In an AMA this weekend, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared some insight into why some videos on the platform appear reduced in quality well after they’re posted, and it all boils down to performance. Responding to a question about old stories looking “blurry” in highlights, Mosseri said, “In general, we want to show the highest-quality video we can.
Apple’s rumored smart home display may look a lot like an old friend — the iMac G4 of the early 2000s.
The long-promised Playdate Stereo Dock is officially dead, at least for now.
Google may be close to unveiling an AI agent that can operate a web browser to help users automate everyday tasks.
Google is reportedly working on a new Android API for what it’s calling Rich Ongoing Notifications, which would allow apps to display at-a-glance information in a status bar much like Apple’s Live Activities in the Dynamic Island on iPhone.
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention.
Playing Spilled Mushrooms has been a humbling experience. There I was, thinking I’m good at both puzzles and card games, when I found myself briefly stumped on my very first “delivery” in this card puzzle game about gathering mushrooms. That’s what I get for underestimating a game with cute animals in the cover art.
The Terrifier franchise, with its distinctively horrifying antagonist Art the Clown, is having a bit of a moment right now.
Pokémon developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a breach as troves of internal materials pertaining to the franchise — from source codes to early and, in some cases, scrapped character designs — hit social media this weekend.
SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster successfully returned to the pad after liftoff to be caught by the launch tower’s mechanical arms in an incredible feat Sunday morning. The milestone came during the fifth flight of the company’s Starship, and is a huge step for the rocket’s planned reusability. Starship launched at about 8:25AM ET from SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas Starbase.
Mechazilla has caught the Super Heavy booster! pic.twitter.com/6R5YatSVJX