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NFT for Dummies by Crocs League founder Doctor Troller

October 29, 2021 Published by

 

There has been an explosion in the sales of NFTs in the past year. One digital artist called Beeple sold his NFT artwork called Opus for $69 million at Christies. Another artist called Pak created a collection of NFT Cubes which sold out at Sothebys for $17m, and last week UK based artist Doctor Troller’s first drop of Crocs League NFTs netted over $500,000 in a couple of hours.

But what exactly is an NFT?
OK, let’s start with the basics. NFT stands for non-fungible token.

OK, I’m sure you get the token bit, but non-fungible?
Non-fungible means it’s unique, one of a kind, and cannot be replaced with something else.

You’ve heard of Bitcoin, right?
Well Bitcoin is fungible. One Bitcoin is exactly the same as another, you could trade any Bitcoin for another, they won’t be any different. An NFT however, is a one-of-a-kind trading card. If you swap or sell it for another NFT you will have something completely different.

So how exactly do NFTs work?
Most NFTs are part of the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain. Most purchases and trades of NFTs are done in ETH. Ethereum is a cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin, but the ETH blockchain also supports these NFTs, and stores extra information which is why most NFT transactions are done in Etherium.

So what is worth buying in NFTs?
NFTs can be pretty much anything collectable that can be digitised. It could be music, videos, the world’s first Tweet (it sold for $2.9m), but a lot of the current NFT excitement is around digital art.

The reason for this excitement is that NFTs are designed to give you something that can’t be copied: ownership of the artwork. To explain this in terms of physical art collecting, anyone can buy a Van Gogh print, but only one person can own the original. And with blockchain technology, you can easily see that the artwork is the genuine version and not a fake.

OK, how does that work?
All transactions of the artwork are recorded and stored on the blockchain, this gives the NFT artwork, what art dealers call “provenance”, you can see exactly who has owned the artwork right the way back to the original minting by the artist.

Right, I’m interested, but which NFTs are worth collecting?
Well, that’s the $69m question, literally. So rarity of NFTs is important. If an artist releases an edition of a million NFTs they’re not exactly rare, and so therefore this should be reflected in the price.

Have a look on community sites to see what prices these NFTs are going for, do your research. Discord is a good site to check on prices and sales for NFTs. Look and see what prices those NFTs have sold for today, not last week. This is a fast moving market, fortunes can be made quickly…and lost quickly. You’ve got to know the right time to get in, and get out.

What about security, I’ve heard about people being robbed online?
It’s really important to have strong security. Have a good secure wallet, something like Metamask, but also it’s good to double down with a physical wallet as well, so that if your computer is hacked you’re not going to lose everything when you’re asleep.

Please do ask us any questions that you think we should cover and we’ll get back to you with some answers soon.

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REMO AI Announces the Canadian Retail Availability of OBSBOT Tiny and OBSBOT Me through Best Buy and Walmart

October 29, 2021 Published by

 

REMO TECH, creators of OBSBOT, a brand of state-of-art artificial intelligence cameras, announced today that its AI-powered webcam OBSBOT Tiny, and smart tracking tripod OBSBOT Me is available in Canada through Best Buy and Walmart’s online stores.

OBSBOT’s brand of AI webcam and smart tracking tripod, capable of auto-following its users on a swivel, aren’t just tailored to remote workers or selfies, but encompass livestreamers, vloggers and all content creators.

OBSBOT Tiny boasts a PTZ camera and AI-powered tracking to keep its users under the spotlight, while OBSBOT Me offers the same cutting-edge tracking performance right out of the box, but packed under a smart tracking tripod without needing an extra app. Whether it’s used as a web camera for a basic conference call; a solution for teachers to remotely stream their classes; or even for instructors to teach their dance or yoga classes virtually, with OBSBOT Tiny and OBSBOT Me, anyone has the ability to express themselves freely and creatively through video.

As video expression has become a much more integral part of our everyday lives, following this past year’s global pandemic, OBSBOT continues to deliver innovative solutions that empower its users to be productive regardless of what life throws at them.

Pricing and Availability:

Celebrating the arrival of OBSBOT Tiny and OBSBOT Me in the world’s largest retailers, REMO TECH will offer both products at a major discount of up to CAD$60 off for 3 days starting on the day of the launch. Both products will also be available for up to a CAD$40 off in a follow-up week-long limited discount, which kicks off after the first three days of their availability.

To learn more about the discount, find OBSBOT Tiny and OBSBOT Me on Best Buy and Walmart.

Product

MSRP (CAD)

Promotion date

Promotion price (CAD)

OBSBOT Tiny

$259

3 DAYS Limited
Oct.29 -Oct.31

$199

OBSBOT Tiny

$259

One week
Nov.1-Nov.7

$219

OBSBOT Me

$189

3 DAYS Limited
Oct.29 -Oct.31

$159

OBSBOT Me

$189

One week
Nov.1-Nov.7

$169
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PAGCOR Gaming Income Improves to $439M in Q3 2021

October 29, 2021 Published by
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The Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) has reported income from gaming operations of Php22.28 billion ($439.3 million) in the three months to 30 September 2021, broadly in line with the same period in 2020 but 51% higher than the June quarter.

The improved sequential results came despite ongoing COVID-19 restrictions preventing casinos across parts of the country, particularly in Metro Manila, from operating at full capacity.

Net income of Php183.9 million ($3.6 million) was 38.6% higher than Q3 2020 and more than double the Php79.1 million ($1.6 million) profit reported in Q2 2021.

According to PAGCOR’s Q2 2021 financial statements, the regulator paid Php11.7 billion ($230.7 million) in gaming taxes and contributions as part of its mandated charter in the September quarter, up from Php7.76 billion ($154.2 million) in Q2.

Manila’s casinos, already closed for a large period in 2020, were shut down again from late March until late April this year following another outbreak of COVID-19, then again in early August when the National Capital Region, including Metro Manila, was placed under the strictest Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ).

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Guidehouse Insights Report Expects North America to Surpass Europe as the Largest Market Globally for Hydrogen Storage Technologies in 2028

October 29, 2021 Published by

 

A new report from Guidehouse Insights provides forecasts for the market potential for hydrogen storage technologies and includes all major global regions over a 10-year forecast period through 2030.

Sector-coupling, an avenue in which green hydrogen is an integral fuel for facilitating a transition to net zero, is gaining momentum. To satisfy this forecast hydrogen demand, scaling up infrastructure across generation, transmission, distribution, and storage is imperative. Due to inherent variability along the hydrogen supply-demand chain, hydrogen storage is critical to the development of the hydrogen economy. According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, Europe is anticipated to remain the largest market globally for hydrogen storage technologies through 2028, when it is expected to be surpassed by North America.

“Although hydrogen storage is still a nascent market, it has significant growth potential,” says Shantanu Chakraborty, senior research analyst with Guidehouse Insights. “Hydrogen’s decarbonization potential, an increase in demand for reliable and flexible power, the possibility to reuse existing infrastructure and networks, and global government support are all drivers for hydrogen storage technologies.”

While strong growth is expected, there are certain barriers to progress. The most pressing issues facing the hydrogen storage market are high costs and institutional challenges associated with incentivizing technologies and enabling cross-policy alignment for infrastructure planning. The market also faces R&D challenges associated with individual storage technologies, according to the report.

The report, Hydrogen Storage Technologies Market, provides forecasts for the market potential for hydrogen storage technologies. The chief objective of this report is to determine the status of this emerging industry and the potential future growth of hydrogen technologies. All major global regions are included (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa), and the report examines a 10-year forecast period through 2030. The report also notes market drivers and barriers and technology trends in the hydrogen storage technologies space. An executive summary of the report is available for free download on the Guidehouse Insights website.

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Entain creates exclusive new McLaren Racing content for Formula 1 Fans

October 29, 2021 Published by
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Entain, the leading global sports betting, gaming, and interactive entertainment group, is providing customers of its global gaming brands with unique new experiences and media content, promising special access which Formula 1 fans can only enjoy through its PartyCasino and partypoker brands.

This marks a further stage in the partnership between McLaren F1 and Entain’s Party brands, which began at the start of this year’s F1 season. International TV ads will run from now to the end of the season in mid-December, initially in the UK, promising customers special access to the McLaren F1 team through PartyCasino and partypoker.

In a similar way to the “Drummers” campaign ads launched ahead of the Euros earlier this year by Ladbrokes, Entain’s leading UK sports-betting brand, the new PartyCasino ads focus on mass entertainment experiences for customers and the thrill of big sports events.

“We want Party to be a destination for customers around the world who enjoy games and sharing experiences around the sports and activities they love,” said Paris Anatolitis, Managing Director of Party Brands and Commercial Director of Entain. “This is about creating recreational content which encourages people to take a look and explore new ways of enjoying themselves with our brands.”

The new campaign coincides with a range of new offers, available via the McLaren F1 access pages on the PartyCasino and partypoker websites. These include:

  • Super Fan competitions. Inviting fans to answer questions that test their knowledge of F1. The latest Super Fan quiz invites customers to match pictures of F1 race cars with the date they raced. Fans can see how they score against others on a leaderboard, competing for a prize – on this occasion a McLaren F1 helmet.
  • See the Unseen. A new video, lifting the lid on the people behind McLaren Racing, is also released this week featuring McLaren Racing CEO, Zak Brown. This is the second in a series of exclusive McLaren interviews, led by McLaren F1 driver Daniel Riccardo. Next month there will be further “See the Unseen” videos, featuring the McLaren F1 pit crew and its engineering team, ahead of a second featuring Daniel Riccardo expected in December.
  • Exclusive free-to-play McLaren F1 games. Entain plans to launch a first exclusive free-to-play racing game built around McLaren F1 available only on its Party brands next month, which sees Grand Prix events taking place in Mexico and Brazil. Entain has itself built the new game, with design input from McLaren F1 on the cars, to put fans into the driving seat with challenges to overcome once on the track.

This is the first year in a multi-year partnership between Entain and McLaren F1, with both companies promising further exclusive content and experiences for fans in 2022.

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CYFIRMA Named in the 2021 Gartner Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar for Security Report

October 29, 2021 Published by

 

CYFIRMA, an external threat landscape management company funded by Goldman Sachs, Zodius Capital and Z3Partners, today announced that it has been named in a newly published report, “Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar: Security“ by Gartner Inc. CYFIRMA is cited under the Digital Risk Protection Services (DRPS) category.

The Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar highlights the technologies and trends that have the most potential to disrupt a broad cross-section of markets. The Gartner report describes, “these solutions give visibility into (surface) web, dark web and deep web sources to identify potential threats to critical assets and producing contextual information on threat actors and the tactics and processes utilized to conduct malicious activity. DRPS provide support in four areas – mapping, monitoring, mitigating, and managing the impact on critical digital assets – that ensure business operations are preserved.”

According to the Gartner report, “the pace of investment growth in this technology and its transformational effect on buyers focused on heritage vulnerability assessment are fairly rapid. Strong growing interest is expected to drive swift future adoption of this new technology.”

“To be cited by Gartner as a sample provider and listed under the Digital Risk Protection Services (DRPS) category affirm our mission of helping organizations build real-time external threat landscape visibility as the essential cyber risk strategy to strengthen security posture,” said Kumar Ritesh, Founder and CEO of CYFIRMA.

“We view digital risk as the next frontier of cyber invasion where hackers could breach security controls using clandestine techniques. Digital technologies such as deep fake combine with anomaly evasion methods have allowed threat actors to find their way in. The ability to uncover attack surfaces in real-time, deep understanding of how an exposed digital asset poses a risk to the business, knowing if data has been leaked, and awareness of executives being impersonated all play a crucial role in defining an accurate digital risk profile. We have built our core platform, DeCYFIR, to not only help our clients uncover their digital footprint, but to also gain deeper insights into hackers, their motives, campaigns, and methods. Through DeCYFIR, we give our clients the view from the hacker’s lens so they know the exact remedial actions they can take to prevent a cyberattack,” Ritesh adds.

Gartner, “Emerging Technologies and Trends Impact Radar: Security”, Ruggero Contu, et al, 12 October 2021.

Disclaimer: GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and is used herein with permission. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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Fast Track announces launch of the Singularity Model

October 29, 2021 Published by
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Fast Track has revealed a game-changing product that enables iGaming operators to deliver 1:1 experiences to players. The technology is the first of its kind for the industry.

“We have been working towards delivering this solution since the early days of Fast Track. Within the iGaming industry we have spoken about creating 1:1 experiences with our players for many years but have not had access to the right tools to make it a reality. I am excited and proud that Fast Track is making 1:1 player experiences possible for the first time with the Singularity Model,” commented Simon Lidzén, CEO and Co-founder of Fast Track.

The Singularity Model features an engine that observes every action the player makes in real time and uses advanced machine learning and computations to establish a comprehensive player profile. Once this is established, the Singularity model hand picks the content, times and channels that are best suited to the individual player and creates a relevant, timely engagement.

The Singularity Model is built specifically to make fully automated, real-time, 1:1 experiences possible.

The model has been designed with maximum flexibility in mind. Operators are given full control of the data, decision-making framework and tech stack and can customise every aspect according to their unique needs.

This technology marks the beginning of the next generation of player engagement within the industry; fundamentally changing the way operators interact with players.

To further support 1:1 experiences, Fast Track is also rolling out a completely new data analytics platform: Fast Track Data Studio. Sitting on top of Fast Track’s real-time data feed, the Data Studio will allow users to carry out complex queries in lightning-fast time, assisting users to make more informed decisions about their business with easily digestible and customisable dashboards.

Fast Track’s partners will also have access to the Singularity Project, a comprehensive intelligence hub managed by a dedicated data science team. The team will be publishing the results of relevant experiments and sharing insights that can be used with the Singularity Model.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Chooses Clarivate as IP Lifecycle Management Partner

October 28, 2021 Published by

 

Clarivate Plc (NYSE:CLVT), a global leader in providing trusted information and insights to accelerate the pace of innovation, announced today that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has chosen Clarivate as its IP lifecycle management partner. HPE currently owns a very large patent and trademark portfolio. With its adoption of IPfolio™, in addition to its existing use of Innography™ as well as patent search and annuities services from Clarivate, the IP team at HPE can reduce time spent on administrative processes and instead focus on its mission to transform the future of businesses and innovation.

Chun Kuo, HPE, said, “HPE has historically relied on Innography for prior art searching and IP Analysis. Adding IPfolio was the obvious next step to further centralizing our support model. The deep integration of IPfolio with other products and services was a key factor in deciding to expand our relationship with Clarivate. The flexibility and suite of APIs offered through IPfolio lets us quickly and easily develop cutting edge apps that advocate and accelerate innovation across the company. We can now easily build workflows based on a richer dataset and retrieve and view more types of data in a simple, accessible format. This further allows us to make faster and better-informed decisions.”

Turning insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today’s complex world has become more demanding than ever. With business needs rapidly changing, Clarivate helps HPE quickly customize the tools they need to succeed at every stage of the innovation lifecycle. With the new solution in place HPE will be able to manage the lifecycle of registered and unregistered patents and trademarks, identify licensing opportunities, select patent pools and create patents that are essential to technical and commercial standards, all supported by a single provider, Clarivate.

Earlier this year, CompuMark™ trademark research capabilities were integrated into IPfolio, adding global coverage of 180+ trademark authorities to help corporate IP departments keep portfolio data complete and accurate while reducing manual data entry efforts. As a result, HPE will have the ability to watch trademarks and conduct knockout screening searches for proposed trademarks from within IPfolio.

Gordon Samson, President, IP Group, Clarivate, said, “At Clarivate, we are on a mission to improve the way the world creates, protects and advances innovation. We are pleased to help HPE compete effectively in this evolving landscape by unlocking the full value of their IP, with integrated capabilities across the spectrum of IP management, IP intelligence and IP services, like patent search and maintenance. Through this partnership, we are connecting our purpose to HPE’s mission  of transforming the future of businesses and innovation. This integrated experience has the power to transform IP assets and data from being an administrative challenge to an efficient driver of business value.”

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StackUp! (or dive trying), the Italian Stacking Sensation Party-Platformer, launches its first major update on Steam Today

October 28, 2021 Published by
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PixelConflict enthralls us with new surroundings as StackUp Update One launches at the peak of Spooktober – Enter the haunting Halloween makeover and enjoy the brand new 4-player co-op experience!

Check out all the frighteningly awesome features, such as free limited time cosmetics and a Spicy new Power-Up, starting today!

Udine, Italy – October 28th 2021: Italian indies PixelConflict are pleased to announce that StackUp! (or dive trying), a stack-your-way-up casual party-platformer, is officially receiving its first major update coupled with a limited time 30% off on Steam from tonight!

Key features include a fresh out the box co-op game mode, allowing up to four players to collaborate and stack up in true team-like fashion. See where your friends are stacking, use power-ups smartly or take a dive for the team in this new exhilarating experience. The too-hot-to-handle Tabasco Power-Up also makes its debut: drink it to speed up the water speed considerably, helping you reach objects that were too far or a great trick to drown out your opponents in PvP.

Alongside the brand new co-op mode, the once bright and colourful StackUp house turns dark and gloomy in the game’s first holiday makeover. Spiders dart across the walls with their webs, broken windows with shattered glass lie across the creaky wooden floors, and new special soundtracks will fill your already fast-paced experience with goosebumps! Can this rundown house handle the power of its burst pipes, or will players succumb to a watery tomb?

In the first edition of TidyUps, many quality of life changes and stability improvements are made to further improve StackUp’s foundation. And last but not least new customisation options are added to the game, including last season’s winner cosmetics, allowing players to customise their own unique StackUp guy in more ways than ever before!

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OKTO signs with MERKUR Slots and MERKUR Bingo to extend growing cashless relationship with UK machine players

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The OKTO brand continues to build its status and reputation as UK gaming’s premier cashless payments provider having secured agreements with both the MERKUR Slots and the MERKUR Bingo brands. The deals, which were completed and signed by Simon Dorsen, Chief Commercial Officer at OKTO and Sascha Blodau, General Manager, MERKUR UK at last week’s ACOS exhibition in London, will see the OKTO.WALLET available in 200 venues throughout the country stretching from Hereford to Harlow, Dundee to Dunstable and Cardiff to Coventry.

The first implementations, which will see OKTO integrated with the existing in-venue cashless infrastructure via the GeWeTe hub, will take place at the 2,200-seat capacity MERKUR Bingo Hall in Cricklewood North London – the biggest bingo club in Europe – and the state-of-the-art MERKUR Slots high street gaming centre in Shepherds Bush, west London.

Simon Dorsen, CCO at OKTO who is responsible for directing the roll-out of the OKTO.WALLET in the UK said: “This is another major agreement and one that we are incredibly pleased to confirm with MERKUR, one of the most respected and recognised names in world gaming.

We started our relationship with MERKUR UK less than six months ago in May 2021 when we signed an agreement with Regal Gaming and Leisure. Adding to the relationship in this way means that we are now active in the Pub, AGC and Bingo sectors which I believe reflects the appeal of the app with players, what it can deliver from a commercial perspective but also its’ role in delivering a safer gambling experience with tools including age verification, time-out periods, a profit and loss calculator, the ability to set spending limits and access to helplines for the small percentage of machine players who experience problems gambling. Through its 360 Program, I know how seriously MERKUR UK is about delivering a safe gambling experience and I am delighted that the OKTO.WALLET will be able to contribute to that commitment and philosophy.”

Sascha Blodau, General Manager, MERKUR UK added: “Our goal as a Group is to strive to be the very best in everything that we do. As well as the obvious criterion such as the best venues, people, and machines it also means providing our customers with the best experience and the best choice of options to play and to pay. Everything is led by our players – delivering choice will always be at the very top of the agenda and that includes a recognition that new demographics are seeking a smooth, seamless digitalised customer journey.”

OKTO, which has a pipeline of 250,000 contractually integrated gaming machines across Europe, has hit the ground running in the UK. The latest agreements with MERKUR Slots and MERKUR Bingo, join those secured with Regal Gaming and Leisure, Inspired Entertainment, and Bob Rudd.

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