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The map function on Instagram got a lot more useful today, in a Google-inspired kind of way. The new Instagram map supports searches and filters, allowing users to look up restaurants, attractions and other hot spots directly in the app, rather than simply viewing where a photo was posted. The updated map also features posts, stories and guides tagged by users, offering a glimpse into the local scene wherever you search. The map supports hashtag searches and offers the ability to explore by tapping tagged locations in the…

Photo: John MacDougall (Getty Images)Speaking of places you shouldn’t take selfies: there’s a frankly disturbing number of people that have tried to snap one while standing atop a train. While I get the urge (it does look kind of badass), it’s pretty dangerous for two reasons. For one thing, trains are tall, and falling from tall things generally isn’t advisable. The second, less obvious reason is that most modern-day trains—like the metro-line you might have in your neighborhood—are electric. This means that they need…

China's first independent interplanetary mission, Tianwen-1, pulled a new year's surprise by clicking incredible selfies on Mars above its north pole. The images showed the mission's solar arrays and antennas as well as a partial closeup of the orbiter. It also showed the Red Planet's northern ice cap. Tianwen-1 released a small camera to fly free above Mars and captured the stunning images. The camera then relayed back the photographs to the orbiter via Wi-Fi. Tianwen-1 helped land the Zhurong rover on Mars in May…

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WeWork India has fixed a security lapse that exposed the personal information and selfies of tens of thousands of people who visited WeWork India’s coworking spaces. Security researcher Sandeep Hodkasia found visitor data spilling from the check-in app on WeWork India’s website, used by visitors to sign-in at the dozens of WeWork India locations across the country. A bug in the app meant it was possible to access the check-in record of any visitor by increasing or decreasing the user’s sequential user ID by a single…

Continuing on with its push for age verification and the enforcement of its age requirement, Instagram announced that it would be testing new age-verification methods to help primarily younger users verify their ages with the popular photo and video sharing app. These new methods include the AI-powered analysis of video selfies and the ability to ask your mutual followers to vouch for you and confirm your age. Instagram/Meta On Thursday, Instagram announced via a blog post that the test of these new age-verification…