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• Nintendo to ease its draconian rules for YouTubers and livestreamers

  Nintendo today announced it'd be winding down its Creators Program, which had long been a headache for YouTubers and streamers who'd tried to use footage of the company's games in their videos. Now it's got a fresh set of rules that are much more beneficial to the community -- indicating ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Snap, share, eat: The decidedly human reasons we're obsessed with amateur food photography

  As millions sit down to a turkey dinner this week, it's inevitable that one of you, perhaps even more than one, will break out your smartphone and start snapping pictures of your plate, the turkey, and if they're lucky, maybe even those who are sharing it with you. You'll agonize ...

  • Bryan Clark

• How to be a tech evangelist

  What is an evangelist? The term brings to mind something spiritual, even religious, kind of like a Silicon Valley guru, a la Silicon Valley (the show): But evangelists are much more than that — they're important parts of companies, and essential in building and communicating ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• These 5 startups prove being a DJ has never been easier

  You need to wear many hats if you want to succeed in the music industry. Here are five startups that prove it has never been ...

  • Camille Charluet

• DJs can soon play live sets directly from SoundCloud

  SoundCloud users will soon be able to DJ live directly on the platform, all while having its huge catalogue of streamed music at their disposal. CEO Kerry Trainor made the announcement at Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) on Thursday during his keynote. In a partnership with music applications, ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• Winamp is coming back next year, and I can't wait to slap some skins on it

  My favorite music app is finally getting a major update in 2019, and I'm beside myself with excitement about the prospect ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Adobe Characterizer turns you into an animated drawing with the power of AI

  When I was a kid, I briefly held the aspiration of making my own cartoons. I dabbled in the animation portion of Flash and made a few cheesy .flvs, but soon realized I wasn't up to the task of dealing with keyframes and drawing pretty vectors. Maybe if I'd started in 2018, things ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Medium published its first full-length novel, and it's a Silicon Valley satire

  Medium, the blogging platform developed by Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, today published its first full-length novel, which you can read now for free. The book in question is The Big Disruption by Jessica Powell, Google's former head of PR. The novel is a satirical take on ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Copyright takedown notices are completely Baroque-en

  And soon every site might need a copyright ID system. What gives?

  • Matthew Hughes

• This company wants to put manga and anime on the blockchain

  MINDOL will create new content in anime, cinema, games, manga, and music that will help further Japan’s cultural dissemination. ...

  • Lucas Miller

• This decentralized Reddit copycat lets you buy upvotes with Bitcoin

  ThunderMessage is a decentralized take on Reddit powered by the new Lightning Network - where votes are funded by Bitcoin. ...

  • David Canellis

• Review: Double Fine's GNOG is a wonderfully puzzling VR experience

  Double Fine's GNOG is a mesmerizing puzzle game that's incredibly well-suited for virtual reality, and it's available on ...

  • Tristan Greene