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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-01-19 05:35:53

Meta's VR layoffs may help the industry long term, as most affected roles focused on first-party content and games that competed with the broader ecosystem (Palmer Luckey/@palmerluckey)
x.com/palmerluckey/status/2013

Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) on X
I have an opinion on the Meta layoffs that is contrary with most of the VR industry and much of the media, but strongly held. This is not a disaster. They still employ the largest team working on VR by about an order of magnitude. Nobody else is even close. The "Meta is

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-19 23:41:01

Substack announces new tools to help writers use Polymarket data and adds Polymarket to its sponsorship pilot, prompting questions from some journalists (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)
niemanlab.org/2026/02/polymark

Polymarket says “journalism is better when it’s backed by live markets”
Predictions market Polymarket and Substack are now "exclusive," the companies announced. And the relationship getting serious is raising a few eyebrows. On Wednesday, Substack announced the new features that allow writers to embed prediction markets data directly into their newsletters…

@markhburton@mstdn.social
2025-12-18 09:40:05

Colombia passes law to recognise victims of climate displacement.
It accords rights to them and responsibilities to government for both prevention and attention.
A bit unclear just what that will mean in practice
El ley: el Estado deberš reconocer a las víctimas de desplazamiento por cambio climštico | EL ESPECTADOR

Es ley: el Estado deberá reconocer a las víctimas de desplazamiento por cambio climático
Después de varios intentos, la ley fue aprobada en la Plenaria de la Cámara de Representantes en el cuarto debate.

@toxi@mastodon.thi.ng
2026-01-19 14:40:41

This was an interesting problem to work on (back in 2017): A visualization of a path planner for 3D printing (FDM) a single layer/mesh structure of a multi-layer textile. Two setups of the same path strategy which optimized for longest continuous sub-paths and minimum rapids (distance without filament extrusion) between sub-paths. The planner supported six strategies in total, incl. optimizing for straight sub-paths and minimum amounts of "recent" crossings (to allow filament to co…

Animation showing a subdivided quadmesh (consisting of ~320 faces) which is being iteratively highlighted by orange paths navigating the edges of the mesh to show progress of the path planner. Initially the paths are longer, but are becoming shorter as more edges of the mesh have already been visited. Visited edges are then shown as thick gray lines.
Animation showing a subdivided quadmesh (consisting of ~480 faces) which is being iteratively highlighted by orange paths navigating the edges of the mesh to show progress of the path planner. Initially the paths are longer, but are becoming shorter as more edges of the mesh have already been visited. Visited edges are then shown as thick gray lines.
@nfdi4culture@nfdi.social
2025-12-18 20:45:14

🚀 Ein ausführlicher Rückblick auf unser 5. CCP vom 24.– 26.09. 2025 in Mainz – einschließlich der Stimmen von Euch, unseren Communities – ist jetzt auf unserem #4CulturePortal verfügbar: nfdi4culture.de/id/E6647

NFDI4Culture und die Community – Gruppenfoto von der 5. Culture Community Plenary 2025 an der Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur, Mainz. Foto: Alexander Stark.
@ErikJonker@mastodon.social
2025-12-17 18:26:14

Ruzie in het kabinet over mest, debat
debatdirect.tweedekamer.nl/202

Debat Direct
Volg de debatten van de Tweede Kamer live met extra debat- en sprekersinformatie via Debat Direct.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-01-19 21:15:43

As news outlets treat prediction markets like news, especially heading into US elections, every dip and swing in the odds may end up wildly misleading people (Saahil Desai/The Atlantic)
theatlantic.com/technology/202

America Is Slow-Walking Into a Polymarket Disaster
Why is the media obsessed with prediction markets?

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-12-18 20:15:47

Instacart will pay $60M to settle FTC allegations that it used deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising (Annie Palmer/CNBC)
cnbc.com/2025/12/18/instacart-

Instacart to pay $60 million to settle FTC claims it deceived customers
The federal agency alleged that Instacart used a number of deceptive tactics in its subscription signup and "satisfaction guarantee" advertising.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-18 17:36:18

Sports-focused prediction market Novig raises a $75M Series B led by Pantera Capital at a $500M valuation; Novig is commission-free for retail traders (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
fortune.com/2026/02/18/sports-

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-02-17 14:25:46

Crypto VC firm Dragonfly closes a $650M fund, its fourth, as the crypto VCs go through a "mass extinction event"; Dragonfly backed Polymarket's Series B (Leo Schwartz/Fortune)
fortune.com/2026/02/17/dragonf

Exclusive: Crypto venture firm Dragonfly closes $650 million fourth fund—even as blockchain VCs face ‘mass extinction’
An inside look at the fast-rising firm, from its early Polymarket bet to its mysterious founding partner.