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Instagram (and just about every social media and video sharing platform) is in a heated battle against TikTok. The short-form video-sharing platform exploded over the past couple of years. Unfortunately, platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and Snapchat were in the blast zone. To combat this, those companies made their own takes on the TikTok style and introduced Reels, Short, and Spotlight. These were their attempts to capture some of the market stolen from them....

It seems that there are new features coming to the platform about every few weeks. Along with the major changes to the platform’s video features, Instagram has been making tweaks and changes to the overall experience. These changes have been pretty well-received, and it looks like the company is not stopping. Instagram is working on five new features Instagram is working on five new features We just got a slew of tweets from developer Alessandro Paluzzi, and they all show leaked screenshots of upcoming features....

“We’re thinking about who we are, what we value and what kind of change we want to affect in the world,” Mosseri said in a video posted on Twitter (via CNET). Among Instagram’s goals for 2022 is to enhance its private messaging service and sharpen its focus on bolstering Reels. Further, the company also wants to improve how Instagram creators earn revenue on the app. While Mosseri didn’t directly address the controversies of 2021, he said the platform would offer more transparency in the coming year....

A contract for differences or CFD enables a trader to exchange the difference in the value of a financial product between the time of the contract’s opening and closing without owning the actual underlying security. Traders make the settlements in cash payments instead of physical commodities or securities. That offers potential for returns equivalent to the underlying securities even if the trader makes a small investment. However, marginal traders can also end up with identical amounts of losses....

A key detail to make note of is that JBL is launching the Quantum 350 as a wireless model for $100. This isn’t an unheard of price point for a wireless gaming headset. But, last year’s Quantum models didn’t offer the wireless connectivity option until $150. So essentially JBL is lowering the barrier of entry for gamers to be cable-free. The JBL Quantum 350 works with PC and PlayStation, but it should work with Xbox too The JBL Quantum 350 works with PC and PlayStation, but it should work with Xbox too...