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MDOM is making significant strides in the entertainment industry by addressing key challenges and leveraging blockchain technology. 1. **Clear Problem-Solution Framing** The whitepaper effectively identifies major pain points in entertainment, including piracy, centralization, and opaque revenue models. It proposes practical, blockchain-based solutions across funding, distribution, and ownership, demonstrating a strong alignment with market needs. 2. **Full-Stack Ecosystem Vision** MDOM outlines a comprehensive suite of utilities, including crowdfunding, streaming, yearly dividends,staking, governance, creator tools, and decentralized mini multiplexes. This ecosystem approach creates multiple utility touchpoints for the token, enhancing its long-term viability. 3. **Sound Tokenomics & transparent Investor Design** The well-structured allocation, vesting schedules, and inflation control mechanisms, such as burns and staking rewards, reflect careful consideration of investor trust and sustainability—an essential factor in today's digital assets world. 4. **Trend-Aligned Mission** By positioning MDOM as a tool for global creator empowerment and decentralized media distribution, it taps into the growing interest in Web3 and the creator economy narratives, making it timely and relevant. MDOM's unique selling proposition: -INVEST - EARN - TRADE - REPEAT-

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Metaphor: ReFantazio's PC sales far exceeded Atlus’ expectations, says director Katsura Hashino. I wonder what percentage of those sales tried the demo first... Metaphor: ReFantazio is Atlus’ fastest-selling title ever, moving over a million copies on launch day and surpassing Persona 3 Reload. Director Katsura Hashino noted that PC players made up a larger share of sales than expected. It’s also the first Hashino-led game released worldwide on both console and PC at launch. While global preparation was tough, he sees value in players enjoying the game “in their preferred environment.” He adds, “I’m glad that we were able to accomplish that.” “Although Atlus is generally associated with console games,” Hashino says, PC engagement is rising, with surveys showing a growing user base over the past 5–10 years. A key reason for the global launch was overseas fans. “It’s a great thing that fans all over the globe get to play the game at the same time,” Hashino says, also citing spoiler prevention: simultaneous releases help ensure everyone experiences the story fresh. Under most circumstances, it makes all the sense in the world to have your game release day and date on as many platforms as possible. If game is a console exclusive, publishers should still consider a PC release. See: Helldivers II PC gaming continues to show strong and steady growth globally, particularly in regions where digital distribution and hardware access have expanded. While console sales fluctuate with hardware cycles, it's encouraging to see more Japanese developers embracing the PC platform, even those who historically focused on consoles. Would love to see them port the Vanillaware games on PC...

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Jensen on how SEGA saved NVIDIA by converting the final $5M payment from a failed contract to develop a graphics chip for the Sega Dreamcast console in 1996. Sega 3x'd that investment when Nvidia IPO'd three years later (in the often annoying 'hindsight is 20/20' category, that investment would be worth about $1 trillion today. Sega made the right call at the time though to sell). Great story, and shows the importance of being honest and humble in business.

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$20 for months of work. A testnet that costs more than it rewards. Let’s talk about the elephant in the room — the way node operators were treated in the Privasea AI and Shardeum testnets. In the early days of Web3, testnets were a gateway to meaningful rewards. Projects like Arbitrum or Celestia created incentive loops that worked: - Users joined for potential airdrops - Node runners supported the load - Everyone won In 2025? That contract is breaking. 🧠 How the model is supposed to work Testnets aren’t just code previews — they’re stress tests. To simulate real-world conditions, you need: - Load → driven by retrodrop hype and user participation - Infrastructure → node runners who maintain uptime, process txs, fix bugs, handle updates Retroactive airdrops generate pressure. Nodes absorb it. But when rewards don’t even cover server costs — it stops being a fair deal. ⚠️ What we saw with Shardeum & Privasea AI - Complex, unstable networks - Manual patching, constant version updates - Zero transparency around rewards ~$20 total compensation Many node runners walked away with a net loss — and that’s not just bad optics. It’s bad system design. 🚨 Why this threatens more than just community morale - Without trust, fewer users will engage in early-stage testnets - Without infrastructure, projects can't simulate real adoption - Without alignment, the “testnet → mainnet” funnel breaks ✅ What founders should do (now) 1. Be transparent about how rewards work 2. Price in the real cost of participation (infra + time + risk) 3. Communicate budgets and timelines for incentive programs 4. Listen to node operators — they’re your frontline 5. Design for mutual benefit — or don’t expect mutual effort A testnet is not a free launchpad. It’s a social contract — and breaking it has long-term costs. 📌 If you’re planning a testnet this year: read the room. You still have time to earn trust — or lose it completely. #Web3 #Crypto #Testnet #Airdrops #NodeOperators #IncentiveDesign #Privasea #Shardeum #CommunityBuilding #Founders #TokenEconomics

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2025 WINNERS 🏆 BY IAP REVENUE "Follow the market, follow the leader." 🥇 The Follow-the-Leader Strategy is successful in many industries, but it is crucial in mobile gaming. 🎯 In a highly competitive market such as mobile gaming, Follow-the-Leader means leveraging shortcuts to learn and save time. ⏱️ For this reason, today I bring you the list of mobile gaming companies that earned the most in IAP revenue in 2025. 💰 I considered only companies that made last year's 🔝 100. My highlights. 4𝐗 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐭! 🔥 Some gaming companies whose 4X Strategy titles are their flagships skyrocketed last year! 🚀 Century Games has generated nearly $1 billion in revenue🤯 , with YOY growth of more than 86%, driven largely by its two main 4X Strategy games, “Whiteout Survival” and “Kingshot”. In addition, the Chinese giant 🇨🇳 also scored a Merge-2 hit, “Tasty Travels.” Growing by leaps and bounds, “Travel” opens up a new flank of big hits in another genre (puzzle), making Century one of the most promising companies in the mobile gaming market. 💎 Other highlights in 4X Strategy are First Fun, which remained at the top of the charts with its “Last Z: Survival,” and the unknown Florere Games, which exploded last year, accumulating nearly half a billion dollars. 𝐏𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲. 🧩💵 Here are two highlights. Chinese giant Microfun 🇨🇳 exploded its Merge-2 “Gossip Harbor,” placing it third in revenue among the puzzles of 2025 🥉. And the Turkish giant Dream Games 🇹🇷 began scaling its new Match-3 “Royal Kingdom.” Do you want to break into the puzzle market? 🤔 Then follow these two companies. 𝐈𝐏𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. ®️ This is the case with The Pokémon Company International, which exploded onto the charts with its highly anticipated Pokémon TCG Pocket 🎴 , amassing over $380 million in IAP revenue last year. 𝐇𝐲𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥? 𝐘𝐄𝐒, 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐓𝐎𝐎! ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Last but not least, Hybridcasual publishers have firmly established themselves in the mobile gaming market in 2025. Two years ago, surrounded by doubts, the Hybridcasual model is a tested and validated business model today. 💪 Many Hybridcasual publishers grew last year. I would highlight Turkish giant Rollic 🇹🇷, which grew by more than 137% yoy to more than $120 million in IAP revenue, with performance driven primarily by its big hit, “Color Block Jam”. And the Vietnamese iKame Global Zego Studio 🇻🇳, which grew more than 390%, driven by the big hit, “Screwdom”. Did this post help you? 👀 Save and share it with your colleagues. 🫂 👇 Swipe through the slides below to see other mobile gaming companies that stood out in 2025. 👇 Datasource: AppMagic 🫶.

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XR Reality Check: The XR market isn't just growing, it's exploding. From $62.9B to $519.5B by 2032 - a 30.8% CAGR. What everyone believes: → XR is mainly for entertainment → Software development leads the market → Consumer applications drive growth   The actual truth: → Enterprise leads adoption across healthcare and manufacturing → Hardware market ($192.8B by 2025) dwarfs software → North America commands 40% market share Why this matters: 1. The Real Impact → Traditional training methods becoming obsolete → Companies missing massive efficiency gains → Late adopters risk competitive disadvantage 2. The Better Way → Start with practical enterprise applications → Focus on hardware-software integration → Build cross-functional XR implementation teams Remember: XR isn't just another tech trend It's reshaping how we work and learn Don't wait for the market to mature P.S. While we debate XR's future, pioneers are already transforming their industries. We’re past the tipping point. XR isn’t an emerging trend—it’s a business imperative. I’m sharing what I’ve learned building XR solutions in healthcare and beyond: what’s working, what’s hype, and how to get it right. 📈 Follow me for real-world XR insights that cut through the noise and focus on impact. ♻️ Share if you believe the future of work is immersive. ❤️ Like if you’re already exploring XR in your org. #ExtendedReality #XR #EnterpriseXR #FutureOfWork #DigitalTransformation #XRHealth #VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #ImmersiveTech #Innovation #TrainingTech #TechTrends #B2BTech

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🥳 This is such a solid repo that covers all parts of the AI agent production pipeline. It dropped just a week ago and already has 6k stars ⭐ ! Nir Diamant has done it again! Thanks for putting this together. It’s a one-stop resource for anyone building real-world agents for production use-cases. It includes tutorials, notebooks, and examples for every layer : ⛳ Orchestration Design: Multi-tool, memory-aware workflows and agent-to-agent messaging ⛳Tool Integration: Connect agents to databases, web data, and external APIs ⛳Observability: Add tracing, monitoring, and debugging hooks ⛳ Deployment: Ship to containers, GPU clusters, or on-prem servers ⛳ Memory: Implement short- and long-term memory with semantic search ⛳ UI & Frontend: Build chat or dashboard front-ends ⛳ A gent Frameworks: Create stateful graphs, expose agents as REST endpoints, and package reusable tools ⛳Model Customization: Fine-tune LLMs for domain-specific behavior ⛳Multi-agent Coordination: Enable message passing and shared planning ⛳Security: Add real-time guardrails and injection protection ⛳Evaluation: Automate behavioral testing and metric tracking Even if you don’t use the code/notebooks as is, it gives you a clear sense of the key components involved in building a production pipeline and how you might approach each of them! Link: https://lnkd.in/eE9t4ba5

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"Can we use AI for this project?"   Legal: "What data goes to the cloud?"   TD: "Project assets, scene structure, Blueprint code, LED wall content..."   Legal: "No."   End of conversation. End of AI adoption.   This happens daily at VP studios working with streamers. Netflix, Amazon, Apple — they'd love AI productivity gains. But their NDAs make cloud-dependent tools impossible.   The IP security problem isn't paranoia. It's a contractual reality. It's why most NDA-bound productions can't touch AI tools.   Any AI tool that requires cloud processing is dead on arrival for NDA-bound work.   The future of AI in Virtual Production isn't cloud. It's local processing. Your data stays yours. Do you agree with this?

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Through Veritone Data Refinery (VDR), we processed an estimated 5 trillion tokens, via premium video and audio, in the second quarter of 2025. This surge in token processing highlights the escalating demand for high-quality, multimodal data. Through multimodal tokenization, Veritone transforms millions of hours of unstructured video and audio assets into the foundation of intelligent systems. Leveraging Veritone’s foundational operating system, aiWARE, VDR addresses the growing need for high-quality, annotated, and compliant data to train sophisticated AI models. These tokens are the fundamental building blocks that AI models use to understand, process, and generate information. The more high-quality, relevant tokens an AI model is trained on, the more sophisticated and accurate its understanding and output can be. 5 trillion tokens signifies a transformation in how AI models are being fueled and how this leap forward can power innovation in the commercial and public sectors. Read more about how tokens help us solve enterprise challenges: https://lnkd.in/g6K9MEWW #ai #genai #veritone #veri

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How to build multiplayer AI experiences without the AI NPC chaos. Every second team tries to build single-player AI systems: → One user → One assistance → A bunch of NPCs that merely ‘respond.’ Dream Lab LA's experiment with Luma AI has given those teams real direction: Multiplayer AI → Multiple humans → Multiple agents → Shared context → Shared outcomes There can be obvious contradictions ⚠️ Because as soon as you add more than one agent, you might expect: → Agents contradicting one another → Drifting rules → Broken continuity → Outcomes that look impressive once, then fail on iteration But if the cards are played right, it opens doors to multiple possibilities 💰 Here is how your team can leverage the multiplayer AI in your production pipeline: 1️⃣ Define shared rules before you define prompts: Write the world contract → What is true → What cannot happen → What “done” means → What must never change Implicit rules as such, reinvent the system for every session 2️⃣ Assign roles to agents: Multiplayer works when each agent has a narrow job, for instance: → Agent A: narrative continuity → Agent B: visual/style constraints → Agent C: safety and guardrails → Agent D: orchestration and conflict resolution Your team needs coherence to ensure dedicated team members work on dedicated tasks. 3️⃣ Design handoffs like a production pipeline: In your team, you need to explicitly define: → Who decides → Who executes → Who validates → What gets locked before the next iteration A multiplayer workflow needs to ensure every produced output is efficiently coordinated 🎯 4️⃣ Measure what actually matters: Set potential KPIs for your team to perform against, such as: → Repeatable outcomes → Low iteration time → Continuity stability across sessions and operators That’s the difference between a demo and a system. Following an effective framework for AI production within a dedicated team is crucial to ensure team coherence and consistent outputs. This bridges the gap between demos and systems Which is why multiplayer AI is an operating model shift 🦾

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Electronic Arts has agreed to a record $55 billion leveraged buyout by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (through Savvy Games), Silver Lake, and Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners. It marks a turning point for the videogame industry. Why it matters: 🎮 Gaming is at a crossroads. After the pandemic boom, the industry is in a downturn, with spending tightening. Publishers are now focused on how to extend the life — and profitability — of their biggest franchises. 📺 IP crossovers are the playbook. Hollywood and streaming platforms are driving value from game-to-screen adaptations: The Last of Us, Fallout, Arcane, Super Mario Bros, and soon Call of Duty. EA already has plans with Amazon MGM to turn The Sims into a movie. 💰 Saudi Arabia’s strategy. PIF has invested billions in gaming and entertainment, from Nintendo to Take-Two to Toei Animation, alongside moves into sports and cinema. Owning EA gives them Battlefield, Apex Legends, The Sims, Madden, and FIFA — franchises with both gaming and media potential. ⚠️ The risk. Expanding IP comes with massive production costs. Other firms, like Embracer, learned the hard way when acquisitions didn’t translate into successful content. As one analyst put it: “The value of high-end gaming IP is only increasing, but execution will be everything.” This deal highlights gaming’s role as a central pillar of global entertainment. The next great battle for audience attention will play out across consoles, streaming platforms, and movie theater screens. https://lnkd.in/dGhfGFC5

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