Views will be measured not just on video content but also on photos, text posts, and more. When Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the switch to views this summer, he said that having one consistent metric across the platform would make it easier for creators to understand how their content was performing. For reels, a view is how many times …
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IMR’s 2024 holiday gift guide for new parents
Mirrorsafe Baby Car MirrorIt’s nerve-racking to drive a rear-facing baby around on your own when every bump in the road can make you anxious. That’s why a baby mirror is a must-own if you’re primarily transporting the little one by car. The mirror’s adjustability and convex design ensures you can get a view of your baby, and its arm grips …
Read More »Bitfinex hacker receives five-year sentence for multi-billion crypto heist
Lichtenstein and his wife Heather Morgan were arrested in 2022, and in August last year both pled guilty to conspiring to commit money laundering. The stolen cryptocurrency, worth around $71 million at the time of the theft, had soared in value to approximately $4.5 billion by the time Lichtenstein and Morgan were arrested. Valued at today’s prices, the stolen funds …
Read More »Fortnite’s new TMNT roguelike shows the potential for user-made games
Fortnite’s next big partnership with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is here. Epic Games already lets players dress up as the Turtles, and now, creators can publish experiences built with TMNT assets and the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. As a demonstration of what’s possible, Paramount teamed up with Spiral House (which has made other Fortnite experiences), to make a TMNT-themed beat-em-up …
Read More »You can save up to $270 on the Garmin Fenix 7S Pro and other Garmin watches
Garmin makes some of the best traditional multisport fitness watches, and one of its top models still commands a spot on our list of the best fitness trackers: the Garmin Fenix 7S Pro. Now through Cyber Monday, you can get that watch for just $529.99 ($270 off) at Wellbots when using the Verge-exclusive code VERGEBF270. That code will also work …
Read More »The world’s biggest battery maker says Elon Musk’s 4680 cell ‘is going to fail’
Robin Zeng, the founder of the world’s largest EV battery company, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s big bet on 4680 cylindrical cell technology “is going to fail and never be successful.” Zeng, the chairman of China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL), tells Reuters that when Musk visited China in April, “We had a very big debate, and I showed him. He …
Read More »Teenage Engineering’s new OP–XY makes me wish I had a bigger budget for music gear
Teenage Engineering’s new OP-XY is a portable synthesizer and sequencer that looks similar to the company’s OP–1 Field. But functionally it’s instead a more capable upgrade to the company’s six-year-old OP-Z, with a stronger focus on layering sounds with various effects and a steeper $2,299 price tag. With an “anodized, all-black finish,” the OP-XY is yet another delightful example of …
Read More »Pokémon TCG Pocket will let you trade cards starting early next year
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has been a big hit since its worldwide launch last month, and the team behind it has shared a brief roadmap of a couple updates to come — including the ability to trade cards with other people. “We are aiming to add a feature that allows certain cards to be traded starting in January, 2025,” …
Read More »NASA’s AI Earth Copilot will take your questions about our planet
NASA is teaming up with Microsoft to create an AI chatbot designed to make it easier to access and understand scientific data about the Earth. The tool, called Earth Copilot, will be able to answer questions about our planet by condensing NASA’s wide swath of geospatial information into easy-to-digest responses. To create the tool, NASA is integrating AI into its …
Read More »TikTok plugs Getty Images into its AI-generated ads and avatars
TikTok will let advertisers pull in content from Getty Images when using the platform’s AI ad creation tool. With the integration, advertisers can use Getty’s licensed images and videos to make ads containing AI-generated content, including AI avatars that look like real people. The integration will be available through TikTok’s Symphony Creative Studio — an AI-powered video generation tool that …
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