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#LEGO was our favourite here, but here is 2018 April Fools' Day Roundup.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐ŸŽฎ Gaming: The Real Money Is in Software

According to data published by the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) and the NPD Group, video game software revenue, including in-game purchases and subscriptions, exceeds hardware revenue by a wide margin.

At $29.1 billion, software sales contributed more than 80% to the U.S. video game industryโ€™s record haul of $36 billion in 2017.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐ŸŽง Spotify's first day on NYSE

Eschewing the typical #IPO song and dance in favour of a direct listing, music streamer #Spotify made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange (#NYSE) yesterday in one of the most anticipated tech-related offerings since Snapโ€™s IPO in March of last year.

If first impressions count for anything, Spotifyโ€™s first day of public trading was mixed. Shares closed down about 10% from their opening price, but above the reference price first set by the NYSE.

Hereโ€™s how things shook out:

- NYSE set a reference price of $132
- Shares made their debut with an opening price of $165.90
- Shares peaked at $169 shortly after trading began
- Shares closed at $149.01

๐ŸŽ BONUS: Here's How $1 Flows From Spotify to Recording Artists
Each song streamed on Spotify is worth a fraction of a cent, and the ultimate payday for artists is as dependent on their record deal as on their stream count. This summary, based on figures from 2016, examines the path of a hypothetical dollar as it makes its way to three types of artists.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ’ป DELL COMPUTERS

Before it became fashionable to start a tech company in your dorm room, Michael Dell did exactly that. In 1983, he began selling upgrade kits for PC's out of his dorm at UT Austin. A few months later he gave up his plan of being Pre-Med, and dropped out of school to focus on the PC business. At age of 27, he became the youngest CEO to head a Fortune 500 company.

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Today, Dell has sold more than 650 million computers. PLUS for our postscript "How You Built That," how Hannah England turned a common parenting problem into Wash. It. Later. โ€” a water-tight bag for soaking soiled baby clothes before they stain.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ’ฐ Fortnite on iOS made $15 million in its first three weeks in the App Store

According to SensorTower, Epic Gamesโ€™ #iOS port of smash hit #Fortnite has earned more than $15 million in its first three weeks on the market.

Fortnite on iOS is now out-earning mobile heavyweights like #CandyCrushSaga, #ClashOfClans, and #PokemonGo on a weekly revenue basis, earning $6.4 million in the last seven days compared to Candy Crush Sagaโ€™s $5.8 million.

Sensor Tower estimates Fortnite has been downloaded 11 million times on mobile alone. According to Superdata Research, another game analytics company, Epic made about $126 million through Fortnite in-app purchases in the month of February. Mobile sales will surely boost that figure in the coming months.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐ŸŽง Smartphones Drive Podcast Usage

More than 23 million adults in the U.S. have listened to a #Podcast in the past month on a #Smartphone. Thatโ€™s double the amount who listened on a computer in 2017.

Three years ago, the computer is where the largest podcast audience could be found.

From 2014 to 2017, the podcasting audience on smartphones increased by 157%. The growth of podcasting is being driven by #smartphones.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ“ฑ The Global Top 10 iPhone Apps

The top ten #iPhone apps in the world last month had a combined download figure of 68 million. According to Priori Data, at the top of the list was the ever popular #WhatsApp with 9 million. Also of note this month is the entry of the mobile versions of the games #PUBG and #Fortnite. The battle royale style shooters have risen to enormous levels of popularity on PC and console, and, as can be seen from this chart, are now beginning to make their mark on the mobile market with a combined download total of 21 million downloads to iPhones in March.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐ŸŽต Music-Streaming: Who Pays Best?

In recent years, on-demand #Music Streaming has emerged as a possible solution for the industryโ€™s pains and after years of decline, the music industry has returned to growth. But despite looking like the music industryโ€™s lifeline, streaming services such as Spotify have often been criticized in the past for not paying artists adequately.

The following chart by Statista shows that a single stream is in fact of little value. However, there is a substantial difference between the many services competing for the listenersโ€™ money. Whilst #Spotify is constantly keen on cutting royalties, providers like #Tidal or #AppleMusic are offering substantially higher per-stream rates for artists.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ“ท Light L16 Camera Review: Futuristic Frustration

The L16 camera from Light introduces some futuristic ideas on photography, like using 16 smaller cameras to create one final, large image. Thatโ€™s Lightโ€™s selling point for this $2,000 camera: the L16 is ostensibly a full bag of camera gear in one body. But the execution isnโ€™t quite there. The photos it takes are in a strange-quality limbo between smartphone images and something that was shot with a mirrorless or DSLR camera. Photo by James Bareham.

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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿ”ฅ BREAKING NEWS
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Russia orders immediate block of Telegram

A Russian court has ruled that #Telegram must be blocked in the country. The ruling follows months of battles between Telegram and Roskomnadzor, Russiaโ€™s telecommunications watchdog. Russiaโ€™s Federal Security Service (FSB) wants to access user data from Telegram through the sharing of encryption keys, but Telegram has refused to comply even after a court ruling.
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โ€‹โ€‹๐Ÿšจ Many believe Facebook is having a negative impact on society around the world

A recent survey McGinn conducted found #Facebook is not well regarded in many parts of the world.

Australia, Canada and the UK had the highest share of respondents โ€” about 33% โ€” who say that Facebook is having a โ€œnegative impact on society,โ€ according to McGinnโ€™s new survey.

Americans were similarly disenchanted, with 32% of Americans โ€” the equivalent of 54 million people โ€” saying Facebook has a negative impact on society.

For context, that makes Facebook less of a societal ill than #Marlboro cigarettes but worse than #McDonalds fast food. Itโ€™s also considered far worse than #Google, which just 7% of Americans considered to have a negative impact.

Countries where the percentage was lower, like Japan, tend to be places where people arenโ€™t as likely to use Facebook.

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