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Zepotha is huge on TikTok, but it’s no Goncharov

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The seminal 1987 horror film “Zepotha” is back on TikTok. Reaction videos to the film’s gory forest scenes dominate user feeds. In another video, she recommended bringing up Zepotha “every time a film bro mocks you” to gaslight them into believing that the movie is real. Her original video has 7.6 million views.

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Let’s Play “The Internet of Think:” An Information Technology Quiz Created by Exadel for Industry Specialists

Exadel

Exadel, a software engineering company that delivers digital platforms and products, now hosts a new information technology quiz called The Internet of Think. The Internet of Think technology quiz show is a recurring public competition that is broadcast on YouTube. Watch the “Internet of Think” quiz show. Previous article.

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Crypto gaming firm Cauldron raises $6.6M to build ‘Pixar of web3’

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If you close your eyes and are listening to a Pixar film, you can’t see the art or technology but the story is still gripping you. The capital will be used to hire talent from the game and film industries while building out its experiences, Warrick said. Storytelling is what matters.”.

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Emotional marketing and an e-mail titan walk into a bar

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Precursor Ventures’ Charles Hudson on ‘the conversation no one has during an upmarket’ Internet is the new Miami. To quote Winnie CEO and co-founder Sara Mauskopf, “Internet is the new Miami.” Banana Capital’s debut fund is for internet-first founders. million in funding.

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How Ryan Reynolds and Mint Mobile worked without becoming the joke

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Maximum Effort was founded to help promote the actor’s first Deadpool film. The film raked in $783.1 million at the box office — a record for an R-rated film that held until the 2019 release of Joker. Reynolds and Dewey had come up with several low-budget spots to get people excited about an R-rated comic book movie.

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A ‘Shark’ Explains Why Pakistan Has An Underfunded Startup Scene

Crunchbase News

Aftab, who spoke to Crunchbase News via an oft-spotty hotel Wi-Fi connection, was in Karachi to begin filming the first episodes of “ Shark Tank Pakistan.” Oddly, the Shark Tank filming was coincidental, as we’d originally discussed an interview a couple months ago.

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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022

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Founded by Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter in 2011, IROKO boasts the largest online catalog of Nollywood film content globally. Canal+ acquires Nollywood studio ROK from IROKOtv to grow African film. Within that time, the only internet company to have gone public is Jumia , and it did so after seven years.

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