridge. This allowed them to test very specific parameters without wasting time. But then something started to change – or rather, many things changed.

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Tech Titans Peter Thiel, Matt Jacobson, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, Mich Mathews, Elon Musk Buy Homes in Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. the entertainment industry. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. than in other parts of the city.