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<ul class="summary-list"><li>On Friday, <keyword id="12248438" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snoop-dogg" source="Orion">Snoop Dogg</keyword> released a <keyword id="11898471" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="music" source="Orion">music</keyword> video for the song "House I Built" from his new album.</li><li>The video is set in a Snoop-themed digital world — one that he's currently building, called the "<keyword id="13525298" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snoopverse" source="Orion">Snoopverse</keyword>."</li></ul>Snoop Dogg's latest music video is a detailed love letter to the emerging world of Web3 technology, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-web3-internet-blockchain-cryptocurrency-web1-web2-future-2021-12">which includes cryptocurrency, NFTs, and virtual worlds</a> dubbed "metaverses."The music icon and entrepreneur starts the video for "House I Built," from his latest album, with a phone call to a man he refers to as Nick. He's got a question about the value of his stake in a particular <keyword id="11892695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cryptocurrency" source="Orion">cryptocurrency</keyword>."Yo Nick, how much is my sandbox worth right now?" Snoop says. "Your token? Your sandbox token?" Nick says in response. "4.8 [million dollars]." Snoop then asks how much the token started out at. "$300,000," Nick says."So it's at $4.8 million?" Snoop asks, rhetorically. "Cash." he says.And that's just the intro to three minutes of digital Snoop appearing on stage, or floating in an empty space sitting on a throne surrounded by floating blunts, or any number of scenarios pulled from his forthcoming <keyword id="11121339" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="metaverse" source="Orion">metaverse</keyword> project: The "Snoopverse."<div type="image" title="Musician Snoop Dogg is portrayed as a virtual avatar in his music video for the song &quot;House I Built.&quot;" height="1080" width="1920" msid="90598899" hostid="261"></div>In the Snoopverse, paid participants are promised the ability to explore a virtual version of Snoop's real life mansion and attend virtual concerts.You can get early access right now, but it's not cheap: An "Early Access Pass" costs <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/assets/snoopverse-early-access-pass/dd501112-05a7-4ed2-baa0-3a10f6800df5/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=7SytGuKGhYGTg0N0ZdLOg2ifg7LBPFv02_0EfpTZJlA-1642776258-0-gaNycGzNCv0">just shy of $2,000</a> based on current <keyword id="11893898" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="crypto" source="Orion">crypto</keyword> exchange rates.Snoop Dogg isn't new to the world of Web3: He previously <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/currencies/news/snoop-dogg-lionel-richie-nfts-non-fungible-token-cryptocom-marketplace-2021-3-1030237655">released NFTs of his own</a>, and has <a href="https://fortune.com/2021/09/22/snoop-dogg-cozomo-de-medici-nfts-crypto-wallet/">claimed to be a notorious NFT kingpin</a> named Cozomo Medici. After purchasing the rights to his former label, Death Row Records, he relaunched the company with a focus on Web3 concepts. "We will be putting out artists through <keyword id="12521699" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="the-metaverse" source="Orion">the metaverse</keyword>," <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/snoop-dogg-death-row-records-nft-label-artists-in-metaverse-2022-2">he said earlier this year</a>. "Just like we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse."If nothing else, Snoop's new video offers people a chance to see what the exclusive Snoopverse looks like without having to pay thousands of dollars.Check out the full video for "House I Built" right here:Got a tip? Contact Insider senior correspondent Ben Gilbert via email (<a href="mailto:bgilbert@insider.com">bgilbert@insider.com</a>), or Twitter DM (<a href="https://twitter.com/RealBenGilbert">@realbengilbert</a>). We can keep sources anonymous. Use a non-work device to reach out. PR pitches by email only, please.

Watch Snoop Dogg go all-in on crypto and the 'metaverse' in his new music video

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Celebrities in music, film, and otherwise are jumping on the <keyword id="11121339" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="metaverse" source="Orion">metaverse</keyword> hype train.</li><li>Snoop Dogg is creating a "Snoopverse" while Paris Hilton is letting users buy her virtual outfits.</li></ul>The metaverse may not actually exist yet — but that doesn't mean celebrity A-listers aren't trying to make money from the concept. Take Snoop Dogg's <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/snoopdogg/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=hEglEsXTvaQ0T2fXHuggqokrLN.YVf9sN.MQd5.Z9q0-1642614816-0-gaNycGzNCD0">"Snoopverse,"</a> which the rapper <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1481791560500928514">teased last week</a> as soon having a release date. It exists on The Sandbox, a platform built on the Ethereum blockchain, and is being advertised as a place for virtual concerts, art and car exhibits, pool parties, shopping, and a digital replica of his massive California mansion.The price for an <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/assets/snoopverse-early-access-pass/dd501112-05a7-4ed2-baa0-3a10f6800df5/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=7SytGuKGhYGTg0N0ZdLOg2ifg7LBPFv02_0EfpTZJlA-1642776258-0-gaNycGzNCv0">early access pass</a>? Almost $2,000 for one of 5,000 tickets.Then there's Paris Hilton's virtual island built within Roblox, dubbed Paris World, complete with digital copies of her California home and closet where users can raid her wardrobe and purchase outfits."I think it's important for people to not only be in the physical world but also to be in the digital world," the actress <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-20/paris-hilton-is-back-and-moving-the-party-to-the-metaverse?sref=LspfQlRv&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_content=crypto">told Bloomberg.</a>But the celebrity hype — the same kind that has rallied around <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/teatox-celebrity-paid-endorsements-2016-4">diet teas</a> and the like in the past — aligns with what we know about the metaverse concept at present: it's a buzzword for technology that has not yet fully materialized or seen mass adoption. So their involvement poses a question: are they just early to hop on what will one day be a lucrative (and popular) train? Or are they simply cashing in on hype?<h2>The metaverse ... that's hot</h2><div type="image" title="paris hilton" height="1200" width="1600" msid="89061898" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-meta-metaverse-splinter-reality-more-2021-11">Experts predict that the metaverse</a> will one day be a place where society can congregate to live, work, and play. Some previously told Insider that it will be so integral to daily <keyword id="6360041" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="life" source="Orion">life</keyword>, like the internet, that not having access to it <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/metaverse-zuckerberg-facebook-virtual-world-leave-people-behind-2021-12">will leave people feeling ostracized.</a>In that sense, the metaverse is not here yet. But that hasn't stopped hoardes respected institutional investors, <a href="https://a16z.com/2020/12/07/social-strikes-back-metaverse/">venture capitalists</a>, and others from piling in.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-web3-internet-blockchain-cryptocurrency-web1-web2-future-2021-12">Web3</a>, NFT, and crypto fanatics have positioned themselves behind it as well. It was an NFT collector that <a href="https://fortune.com/2021/12/09/snoop-dogg-rapper-metaverse-snoopverse/">shelled out $450,000 for a plot of land in the Snoopverse</a> in December.Celebrities have already been embracing these other decentralized technologies. Hilton's become an online mascot for them, from NFTs to a <a href="https://twitter.com/ParisHilton">Twitter profile picture</a> featuring the unmistakable Bitcoin bullish glowing red eyes.Others are getting into metaverse-ready parts, like creating digital avatars based on their real-life selves, allowing fans to buy and sell virtual merch for them. The virtual avatar company <a href="https://www.coindesk.com/business/2021/12/09/metaverse-goes-hollywood-with-universal-music-group-avatar-partnership/">Genies</a> is designing digital versions of the likes of Rihanna, Cardi B, and Migos."Migos got your metaverse drip on lock," Offset said, according to <a href="https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/migos-genies-metaverse-digital-avatar-wearables-collection-exclusive">Hypebeast.</a> "The Genies platform will allow us to further engage and give meaningful experiences to culture."So regardless of if the metaverse is nigh or simply vaporware, celebrity elites across film, music, and entertainment seem to think it's upon us.As actress Reese Witherspoon <a href="https://twitter.com/ReeseW/status/1480953798013054976">tweeted</a> this month, "every person will have a parallel digital identity" in the near future."Are you planning for this?" she asked.

Celebrities like Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton are diving into the metaverse before it has even materialized for the masses

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A <keyword id="12248438" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="snoop-dogg" source="Orion">Snoop Dogg</keyword> impersonator fooled people at an NFT <keyword id="12003795" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="conference" source="Orion">conference</keyword> into thinking he was in attendance.</li><li>The stunt, carried out by an NFT startup, was designed to expose the dangers of fakes in the space.</li></ul>A Snoop Dogg impersonator tricked crowds at an NFT conference in New York into believing he was the real deal in a stunt designed to show how easy fakery in the industry is.The impersonator, who went by the moniker Doop Snogg, attended the <keyword id="14252813" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nft-nyc" source="Orion">NFT.NYC</keyword> conference in New York City this week and took selfies alongside eager Snoop Dogg fans. The NFT startup which hired the lookalike, Fair.xyz, said the trick was supposed to make people talk about imposters and fakery in the NFT industry."We used Doop Snogg as a fun way of highlighting our goal of removing imposters, bots and fraud away from the NFT space," the company said in a statement sent to Insider.NFT sales have tanked in recent months as people struggled to sell <keyword id="11901075" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nfts" source="Orion">NFTs</keyword> for original prices, while others have been caught out by scams and theft.In April, scammers stole over $3 million from NFT holders after <a href="https://www.insider.com/nft-sales-down-nonfungible-phishing-scams-bayc-opensea-2022-5">hacking the Instagram page of the popular collection, Yuga Labs' Bored Ape Yacht Club.</a> In January, NFT marketplace OpenSea also revealed that <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxdzb5/more-than-80-of-nfts-created-for-free-on-opensea-are-fraud-or-spam-company-says">80% of NFTs created for free on its platform were spam, per Vice.</a>NFT sales have plummeted 92% since their peak in September 2021. The lookalike — who didn't reveal their full name — wore a fake moustache and packed paper in their shoes to appear taller, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/jun/24/doop-snogg-fake-snoop-dogg-fooled-nft-conference">The Guardian reported.</a>People who bumped into the imposter were tricked and tweeted pictures, with one user captioning their tweet: "My hand are shaky but I think I just caught <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg">@SnoopDogg</a>. Thank you for the selfie." Snoop Dogg <a href="https://twitter.com/SnoopDogg/status/1539640849855696897">retweeted </a>a post captioning it solely with his lookalike's namesake. A representative for Fair.xyz did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.NFTs surged in popularity last year, with sales buoyed up by the support of A-listers like Snoop Dogg. The artist has previously championed Web3 <keyword id="11893017" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="technology" source="Orion">technology</keyword>, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-snoop-dogg-new-music-video-crypto-nfts-2022-4?r=US&amp;IR=T">including crypto, NFTs, and the metaverse</a>. His latest music video is set in a "Snoopverse" digital world.The star has also released his own NFTs and has <a href="https://fortune.com/2021/09/22/snoop-dogg-cozomo-de-medici-nfts-crypto-wallet/">claimed to be collecting NFTs under the pseudonym,</a> Cozomo de' Medici.

A Snoop Dogg impersonator labelling himself 'Doop Snogg' fooled a New York NFT conference in a stunt designed to expose fakery in digital art

<ul class="summary-list"><li>People are buying up digital land in metaverses in what is the latest craze to sweep the <keyword id="6358815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tech" source="Orion">tech</keyword> world.</li><li>But experts say this virtual <keyword id="11893295" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="real-estate" source="Orion">real estate</keyword> is more crypto asset than physical land.</li></ul>If you've been following the batch of buzzwords taking over the tech world recently, you will have almost certainly heard of the <keyword id="11121339" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="metaverse" source="Orion">metaverse</keyword>.And if you've heard of that, then you might know some people are buying up real estate using nonfungible tokens (NFTs) in the digital universe.From plots of land worth $450,000 in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-metaverse-hype-snoop-dogg-paris-hilton-snoopverse-2022-1">rapper Snoop Dogg's "Snoopverse," </a>to video game giant <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/now/atari-casino-launches-virtual-party-133000509.html">Atari's crypto casino</a> in Decentraland — where <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/metaverse-property-decentraland-sale-price-mana-coin-cryptocurrency-2021-11">a buyer recently shelled out $2.43 million for a single parcel of land</a> — over $100 million has been poured into buying metaverse real estate, according to the predictive analysis firm <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/metaverse-real-estate-sales-2022-outlook-web3-decentraland-sandbox-cryto-2022-1">NWO.ai.</a>But there's a problem with equating digital real estate to the physical: the primary sources of value that apply to real-world properties don't apply in the metaverse, meaning your virtual land plot may not rise in value.Experts told Insider these purchases are more of a crypto asset than anything, one that is speculative and "risky" to buy, as is anything currently relating to the metaverse — or anything blockchain-based for that matter."I'm sure that there are people who will make a lot of money in the short term," Louis Rosenberg, a 30-year veteran of AR development and the CEO of Unanimous AI, told Insider. "But long-term, it doesn't make any sense."<h2>It might be too soon to speculate on metaverse land</h2><div type="image" title="A rendering of land in The Sandbox virtual metaverse" height="958" width="1277" msid="89164063" hostid="261"></div>A major factor driving people to invest in digital real estate is the growing popularity of metaverses and NFTs.People enter a metaverse, like Decentraland, and can use the ecosystem's digital assets to buy plots of land. Then they can either buy, sell, or lease the space.Just like anything in the crypto sphere, "if there are enough people wanting to spend money on it, then it becomes a market," Dexter Thillien, a tech analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit, told Insider.But there are two main things that are supposedly giving metaverse real estate its value: scarcity and location, two fundamentals of physical real estate.Experts said they don't exactly apply to the metaverse, since you can't artificially introduce scarcity. Which is why experts say prospective investors should be aware that their virtual land may not appreciate as they expect it to. The space will instead be used more so for brands to build social experiences, Janine Yorio, the CEO of metaverse real estate company Republic Realm, told Insider."Those who buy land merely for the aim of capital appreciation, I believe, are taking a greater risk than those who develop appealing activities and experiences on it," Yorio said.<div type="image" title="The Sandbox metaverse crypto virtual world land sales" height="2339" width="3128" msid="89164065" hostid="261"></div>Fixed-supply scarcity is the main source of value for much of the crypto world already, like for bitcoin, which has a limited capacity of 21 million coins. "Proximity to important things of consequence, to events and entertainment venues, also drives value in the metaverse," Stan Miroshnik, partner and co-founder of 10T Holdings, told Insider, which might be why the Snoopverse landowner wanted to be virtual neighbors with the rapper.But Owen Vaughan, the director of research at the blockchain company nChain, told Insider that there need to be guarantees that these platforms won't change the rules of the game and impact the value of people's property."Physical real estate changes slowly, but what could a metaverse platform change at the click of a button?" Vaughan said.Miroshnik said the investment may be speculative, but it's still a "visionary" move — even though many investors aren't even doing anything with the land they're buying."You log in there now and it doesn't blow your mind — it's basically Roblox or some version of Second <keyword id="6360041" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="life" source="Orion">Life</keyword> that we had a decade and a half ago," Miroshnik said. "So you kind of have to imagine the possibility of what's there."Whether visionary or misguided, the metaverse real estate market feels forced, since it doesn't make sense to speculate on land just yet within this technology, Rosenberg said."In the metaverse, we don't even know which platforms are gonna be popular, let alone which locations in which platforms," Rosenberg said. "And so it's like somebody buying a piece of land anywhere in America and hoping that it becomes San Francisco or New York."

Metaverse real estate isn't really land — it's a 'risky' crypto asset that's nothing like the physical thing

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="24691" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="snoop-dogg" source="Orion">Snoop Dogg</keyword> said on the Clubhouse app that he would make Death Row Records an NFT music label. </li><li>The rapper also said the record company will put artists out "through the <keyword id="11121339" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="metaverse" source="Orion">metaverse</keyword>."</li></ul>Snoop Dogg is bringing his recently acquired music label to the metaverse.The rapper turned crypto-entrepreneur announced on the Clubhouse app Wednesday that Death Row Records, which he bought earlier this month, would become an NFT label, <a href="https://fortune.com/2022/02/16/snoop-dogg-death-row-records-nfts/">Fortune initially reported</a>. Snoop Dogg made the announcement after joining a Clubhouse room created by Will Weinbach titled "I'm Not Leaving This Room Until Snoop Dogg Joins.""We will be putting out artists through the metaverse," he said, according to a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoELGzKbzXw&amp;t=16s">YouTube recording</a>. "Just like we broke the industry when we was the first independent to be major, I want to be the first major in the metaverse."<a href="https://www.deathrowofficial.com/about.html">Death Row Records</a>, founded by Dr. Dre and Marion "Suge" Knight, helped launch Snoop Dogg's music career in the 1990s. Just last week, <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220209006117/en/Entertainment-Icon-Snoop-Dogg-Acquires-Death-Row-Records-Brand-from-Blackstone-Controlled-MNRK-Music-Group">he announced</a> he acquired the label from a Blackstone-controlled music company and said it was "an extremely meaningful moment" to have ownership.Snoop Dogg is one of the many celebrities leading the way into the world of <keyword id="2721952" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="crypto" source="Orion">crypto</keyword> and <keyword id="902592" type="General" weightage="60" keywordseo="nfts" source="Orion">NFTs</keyword>, which are generally defined as digital collectibles minted on the blockchain. Last April, he debuted his <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/snoop-dogg-announces-the-release-of-his-first-nft-collection-a-journey-with-the-dogg-1030260884">first NFT collection</a> on Crypto.com. Earlier this year, he teased the "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-metaverse-hype-snoop-dogg-paris-hilton-snoopverse-2022-1">Snoopverse</a>," a metaverse on the Sandbox platform for virtual concerts and more. The entertainer, who performed at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show, recently released his latest album "B.O.D.R," short for Bacc on Death Row, on the blockchain and made one of the songs available as an NFT, Fortune said.In a statement about the release, Snoop Dogg said the music industry "will always be changing." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-crypto-art-muscians-primary-income-nfts-record-labels-2021-3?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Insider previously reported</a> that the push into NFTs from artists like Snoop Dogg, DJ Steve Aoki, Halsey, and others, could upend the music industry, giving artists a potential revenue stream that trumps marginal income from <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-streaming?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">streaming</a> services."Blockchain tech has the power to change everything again and tip the table in favor of the artists and the fans," he said.

Snoop Dogg will take artists into the metaverse with his plans to make Death Row Records an NFT music label

Happy Monday, folks. Today we're taking you <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-screenshots-audio-stripe-fast-layoffs-2022-3">inside Fast's implosion</a>, and giving you a tour of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-i-stayed-icon-luxury-3d-printed-home-austin-texas-2022-4">a luxury 3D-printed house.</a> Let's get started. If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/10-things-in-tech">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app – click <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id554260576">here for iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freerange360.mpp.businessinsider">here for Android</a>.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-screenshots-audio-stripe-fast-layoffs-2022-3"></a>1. Leaked screenshots and audio reveal the implosion within Stripe-backed Fast. One-click checkout startup Fast plans to lay off half of its staff — and employees are taking to internal Slack channels and all-hands meetings <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-screenshots-audio-stripe-fast-layoffs-2022-3">to demand answers.</a> <ul><li>In February, a Fast exec told Insider the company would be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-recruiting-tech-hiring-vicky-xiong-engineering-fintech-payments-2022-2">doubling its employee headcount</a> by year's end. </li><li>Last week, however, <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/articles/stripe-backed-fast-puts-job-cuts-on-the-table-as-it-tries-to-raise-money?irclickid=QinyzmRfQxyIUpj1wW34mUdNUkGV0Q01zShIQg0&amp;irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=affiliate&amp;utm_medium=cpa&amp;utm_campaign=10078-Skimbit+Ltd.&amp;utm_term=businessinsider.com">The Information reported</a> that Fast planned to cut 200 members of its staff, citing that payroll made up more than 60% of its operating expenses in 2021.</li><li>Shortly after the story broke, employees shared their concerns in a Slack channel called #teamfun, according to screenshots leaked to Insider.</li><li>"All we're asking for is to know if we will all be out of work tomorrow/this week, and to hear it from our leaders," one employee wrote.</li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/leaked-screenshots-audio-stripe-fast-layoffs-2022-3">Everything we learned from the screenshots.</a>In other news:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-sony-halt-will-smith-projects-chris-rock-slap-oscars-2022-4"></a><div type="image" title="Will Smith hits Chris Rock" height="2000" width="2666" msid="90641706" hostid="261"></div>2. The aftermath of The Slap continues. Netflix and Sony have put upcoming projects with Will Smith on hold after he slapped comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/netflix-sony-halt-will-smith-projects-chris-rock-slap-oscars-2022-4">What we know so far.</a>3. <keyword id="6358815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tech" source="Orion">Tech</keyword> startup Bolt embraced the four-day week — and actually made it work. In a buzzy Silicon Valley startup full of lifelong overachievers, the transition to a four-day workweek took some getting used to, employees said. But somehow, the seemingly impossible feat worked out. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/four-day-workweek-company-bolt-productivity-jobs-fridays-weekends-2022-3">Here's how they did it.</a>4. ICYMI: An Amazon warehouse in New York successfully voted to unionize. After workers in Staten Island became the first in the company's history to form a union, one organizer popped champagne and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazons-labor-organizer-popped-champagne-thanked-bezos-2022-4">thanked Jeff Bezos for going to space</a>: "When he was up there, we was signing people up." <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-warehouse-new-york-staten-island-alu-union-nlrb-vote-2022-4">A look at what the unionization means.</a>5. A Facebook content moderator describes what he feels is like "living in a horror movie." Daniel Moutang, a content moderator in Kenya, says his job exposed him to images and videos of torture, exploitation, and graphic violence — and that it damaged him forever. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-content-moderator-kenya-mental-health-trauma-2022-3">Read his story here.</a>6. Twitter founder Jack Dorsey said he's "partially to blame" for centralizing the Internet. In a tweet, Dorsey said "centralizing discovery and identity into corporations really damaged the internet," adding that he regrets the role he played in its centralization. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-partially-to-blame-for-centralizing-the-internet-regrets-2022-4">Here's what he said.</a> 7. In Texas, it's Elon Musk versus baby sea turtles. SpaceX's massive launch pad would scorch a fragile ecosystem. But to Musk — and the thinkers known as "longtermists" — that's a fair tradeoff if it means getting humans to Mars. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-mars-longtermism-baby-sea-turtles-2022-3">Inside Musk's dilemma: space travel, or the planet we already have?</a>8. These are the best movies coming to Netflix this month. The streamer is getting a batch of new movies in April, from classics like "Bonnie and Clyde" to thrillers like "Inception." <a href="https://www.insider.com/best-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-april-2022-4">See our top 16 picks here.</a>Odds and ends:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-i-stayed-icon-luxury-3d-printed-home-austin-texas-2022-4"></a><div type="image" title="Icon's over 2,000-square-foot House Zero in Austin. The exterior of the home is made of layered printed concrete that hold up the wooden roof. The shaded area is the car park." height="1875" width="2500" msid="90641709" hostid="261"></div>9. This writer stayed in a 3D-printed home — and is convinced the tech is the future of home construction. The luxury house's curved concrete walls, high-end finishes, and practicality made it one of the most uniquely designed homes she's ever stayed at. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-i-stayed-icon-luxury-3d-printed-home-austin-texas-2022-4">Take a look inside the 2,000-square-foot house.</a>10. Snoop Dogg goes all-in on crypto and the metaverse in his new music video. Set in the artist's "Snoopverse," the music video gives viewers a glimpse of what the exclusive virtual world looks like — without having to pay thousands of dollars to join. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/watch-snoop-dogg-new-music-video-crypto-nfts-2022-4">Watch the video here.</a> What we're watching today:<ul><li>Starbucks' CEO <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-ceo-kevin-johnson-retire-howard-schultz-interim-ceo-coffee-2022-3">Kevin Johnson is retiring.</a></li><li>The <a href="https://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/sctc2022/">Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference</a> takes place today virtually. </li></ul>Curated by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email <a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com">jerb@insider.com</a> or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb?lang=en">@jordanparkererb</a>.) Edited by Michael Cogley in London.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Anatoly Yakovenko, who co-founded <keyword id="11931714" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="solana" source="Orion">Solana</keyword>, says NFTs are essentially self-monetizing social networks.</li><li>Yakovenko said <keyword id="11919795" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="nft" source="Orion">NFT</keyword> communities did not rely on "poison marketplaces" to make money. </li><li>Experts have said NFT communities grow thanks in large part to word of mouth.</li></ul>Non-fungible tokens might be all the rage right now, but they're in fact the early foundations of the social networks of the future, according to Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko.NFTs are often sold as part of a collection, or come as part of a play-to-earn gaming platform, linking up owners all over the world. The sense of community is built in from the get-go and requires no external involvement."I think these are the early starts of true web social networks that do not rely on ads for monetization that don't rely on Google or Facebook to function," Yakovenko told Insider in a recent interview. "They are purely these digital communities that can monetize/self monetize from their own content without the need of any of these external poison marketplaces," he said. Yakovenko is a long-time critic of some of the advertising and data-privacy strategies of larger social platforms such as Facebook or Google.Hype around the metaverse, a virtual reality where people can buy land, homes, luxury items that they pay for in <keyword id="11892695" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="cryptocurrency" source="Orion">cryptocurrency</keyword>, helped make NFTs November's <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/metaverse-nft-tokens-sand-mana-kraken-bitcoin-ether-decentraland-sandbox-2021-12">best performing</a> digital assets.In the past week alone, a whopping $275.5 million worth of NFTs have been sold, according to<a href="https://nonfungible.com/market/history"> Non Fungible </a>data, thanks in part to rockstars' avatars hanging out in the likes of Decentraland or the Sandbox with those of ordinary people, as well as digital art sales from the Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks NFT collections. Community-based NFTs often bring perks to their members too.The solana blockchain is a smaller rival to the ethereum network. It too can host decentralized finance applications, like smart contracts, as well as run NFTs, which are unique digital tokens that represent a real-world piece of content, such as artwork, music or video. Unlike cryptocurrencies, they can't be exchanged like for like, making them a kind of digital collector's item.<a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/nft-investing-retail-buyers-metaverse-crypto-transactions-boom-tiktok-2021-12">Chainalysis</a>, a blockchain analytics platform, says the success of NFTs is a result of "community and word of mouth growth". They certainly appeal to communities such as celebrity fan bases. K-pop idol band <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/bts-nft-crypto-kpop-after-agency-signs-deal-korea-exchange-2021-11?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">BTS,</a> pop star <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/katy-perry-is-selling-her-own-nfts-on-a-video-streaming-platform-2021-7?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Katy Perry</a>, along with fashion houses <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/luxury-fashion-houses-louis-vuitton-and-burberry-dive-into-nft-gaming-2021-8?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">Burberry</a> and Louis Vuitton are just some of the names that have dived into the NFT space. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/tiktok-viral-videos-crypto-nfts-lil-nas-x-bella-poarch-2021-10?utm_medium=ingest&amp;utm_source=markets">TikTok</a>, a video-sharing social media platform, launched its own NFT collection in October. Snoop Dog even has his own metaverse called the Snoopverse and a fan <a href="https://www.nme.com/news/music/nft-collector-spends-450000-to-live-as-snoop-doggs-virtual-neighbour-3114160">coughed </a>up $450,000 for a plot of virtual land to be the rapper's neighbor. Even with all the glitz and glamour around NFTs, they're mainly something <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/currencies/nft-investing-retail-buyers-metaverse-crypto-transactions-boom-tiktok-2021-12">ordinary </a>people will own. 80% of all NFT transfers between January and October this year involved people that spent less than $10,000 per transaction. "I am really excited to see an NFT community go from - 10,000 people to 100,000 and then a million and then 100 million - that's unbelievable, right?" Yakovenko said. "What does that look like when there's 100 million people that are all in - the same community that is driven by this digital content?" he said.

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Happy Tuesday, readers. Today we've got the latest on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-location-data-privacy-lawsuit-attorneys-general-dc-texas-ads-2022-1">a new lawsuit against Google</a>, and the surge in demand for the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-maverick-pickup-truck-orders-paused-summer-2022-1">Ford Maverick pickup</a>.Let's dive in.If this was forwarded to you, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/10-things-in-tech">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app – click <a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id554260576">here for iOS</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freerange360.mpp.businessinsider">here for Android</a>.<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-location-data-privacy-lawsuit-attorneys-general-dc-texas-ads-2022-1"></a>1. A new lawsuit claims Google tracks people's location without permission. Lawsuits from four attorneys general say the company uses deceptive and unfair practices to trick users into sharing their location data. <ul><li>The lawsuits allege Google deceived consumers by tracking their location — even if they had tried to turn off location history on their smartphones and web browsers. </li><li>Users' location data can be tracked by Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube, and more, the complaint says, even if location information isn't necessary for the app's functionality. </li><li>Google uses said data to gather information about where people go, like church or restaurants, to build digital identities and better target ads to them, according to the suits.</li><li>"Simply put, even when a user's mobile device is set to deny Google access to location data, the Company finds a way to continue to ascertain the user's location," one suit states. </li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-location-data-privacy-lawsuit-attorneys-general-dc-texas-ads-2022-1">Everything you need to know about the lawsuit.</a>In other news:<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-reserve-inflaton-everything-bubble-economy-stock-market-debt-2022-1"></a><div type="image" title="Stock market trader new york" height="5773" width="7697" msid="89117452" hostid="261"></div>2. S&amp;P 500 plunged 3% ahead of <keyword id="6358815" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="tech" source="Orion">tech</keyword> earnings. The S&amp;P tumbled Monday, briefly <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-news-selloff-fed-meeting-tech-earnings-dow-nasdaq-2022-1">dropping into a correction</a> before rallying to close higher. The tumult comes just before Microsoft, Tesla, and Apple report their earnings later this week — and before a key Federal Reserve meeting that could push interest rates up and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/federal-reserve-inflaton-everything-bubble-economy-stock-market-debt-2022-1">send the stock market into chaos.</a>3. Google's online shopping push is chipping away at Amazon's lead in e-commerce searches. A handful of updates to the search giant's shopping experience is leading to an increase in Google Shopping transactions — and taking valuable market share away from Amazon. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/google-shopping-ecommerce-boom-search-journey-amazon-shopping-prime-2022-1">What we know about consumers' move to Google Shopping.</a>4. Peloton just took another PR hit. After <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-timeline-production-pause-layoffs-price-hikes-2022-1">a hellish month</a> for the fitness retailer, Peloton suffered another PR blow on Friday after a "Billions" character had a heart attack while using its bike. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-takes-pr-hit-billions-character-suffers-heart-on-bike-2022-1">Here's what happened</a> (warning: there are "Billions" spoilers).5. Analysis: Elon Musk's relationship with China points to a dark future for Tesla. Musk relishes battles with US politicians and regulators, but in China — a growing part of Tesla's business — he'll do whatever it takes to stay in the government's good graces. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-china-xinjiang-uyghurs-dark-future-2022-1">More on Elon's dangerous game with Beijing.</a>6. Ford will stop taking orders for its Maverick pickup truck amid huge demand. Customers will be able to reserve one of the $20,000 Mavericks until Thursday evening. After that, the order books will be closed until sometime this summer. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ford-maverick-pickup-truck-orders-paused-summer-2022-1">Here's what you need to know.</a>7. Hulu's new chief has the "superpower" to reshape the streamer, insiders say. Disney+ exec Joe Earley was named Hulu's president just two years before Disney and Comcast's joint ownership of the company is set to end — and sources say <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hulu-president-joe-earley-disney-comcast-untangle-shared-ownership-streamer-2022-1">he's the right person to lead Hulu through its next phase.</a> 8. Apple is reportedly prepping its "widest array" of new products for this fall. Bloomberg first reported that Apple could be readying four new iPhones, the new Mac Pro, three Apple Watches, and a slew of other devices. <a href="https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/apple-is-preparing-its-widest-array-of-new-products-this-fall-report-says/">What we could see from Apple this year.</a>9. Celebrities are diving into the metaverse. For Snoop Dogg, it's the <a href="https://www.sandbox.game/en/snoopdogg/?__cf_chl_jschl_tk__=mNI4DUbk2do_OnIGvKueMcktV_PiWjMdATRJlVo_4lg-1643062947-0-gaNycGzNCNE">"Snoopverse,"</a> a virtual space for concerts, pool parties, shopping, and more. For Paris Hilton, it's "Paris World," a virtual island built within Roblox. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/celebrities-metaverse-hype-snoop-dogg-paris-hilton-snoopverse-2022-1">See A-listers' takes on the metaverse.</a>10. Twitter has suspended a bot that spoiled the next day's Wordle answer. "The Wordlinator," an account that automatically replied to players' tweets and spoiled the next day's answer — and derided the person posting — has been taken down. <a href="https://www.insider.com/twitter-suspended-wordlinator-spoiled-wordle-answers-2022-1">What we know about the spoiler bot.</a>What we're watching today:<ul><li>Microsoft, General Electric, Verizon, and others are reporting earnings today. <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/earnings-calendar">Keep up with earnings here. </a></li><li>The <a href="https://5gconference.eu/">European 5G Conference</a> is being held virtually today and tomorrow. </li><li>The GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming Summit <a href="https://events.venturebeat.com/gamesbeatandfacebooksummit/">takes place virtually today.</a></li></ul>Event invite: Join us on Jan. 27 at 1 p.m. ET for <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/webinar-rise-of-social-shopping-and-the-creator-economy-2021-12">a live webinar</a> on what to expect from the creator economy and the rise of social commerce in 2022. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/webinar-rise-of-social-shopping-and-the-creator-economy-2021-12">Register here. </a>Curated by Jordan Parker Erb in New York. (Feedback or tips? Email <a href="mailto:jerb@insider.com">jerb@insider.com</a> or tweet <a href="https://twitter.com/jordanparkererb?lang=en">@jordanparkererb</a>.) Edited by Michael Cogley in London.

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