Threads won’t amplify news, says Instagram head Adam Mosseri

NOTE: There are some spoilers ahead for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

 On Saturday, Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced that the company is planning to come up with a Threads application programming interface (API).

Threads is reportedly working on an API.

Instagram has been focusing on collaborative features recently. The first such feature was Remix on Reels, where users could react to a Reel and add to it by just clicking a button, similar to what TikTok offers. Later, the company added Collab Posts where a single post can have a co-author where the post is visible on both users' accounts. Now, taking things further, Instagram is testing a new feature that will let the followers of a user add photos and videos to a carousel.

Speaking with Josh Horowitz of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, director Shawn Levy addressed the many casting speculations surrounding the highly-anticipated superhero movie. Without confirming which of the cameo rumors are true, Levy revealed that he was very surprised with how “easy” it was to secure cameos for Deadpool 3.

Earlier this month, Polish game devs, including several from CD Projekt Red, formed the Polish Gamedev Workers Union (PGWU). This came in the wake of further layoffs at the company in July, to the tune of 9% of its workforce. At the time, CEO Adam Kiciński explained the move as something to help make the teams more «agile and effective», but agile and effective doesn't pay the rent.

2023 seems to be the year of premium subscriptions in the social media space. Shortly after Elon Musk owned X (formerly Twitter) came out with paid verification through its X Premium subscription, Meta also introduced the Meta-verified program. But unlike X, these premium Meta users who shell out $11.99 on the web or $14.99 in iOS and Android apps, do not have many exclusive features to themselves. It appears that Meta is starting to change that and one of its efforts is the new feature Instagram is testing where it will offer a verified-only feed to give more visibility to businesses and creators.

If you love sending stickers on Instagram DMs and putting them in your reels, then there's great news for you. Instagram has been testing the feature that lets you create custom stickers from your photos! The Meta-owned platform has been testing a lot of features lately, with an option to create lists for stories, and giving users more control over their data and privacy. It has also recently added a feature that lets users add music to photo carousels, not just single photos. These features promise to enhance the user experience, and it could get more intuitive with the new custom stickers. Know all about it.

Fans have been wanting to know whether or not was happening ever since the first film came out almost a year ago. Based on the eponymous DC Comics character, it follows the titular character with divine powers, who comes out of imprisonment after 5,000 years and decides to subject the world to his kind of justice.

Microsoft made several headlines when they unveiled their interest in bringing on another acquisition. After Zenimax Media, Microsoft went after a massive name with Activision Blizzard. The purchase brought in over $68 billion, and it was an uphill battle for Microsoft. They had to go through a series of regulators to ensure that this deal wouldn’t hurt competition. Of course, the significant component that hit the headlines was the fact that Microsoft would own Call of Duty. That made many players worried about a scenario in which Call of Duty would no longer be available on the PlayStation line of consoles. The folks over at Xbox continued to ensure this wouldn’t be the case. 

Mobile is bigger than console and PC, and Spencer discusses what Microsoft needs to do to find success there.

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said he'd be "all in" when it comes to revisiting the company's "trove" of IP.