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[ad_1] First things first: Does Meta’s new Instagram Maps automatically share your location with everyone?No. It doesn’t.The new maps feature, which rolled out this week, does not share your location by default. If you do want to share your location, it will only be visible to your Instagram friends, or a subset of them.Next: Is it reasonable for many Meta users to believe that Instagram Maps automatically shares their location with everyone?Yes. That makes quite a bit of sense.Which is why Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri seems to have spent much of the last two days trying to find every single…

[ad_1] During a Reddit ask-me-anything session on Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and key members of the GPT-5 team were peppered with questions about the new model and requests to bring back its previous model, GPT-4o. They also asked Altman about the most embarrassing — and perhaps funniest — snafu in the presentation, the “chart crime.” One of the new features that GPT-5 rolled out is a real-time router that decides which model to use for a particular prompt, either responding quickly or taking additional time to “think” through answers. But multiple people in the AMA on the r/ChatGPT Reddit…

[ad_1] The Trade Desk’s shares cratered nearly 40% on Friday, its worst decline on record, and analysts say competition from Amazon may be to blame.The Trade Desk, which helps companies target people across the web with ads, beat expectations in its earnings — but that wasn’t enough to quell Wall Street’s concerns. In commentary, analysts also cited the departure of the adtech company’s CFO, but largely focused on the Amazon factor in explaining the stock drop.The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green responded to analysts’ questions, saying his company would continue to serve an important role because it’s a neutral seller…

[ad_1] Sometimes it’s nice to have a simple app that does one thing well without a lot of fuss. Microsoft Lens was that type of app: a mobile document scanner that turned paper documents, business cards, receipts, and anything else into easily readable digital files. Now that app is being discontinued, Microsoft says, as it directs its users to its Copilot AI chat app instead. According to a new support document, Lens will be retired from iOS and Android devices starting on September 15, 2025, then removed from the Apple App Store and Google Play on November 15, 2025. Existing…

[ad_1] The viral Tea app, which lets women post anonymously about men, has a new rival: TeaOnHer. In a gender flip, the new app is for men.TeaOnHer is largely a copy of the original, but for men instead of women. Its description in Apple’s App Store is nearly identical to that of the other Tea app, which is officially called Tea Dating Advice.TeaOnHer has climbed up Apple’s App Store chart for free apps this week. As of Friday, it’s the No. 3 spot. That’s right behind Tea, which is at No. 2. (ChatGPT is at the top.)The app describes itself…

[ad_1] Even in a city where high-stakes deals are made daily, few would expect that behind an unassuming Manhattan facade lies a team of neuroscientists developing a device that could change the relationship between machines and humans.But change often hides in plain sight, undetectable until it isn’t.Precision Neuroscience is developing a brain-computer interface, a system that creates a direct link between the brain’s electrical activity and a computer. This type of technology has been in development for decades, but thanks to AI, the latest generation promises to reveal a wealth of new information about the brain.I met Precision’s president and…

[ad_1] The store announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 6, 2025.”This decision is difficult, but a necessary one,” CEO Chris Cramer said in the release. “Increased competition, consumer spending trends and the ongoing shift away from brick-and-mortar retail, in combination with our current debt obligations and macroeconomic factors, necessitate this course of action for Claire’s and its stakeholders.”The bankruptcy filing also highlighted tariffs as a contributing factor.”Claire’s was not immune from the continued trend away from brick and mortar and more recent macroeconomic challenges, including higher interest rates, labor costs and, most recently, tariffs,” the…

[ad_1] AI-generated “brain rot” videos are popping up all over the internet and getting a lot of attention. Currently gaining traction among younger users, these clips feature wild characters, like a shark wearing sneakers and a ballerina with a cappuccino for a head. One startup driving this trend is OpenArt, founded by two former Google employees in 2022. It touts around 3 million monthly active users. The company recently launched a new “one-click story” feature in open beta, which allows users to input a single sentence, a script, or even a song and turn it into a one-minute video with…

[ad_1] 2025-08-08T18:53:21Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Maxwell Lee is leaving Jain Global after less than a year as portfolio manager. Lee was a rising star at Bank of America, promoted to director at age 27. Commodities strategies have struggled in 2025, per PivotalPath data. A rising star commodities hire at Jain Global is out…

[ad_1] When Charity Kreher’s husband was offered a job in Puerto Rico, the couple mulled over the opportunity before coming to the same conclusion: “Why not?”Kreher had never stepped foot on the island before she left Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband and two young children to start their new life in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in November 2024. But she was excited to take the leap.”It was like, if we don’t do it, would we be kicking ourselves for not getting out of our comfort zone?” Kreher, 34, told Business Insider.So far, life on the island has been wonderful. The…