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Instagram's musical photo carousels are a lot like TikTok's Photo Mode

Instagram now lets you add music to photo carousels. Unveiled in partnership with pop star Olivia Rodrigo to promote her single “bad idea right?”, the feature allows you to pick licensed music to soundtrack your slideshows. In addition, the company announced that you can create Collabs with up to three co-authors and post audience-response prompts to Reels. The carousel soundtracking feature…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

Automobili Pininfarina teases world premiere of new EV called B95 – 'a collectible masterpiece'

After already unveiling to new EVs that will be on display at Monterey Car Week, Automobili Pininfarina is surprising us with a third vehicle called the B95 that will make its world debut next week. Here’s what we know so far. It’s been a busy month or so for Automobili Pininfarina – a famed Italian design brand reborn as an all-electric hypercar developer. In July, the company unveiled the…
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Apple TV's MLS Season Pass subscriptions have doubled since Messi's arrival in the US

Lionel Messi has hit the ground running in Major League Soccer, and he’s boosting Apple’s bottom line in the process. Tickets for Inter Miami games have soared in price since Messi, the greatest soccer player of his generation and arguably the best of all time, joined the team several weeks ago. On top of that, subscriptions to Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass have more than doubled…
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DefenseNews

US Army working through challenges with laser weapons

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. Army is working through a variety of challenges with directed-energy weapons for air defense, including how to affordably manufacture the high-tech capability and sustain it on the battlefield, according to service officials with knowledge of…
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Ukraine war driving US Army electronic warfare development, Bush says

WASHINGTON — The observable success of electronic warfare in the Russia-Ukraine war is motivating the U.S. Army to get its own in-development jammers deployed as soon as possible, according to an acquisition official. After decades of arsenal atrophy, the service is again prioritizing electronic warfare, including through its Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team and -Echelons Above…
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