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Sunday, 11 December 2022

Say hello to Egypt’s first Metaverse world + Twitter Blue is coming back

Egypt has its first Metaverse world: Tutera, an Egyptian creative community hub, has launched phase one of the first Egyptian meta-city, Metatut. The city is inspired by the ancient Egyptian civilization and revives King Tutankhamun in a futuristic setting, Al Monitor reports. The second phase of the city is set to launch tomorrow, with the third phase slated for launch on 21 December, Everything that visitors and locals need to go about their everyday lives will be integrated into Metatut, such as housing, education, and entertainment venues, the project’s general manager told Al Monitor.

Twitter Blue makes its comeback tomorrow: Twitter is relaunching its suspended Twitter Blue subscription plan tomorrow, the platform tweeted yesterday. The service will be offered at a USD 8 fee for web and USD 11 for iOS, meaning Apple users will be charged a markup. The fee difference comes after Twitter CEO Elon Musk went on a tirade last month claiming that Apple had threatened to withhold the social media platform from the app store. Twitter Blue (controversially) allows subscribers to brand their accounts with a blue check mark that indicates verification, edit tweets, and upload high definition 1080p videos.

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