Oct 15
You haven’t really seen the most extravagant autos until you’ve seen this list of cars so rare that only one of them exists in the world today.
Oct 15
The Chevy Volt was a nice plug-in hybrid that was a bit ahead of its time. A combination of factors led to its early demise. We break it all down for you.
Oct 15
A host of companies are in the process of developing commercial space stations. Aside from the complexities of assembling these structures in low Earth orbit, these companies are also trying to figure out which government agency should serve as the regulator once their orbital outposts are up and running.
Oct 14
Meta will end support for Instant Articles by mid-April, the company confirmed to Engadget. It introduced the format to Facebook in 2015 to help news articles load quickly on mobile devices. However, the company is said to be restructuring and directing more resources into its core products — including video-focused features like Reels.
“Currently less than 3% of what people around the world see in Facebook’s Feed are posts with links to news articles,” a Meta spokesperson told Engadget. “And as we said earlier this year, as a business it doesn’t make sense to over invest in areas that don’t align with user preferences.” The company pointed out that its users are spending more time watching videos, especially short-form ones, and that they want to see less news and political content on Facebook.
Axios, which first reported the news, noted that Meta has been reducing its investment in news content, such as by ending the payments it gives to US publishers for including their articles on the News tab. The company also said last week that it will shutter the Bulletin newsletter platform by early 2023.
The mid-April timeline for winding down Instant Articles support will give publishers six months to reassess their Facebook strategies. After that, when you tap a link to a news article on Facebook’s mobile apps, you’ll be taken to publishers’ own websites.
Meta noted that since it debuted Instant Articles, the mobile web experience has broadly improved due to faster internet speeds and more powerful devices. As such, it suggested that these upgrades have rendered Instant Articles unnecessary for many people who access text-based stories. However, you may soon find that some articles take longer to appear on your screen, depending on the page load of publishers’ websites.
Google effectively made a similar switch last year when it no longer made its AMP format worthwhile for news publishers. The company said it would stop prioritizing news articles that use the format in its search rankings.
Oct 14
Joe Pesci Stars As Pete Davidson’s Grandfather In First Look At Comedy Series ‘Bupkis’
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe upcoming Peacock series will follow a fictionalized version of the “Saturday Night Live” alum’s real life.
Oct 14
Not that you’d be too worried about money if you’re already buying an exceedingly high-priced vehicle, but the insurance costs on these vehicles are wacky.
Oct 14
Astronomers have detected a big boom in the distant universe that they believe may be the most powerful explosion ever recorded. It’s already got a nickname: ‘BOAT,’ or the Brightest Of All Time.
Oct 14
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has ended its first season, and with it lifted the lid on mysteries that have hounded viewers for the past seven episodes before it. But it also revealed another secret, binding them all in darkness: that what we’ve watched was less of an actual season of television and more…
Oct 14
Meta’s finally shutting down its Instant Articles service after seven years of dutifully serving up fast news and meandering listicles. The departure marks the clearest sign yet of Meta’s pivot towards video and away from hard news.
Oct 14
Duolingo, It's Time to Log Off
Posted in: Today's Chili
In the digital space, corporations and companies are faced with the dilemma of creating a social media presence that people actually engage with. Recently, Duolingo has emerged as a success story of how to wrap the entirety of social media around its finger, but a recent tweet may be a sign that the brand needs to…
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