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Instagram now lets users download Reels from others to share outside the app. TikTok, a rival short video app, has had this feature for years and gained popularity by having users watch videos with its watermark outside the platform. Adam Mosseri announced on Tuesday that U.S. users can download Reels …

Roblox is growing up with its young users. The platform, once associated with kids, announced Tuesday that creators could make mature content for 17-year-olds. Roblox users must submit a government ID and a live selfie to prove their age to create or enjoy those experiences. Roblox, a candy-colored mix of …

Amazon announced today that Prime Day will be held July 11-12. Customers receive many discounts during this event to boost sales. The event will run from July 3 to July 12. Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, …

Netflix is now poking fun at itself after the first episode of “Black Mirror” Season 6 went viral. Netflix launched two “Streamberry”-themed websites. Netflix created Streamberry.tv, a replica of the fictional platform. Youareawful.com lets users submit photos for Streamberry shows. Streamberry was featured in the first episode of “Black Mirror,” …

AI affects medicine, law, business, IT, and more. AI-powered transcription is one example. Parrot, a transcription platform for legal and insurance depositions, raised $11 million in a Series A round on Tuesday. Legal experts can now summarize depositions in seconds. Amplify Partners and XYZ Venture Capital led the latest funding, …

Organizations increasingly value observability—the ability to measure a system’s state using its data. Observability enabled business goals for 78% of IT decision-makers and practitioners in a New Relic survey. Given the web’s fluidity, website observability and analytics can be tricky. But ignoring them could hurt business. SOASTA found that longer …

Rivian is the latest automaker to adopt Tesla’s NACS charging standard. This comes weeks after Ford and General Motors announced their upcoming electric vehicles would use Tesla Superchargers. Rivian cars will get NACS adapters. Rivian vehicles, including the R1T and R1S, will come with the NACS charge port. “The adoption …

Multiple subreddits are protesting by publishing only one type of post, changing the topic, or going private. Many of these communities participated in the June 12-14 Reddit blackout to protest the API rule changes that could kill many third-party apps. Subreddits considered shutting down after the company and CEO Steve …

After two years, Spotify will launch its HiFi tier with lossless music streaming through a “Supremium” plan later this year, which may cost more than $9.99 per month. Bloomberg reported that the company is launching this new plan to boost revenue and appease investors seeking a price increase. The non-U.S. …

Reddit must pay a ransom or release stolen data. The BlackCat ransomware gang, also known as ALPHV, posted on its dark web leak site that it stole 80 gigabytes of compressed Reddit data in February. Reddit spokesperson Gina Antonini declined TechCrunch’s questions but confirmed that BlackCat’s claims relate to a …