Dec 29
“Be right back, my wife is in the kitchen and I need to go stand in front of the cabinet she’s about to open.”
Dec 29
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Dec 28
The Coronavirus Can Persist for Months in Brain, Heart, and Intestines, Major Study Finds
Posted in: Today's ChiliNew research this week seems to affirm the suspicion that the coronavirus can infect many parts of the human body, not just our respiratory system. It also found that the virus can sometimes linger in the body even after a person’s initial symptoms have abated. The preliminary findings may shine a light on the complex…
Dec 28
In the week since the release of The Matrix Resurrections, the response to the film has been hugely polarizing. Some (like us) praised it for its fascinating ideas and smart continuation of the franchise. Others have dumped on it for being too self-aware with not enough of the action the franchise was built upon.…
Dec 28
One of the women was a state trooper assigned to Cuomo’s detail.
Dec 28
The House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection will defer its request for hundreds of pages of records from the Trump administration.
Dec 28
Oprah Discusses Dr. Oz Senate Run, But It’s Not Exactly A Ringing Endorsement
Posted in: Today's Chili“One of the great things about our democracy is that every citizen can decide to run for public office,” Winfrey said. “Mehmet Oz has made that decision.”
Dec 28
John T. Earnest was sentenced Tuesday to life in federal prison for killing a woman and injuring three others when he burst into a Southern California synagogue in 2019.
Dec 28
In a brief year-end video message, Instagram head Adam Mosseri offered some insight into what’s ahead for the platform. “We’re going to have to rethink what Instagram is because the world is changing quickly and we’re going to have to change with it,” he said. Mosseri laid out Instagram’s priorities for 2022, which include doubling down on video.
2022 Priorities 📝
This next year is going to be pivotal for Instagram. In addition to our industry-leading safety and wellbeing efforts, we’re focused on these four key priorities.
Hope you’re all able to get some rest over the holidays. See you in the New Year! ✌🏼 pic.twitter.com/iY8uQ1EnMZ
— Adam Mosseri (@mosseri) December 28, 2021
Mosseri said Instagram will “consolidate all of our video products around Reels and continue to grow that product.” Instagram has been making some changes to how it handles videos in recent months. In October, it killed off the IGTV brand to bring longer-form videos into the main feed. However, users need to tap through to Reels to watch the full video.
As for creators, Mosseri said Instagram will introduce more monetization tools to help them make a living. In addition, Mosseri said Instagram will focus on messaging (since it’s perhaps the main way people communicate online) and transparency in 2022.
He noted the platform will double down on its work on controls as well — earlier this month, Instagram announced it will add parental controls in March. A version of the chronological feed will return next year too.
Mosseri touched on some updates that Instagram made this year centered around giving users more control over their experience. He highlighted features like sensitive content controls, the ability to hide like counts and Hidden Words in direct messages.
It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for Instagram in 2021 though. For one thing, work on the Instagram Kids app was put on hold amid safety concerns.
Reports based on documents shared by whistleblower Frances Haugen showed that Meta/Facebook was aware of how Instagram can impact teens’ mental health. Mosseri testified to the Senate earlier this month that Instagram will offer “meaningful access to data so that third party researchers can design their own studies and make their own conclusions about the effects of well being on young people” — which aligns with his commitment to greater transparency.
Dec 28
The Ways Spider-Man: No Way Home and Matrix Resurrections Engage With Their Pasts
Posted in: Today's Chili“Nothing comforts anxiety like a little nostalgia,” the new Morpheus tells Neo in The Matrix Resurrections. In a blockbuster space addled with reliving the days of the franchise’s past, seeing it cut into the film’s trailers can almost come across as biting—a knowing tut at an emotional panacea. But Resurrections’…
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