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Instagram now welcomes landscape videos on IGTV

Instagram will now let users upload landscape videos on IGTV, the platform’s video upload channel. This means that both the landscape and vertical video…

Millions of Instagram celebs’ data reportedly exposed online

A report by TechCrunch on Tuesday revealed that millions of popular Instagrammers’ personal data was exposed after a public database was discovered online. The…

Instagram reveals new designs for Explore feed, Stories included

Instagram on Thursday revealed new designs for its Explore feed that are better tailored to users’ personal preference on the platform. “When you go…

Meghan Markle posts the cutest Instagram pic of Archie’s toes for Mother’s Day

Brace yourself for an adorable picture of baby toes. Her Royal Highness of Sussex Meghan Markle for Mother’s Day posted a picture of her…

Instagram launches new @shop account to promote ’emerging brands’

Instagram launched its new @shop account on Thursday, the platform’s new dedicated space for small business promotion and sales. “The content on this account…

F8: These are the updates coming to Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger

Among the many Facebook updates announced at the F8 conference this week, Facebook also revealed updates for Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. Facebook Messenger Facebook…

Instagram releases new quiz feature for Stories

In a tweet on Tuesday, Instagram revealed a new quiz sticker for Stories that lets users ask their followers multiple choice questions. Starting today,…

Dolce & Gabbana offends China, then claims its Instagram was hacked

Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana is facing a huge PR dilemma after a tone-deaf advertisement was published to social media, mated to leaked…

Instagram users have nothing but love for pumpkin pie

Forget turkey, pies are an integral centrepiece to the Thanksgiving meal. It’s so important, that even the Pentagon has gone a bit nuts with…

Instagram encourages Americans to vote with Stories stickers

Instagram has revealed two new features for the upcoming elections taking place in the United States next week. The features come in the form…

Sick of selfies? 5 alternative ways to use Instagram

Instagram now has over a billion users. That’s a seventh of the human beings alive on planet Earth today. But while some (nay, probably…

Instagram went down on Mean Girls Day

Today is not just a Wednesday, it is also October 3rd, more commonly known as Mean Girls Day. Many fans of the pop culture…

Instagram’s new boss is Adam Mosseri

Instagram has a new “head” in the form of its vice president of product, Adam Mosseri. The company’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger,…

Watch a kayaker get slapped in the face by an octopus-wielding seal

They say practically every animal is designed to kill things — including humans — in Australasia. A recent viral Instagram post proves this theory….

Instagram notifications are coming to web browsers, the Lite app

Browsing Instagram on a web browser isn’t the most refined tech experience one can enjoy, but at least it’s getting better. Slowly. Spotted by…

You can now DM friends GIFs on Instagram

Instagram has introduced a feature everyone has wanted since the dawn of the company. No. It’s not chronological feeds. Instead the company now lets…

Video: Hey Cape Town, it’s officially snowing on Table Mountain right now

Well, here’s something you don’t see often, let alone in September. On Wednesday morning, the Table Mountain Cableway on Instagram reported that snow had…

Peacock is the latest streaming service from NBCUniversal

Chrome’s new ‘media hub’ lets you pause, play everything from one place

Facebook scraps plans to shove ads into WhatsApp

Moroccan real-estate platform Mubawab raises $7m from Middle East property group

My parents said I was crazy to start a business, SweepSouth’s Aisha Pandor reveals in podcast

Kenya’s QuickBus raises seed round led by UAE investor

The Huawei P40 Pro could have seven cameras in total

Sony is launching a new wireless shooting grip for its latest cameras

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip will feature an ultra thin foldable glass screen

BMW confirms the iX3’s battery and power details

The true cost of Audi’s electric car strategy

BMW i4: how far and how hard will BMW’s latest electric car go?