Andy Higgs

🚨 WhatsApp’s “end-to-end encrypted” privacy is a total lie. New class-action lawsuit just dropped: Meta secretly let employees, contractors like Accenture, and third parties read, intercept, and store your private messages WITHOUT consent. All while marketing it as “only you and the recipient can read it.” Zuck lied to billions. Your chats were never safe.

@SimonRAnderson @EricaStanfordMP @JudithCollinsMP @chrisluxonmp Self-sovereign identity puts people, not platforms or states, in control of who they are and what they share.

"Sovereign" being the key term: control by the state instead of individual autonomy. "Slowly slowly catchee monkey" or in your case "slowly slowly buildy digital panopticony" isn't going to work on the Kiwi people this time. We learnt our lesson from with Ardern.

The UK has abandoned mandatory Digital ID. Meanwhile in New Zealand, @EricaStanfordMP, @JudithCollinsMP and @chrisluxonmp continue to pursue implementation by stealth and at pace. The National party is more leftwing and authoritarian than Keir Starmer. metro.co.uk/2026/01/13/sir…

@SimonRAnderson @EricaStanfordMP @JudithCollinsMP @chrisluxonmp If in doubt, play the man. The case for sovereign DPI is hard to refute when you’re ready to do the mahi.

...says the blockchain clown retained to "do the mahi" No-one is buying your bullshit pal.

@elonmusknews30 Yes

Here is Peter Thiel’s email to Zuck and Andreessen in Jan-2020 predicting socialism. Tl;dr too much student debt and lack of affordable housing keeps young people with negative capital for too long. And without a stake in the capitalist system, they will turn against it.

@aaditsh AI

Perplexity just quietly dropped a 42-page internal guide on how they actually use AI at work. What I found most useful: → How they automate the small stuff. Email, meeting prep, research (all done by AI) → Using AI to amplify your curiosity, not replace it. → Their prompting playbook is simple, practical, and genuinely good. Comment “AI” and I’ll send it to you for free.

It's been a wild journey that has led to this point, but we are now focused on working closely with @TRNLabs in the hand-over of the core infrastructure of @TheRootNetwork from @futureverse. This hand-over is essential because it makes sure that no user loses access to any of their assets on The Root Network (both tokens and NFTs), and there is always a way for users to swap these assets on TRN or bridge them off. Also, throughout this multi-year journey on TRN we've worked closely with pretty much every team building on the network, from collaborative partnerships to technical support via our developer relations role, we have a duty to these builders to make sure that what they've built is not lost forever, and they have the option to see through their original vision. At @Gen3Labs we feel a strong obligation to both the vast community out there that have assets on the network and builders that have spent time learning and building on the native Root Network to maintain the infrastructure required to access these assets/experiences as they please. What they choose to do with these, is up to them. The future of the network will be 100% driven through community-led proposals and projects. We plan on continuing the TRN support for @The_Tradeverse, @zerpmon and @lootgame_, and I've spoken to many other builders and grantees which plan to maintain TRN support on their platforms as well (with a few also expanding multichain, which I think is always a great move for any project). As for proposals, I personally have some ideas around leaning into the native XRP-integration and gaming specific functionality of TRN a bit more and further incentivising more consumer-focused XRP builders to build on TRN + allocating some funds towards integrating TRN into a bridging ecosystem like @axelar / @squidrouter alongside the XRPL, XRPL EVM Sidechain and all the top blockchains (we're even building something in stealth on a chain we've never built on before using @squidrouter and would definitely utilize interoperability with TRN). In the near future, I will spend some time fleshing out these concepts into a proper proposal that will be listed on the @VibeVote_xyz platform (super proud of @beleevens on this platform, have tested the alpha, and it works great). There is still lots of uncertainty around the future of the network and FV, and we cannot guarantee anything, however we can assure everyone that our top priority is making sure network participants and builders will never lose access to their assets and hard work. The network is truly in the hands of the community, and I'm looking forward to seeing the direction it gets taken in. Thank you for all the support, looking after the community has always been and always will be our top priority. 💜

Steve Jobs: How to design insanely great products

@thinkagents @Squarebear_xyz @jonny_ashcroft @augimagination @dmcd_nz @JahebBarnett this is sick man

Today, the Futureverse board made the difficult decision to begin a restructuring of the business. While we’ve made significant progress building world-leading AI models, developing more than 30 open-source protocols, and partnering with some of the world’s top brands, we recognize that adjustments are needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of our vision. This process will allow us to focus on strengthening the foundation of the company and reshaping the structure so we can continue to support our core products and applications. Importantly, this restructuring only impacts Futureverse Corporation and does not directly affect subsidiaries. Futureverse has always been rooted in collaboration and innovation, and our aim remains to carry this work forward in a stronger, more sustainable form.

Interesting response 🧐

My conversation with Jony Ive yesterday at @stripe sessions.

🚨 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺! 🚨 We’re officially part of @futureverse, bringing you bigger and better fan experiences! What does this mean for YOU? ⚾️ More interactive moments 🦇 More ways to engage with your fandom 🔑 Self-custody is coming soon 🌎 Interoperability unlocked Learn more 👉 go.candy.io/CandyFV We’re just getting started, and we can’t wait to share what’s next. In the meantime, visit Futureverse.com and sign up for a FuturePass to start exploring! 🚀 🎙️Join us live for “Metaverse Unlocked: Futureverse Acquires Candy Digital” on X Spaces today at 3:30 PM ET with Aaron McDonald, Futureverse CEO & Co-Founder and Krista Gambrel, Futureverse Head of Social and Candy Digital’s Matt Novogratz, Anthony Solis and Shae Biron. 📍 Where: X Spaces 🗓️ Date: April 16 🕢 Time: 3:30 PM ET 🔗 Link to Join: x.com/i/spaces/1RDGl…

Some of the best in the business co producing with Jen worth a listen.

Check out this clip where Aech rushes and dominates in OP3N! 🔥 This is just a glimpse of the intense action and strategic gameplay that await you in this epic upcoming Battle Royale experience. 🚀 👉 store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/open-d…

The Readyverse Early Access is Here! 🎮 The wait is over - it’s time to step into The Readyverse. We’re inviting a select group of Fluf and Party Bear holders to join our first testing experience where token-gated items, expansive SurrealEstates, Easter egg hunts and more await.

@aaronmcdnz @atarigod @shenxcrypto @TheReadyverse @sylo @TheRootNetwork Way to go Bro I am in awe of what you’ve created made with years of sweat, swearing and a vision underpinned by Love!

For me personally it’s the bringing together of years of work. All the underlying infrastructure like a dedicated L1 network @TheRootNetwork with more than 30 custom runtimes, a dedicated data oracle protocol for connecting verified data to apps @sylo a patented protocol to bring intelligence to immersive experiences. All optimised for interoperability. Tooling built on top of this to make it simple for users and developers like the pass platform the broadest one click on-ramp in web3 , UBF and entirely new way to make interoperable assets , @alteredstateai and @jenmusicai to help builders and users create the worlds they imagine and dozens of other systems that support these all coming together for the first time in the @TheReadyverse to prepare for on boarding our biggest partners and IP. So while it’s another small step on a long journey with more work to go it’s a huge moment personally.

Big week for the teams this week. Send some vibes. @TheReadyverse going live with the first public implementation of UBF. Plus 4 @sylo components go live. Lots of thinking, planning, building coming together in one week.

EHF Fellow @aaronmcdnz is revolutionising digital interactions through @futureverse , a world-leading AI and metaverse technology and content company based in Aotearoa NZ. ehf.org/read/leading-t…