engadget Thursday December 22, 2022
Show the world what 2022 was like: Instagram has rolled out a new Reels template allowing users to custom-create a recap reel. You choose a number of photos and videos and the feature automatically stitches them together. Go further by selecting a narrated audio from the likes of Bad Bunny, Priah Ferguson and DJ Khaled, notes Engadget. To use the 2002 Recap template, users need to navigate to the Reels tab within the Instagram app by tapping the play icon at the bottom center of their screen. Tap the camera icon at the top right of the Instagram app and swipe the text at the bottom of the screen to the left to access Templates.
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Bloomberg Thursday December 22, 2022
A new ad campaign from an activist group scorches Congress for failing to take action against the biggest tech companies and underscores the potentially dangers of deepfake tech, noted Bloomberg. The ad, from the group Demand Progress Action, features a fake video in which an actor playing the top-hatted character from the Monopoly board game morphs into Meta CEO and founder Zuckerberg, who comments that antitrust legislation aimed at diminishing the power of the tech giants is “about to fade away.”
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THE VERGE Thursday December 22, 2022
In addition to winning the World Cup, Lionel Messi has taken another crown: He is now the person with the most-liked post on Instagram, notes The Verge. The pictures he posted after the Argentina won the 2022 men’s World Cup have racked up almost 64 million likes. That’s enough to beat the former record-holder, a stock photo of an egg on a white background with a caption that starts, “Let’s set a world record together and get the most liked post on Instagram.” BTW: The egg’s record has stood since early 2019, when it beat out a post from Kylie Jenner.
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Nigel Danson Wednesday December 21, 2022
Landscapes can be full of ruts—literally, sometimes, but also the metaphorical kind when it comes to photography. After achieving a degree of competence, it’s easy for photographers to continually fall back into their comfort zones and familiar routines. But, notes YouTuber Nigel Danson in a new tutorial, that doesn’t lead to artistic growth. He’s got some tips on how to experiment more.
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