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Airlines Say They Can Go Green… If You Pay for It

Logan International Airport on November 30, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. Photo: Chris Jackson (Getty Images)Airlines are working to lower their carbon footprint, but flyers are going to have to help foot the costs, the leader of an international airline trade group said this week. Willie Walsh, director general of the International Air Transport Association, called for more production of sustainable aviation fuel to speed up the industry’s green transition, Reuters reported. In an annual press briefing, Walsh said that

72-Year-Old Bikes From Sweden to Egypt for Climate Conference as Others Arrive on Private Jets

Dorothee Hildebrandt, 72, sets out from her host’s apartment to ride her bike to the U.N. climate summit COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.Photo: Thomas Hartwell (AP)A 72-year-old climate activist rode her electric bicycle all the way from Sweden to Egypt, just in time to attend COP27 last week. Her mission? To raise awareness about rising emissions and climate change, the Associated Press reported.Dorothee Hildebrandt arrived at Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh last week atop her pink

Instagram user shows what Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn would look like today | Hollywood

Audrey Hepburn and Marilyn Monroe are not only famous for their Hollywood films, they are also icons of beauty. But how would Marilyn, Audrey and many other old Hollywood actors look if they lived in today's times? An Instagram user decided to use artificial intelligence (AI) on various apps to edit and modernise old photos of stars like Elizabeth Taylor and Sophia Loren, and the results are attracting all kinds of reactions on social media. While some say they ‘all look like the Kardashians’, others also called the…

Why Instagram reels could not be as engaging as TikTok videos?

Image Source : PIXABAY Instagram Instagram has been reportedly struggling to attract the attention of the creators as its Reels (short-video) engagement has notably fallen against formidable competition which is coming from TikTok, a Chinese rival. An internal Meta document which was accessed by The Wall Street Journal has revealed the data stating that the…

Report Claims ‘Most Reels Users Have No Engagement Whatsoever’

Instagram users have not sunk their teeth into Instagram’s TikTok-like Reels as much as Meta has wanted them to, according to reported internal documents.Photo: Koshiro K (Shutterstock)Instagram looks a lot more like TikTok as of late, but that radical metamorphosis and new focus on short-form video hasn’t translated into TikTok’s ludicrous viewership numbers.The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that it had seen copies of internal research documents titled “Creators x Reels State of the Union 2022” which was released

Instagram Tests Two New Feed Features

The new features could better customize users’ explore page.Photo: UNSPLASH (AP)After bombarding people’s feeds with unwanted content, Instagram has realized its mistake. The social media platform is testing out ways for users to have more control over what pops up on their Explore page and regular feed by informing the app on what they don’t want to see.Instagram is testing two new features, as well as highlighting already existing features that can better shape one’s timeline, the company announced on Tuesday. The first

Taylor Swift: A Relatable, Carbon-Emitting Queen

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images)Isn’t it annoying when your friends borrow your private jet and rack up a truly obscene amount of carbon emissions? Happens to me all the time.Last week, a Rolling Stone piece outlined the biggest celebrity private jet users, based on data culled by sustainability marketing firm Yard. At the top of the list, beating out bigwigs like Stephen Spielberg and Oprah as well as the previously flight-shamed Kylie Jenner, was America’s sweetheart herself, Taylor Swift, who has apparently

Meet Tati Bruening, Creator of ‘Make Instagram Instagram Again’

One week ago, 21-year-old influencer and photographer Tati Bruening was scrolling through Instagram and became annoyed over the fact that she was only seeing a seemingly endless stream of Reels, even though she wasn’t in the Reels tab. Where were the photos of her friends? In her frustration, Bruening threw together a meme—half-jokingly, she insists—calling for the powers that be to “Make Instagram Instagram Again.” She posted it to the photo-sharing app and even made an accompanying petition with her demands on…

Instagram reverts updates after receiving massive negative feedback

Image Source : AP Instagram decides to rollback new features the app had released a few weeks ago. Instagram update rollback: Instagram had pushed out new test features a few weeks back, which included unwanted changes like a full-screen feed that emphasized short-form videos on "Reels" and an increase in recommended posts from accounts that the user didn’t follow. The Hollywood Reporter reported that as per a Meta spokesperson, those features will now be paused or decreased, though there is no timeframe for when…

Instagram Head Responds to Criticism Over TikTok-Style Redesign, Zuckerberg Urges Staff to Increase ‘Intensity’

Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Tuesday responded to criticism of the platform's new TikTok-style design for videos, saying that the layout was “not yet good,” and the company would have to "get it to a good place if we're going to ship it" to all Instagram users. The image and video sharing service, which has been testing TikTok-like features, last week postponed plans to replace the app's scrolling feed with a more immersive "panavision"-style layout that fills the entire screen, from October to early next year. A Meta…