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In December of last year, Rolling Stone reported that at a Taylor Swift concert at the 2018 Rose Bowl, there was a mysterious kiosk playing clips of the singer that doubled as a facial recognition system to flag any of Swift’s stalkers. A number of reports covered the alleged kiosk—including Gizmodo—but little was…
Those who love chatting on Instagram will appreciate that a web version of Direct messages is now being tested. This means that they will be able to send and receive messages on their computer. Instagram is reportedly testing the web version which allows users to chat without the app internally.
The web version of Instagram Direct messaging will allow users on a PC or Mac and even those that use a mobile browser to access the platform to chat with other users without needing the app.
This would be a major step in making Instagram Direct a more useful chatting feature rather than something that’s sparingly used either to share things privately or to chat. Messaging functionality keeps bringing people back to an app and people are likely going to take the feature seriously knowing that their friends can receive their messages anywhere.
Many would argue that it’s about time that the Facebook-owned company is bringing this functionality to Direct. Facebook’s chat feature got its start on the web while WhatsApp has had a web portal since 2015. So it is about time that Instagram followed through with it as well.
Instagram isn’t beta testing this functionality with users just yet. The test is limited to employees only as they work to identify any bugs or changes that need to be made before it’s considered ready for public use. Hopefully, that will be sooner rather than later.
Instagram Direct Messages Web Version Being Tested
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NASA’s Mars Opportunity rover has helped scientists understand a lot more about the Red Planet and has also shaped the public’s view of our neighbor. The rover landed on Mars back in 2004 as part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission. 15 years later, NASA has confirmed that Opportunity is now officially dead.
It’s astonishing to think how long the rover has been able to perform its duties when you consider the fact that it was expected to have a total lifespan of about 90 days. Instead, it stayed alive up there for 15 years. The Opportunity rover traveled over 28 miles on the Martian surface from the Eagle crater where the mission started to the larger Endeavour crater.
NASA confirmed at a press conference that the Opportunity rover is no longer functional. The Mars Exploration Rover team made the final attempt to reach the rover last night which remained unsuccessful.
NASA hasn’t heard from Opportunity since June 10th, 2018 and had been trying to contact it ever since. It’s believed to have been caught up in a dust storm on Mars which blocked the rover’s solar panels. Researchers tried to ping Opportunity countless times and continued to listen over the radio waves to catch its signal again but to no avail.
NASA’s Mars Opportunity Rover Is Officially Dead
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“The message we are saying is that community is everything, love yourself, and assimilation is passé.” — Humberto Leon
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