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Instagram announced on Wednesday that it’s globally launching “Instants,” a new feature for sharing authentic, disappearing photos after testing it with select users. The feature lets users share disappearing photos with their Close Friends or mutual followers that can be viewed only once and remain available for 24 hours. The app borrows ideas from social platforms like Snapchat, Locket, and BeReal, as it focuses on authentic and ephemeral content. Unlike Instagram, which is about curated and polished content, Instants is designed for quick, real-life snapshots. With Instants, you capture a photo with Instagram’s in-app camera and aren’t allowed to edit the image. The format doesn’t allow uploads from your camera, and, although you can add text to your “instants,” you can’t modify them any further. Meta said in a blog post that the idea behind this format is to share authentic moments as they’re happening. It’s worth noting that Meta is also testing the Instants format as a standalone app in select regions, including Spain and Italy. You can capture an Instant by tapping the mini photo stack in the bottom right corner of your Instagram inbox. After you share your Instant, recipients can react with emojis, reply, and send

Clubhouse experiences are key to setting a venue apart from the pack, and that is exactly what Salgados Golf Club in the Algarve is seeking to accomplish with the addition of new activities and upgraded food and beverage concepts. Evolving under Troon management, central to the latest enhancements is the launch of The Green Room, a vibrant new sports lounge concept designed to elevate the social experience for visitors, families, members and guests. Featuring two state-of-the-art golf simulators by Foresight Sports plus six big screen TVs, the venue offers an interactive and immersive environment where guests can enjoy golf, games, sports and hospitality in a relaxed setting off the course. Complementing the new concept is a refreshed culinary direction at Salgados, led by newly appointed restaurant manager, Sofia Rosa. Together with chefs Ana Paula, Pauliene and Cristiana, the female-led food and beverage team has revamped the menu with elevated presentation, integrating natural renowned ingredients from Portugal into popular visitor favorites designed to appeal to both golfers and resort guests. "The introduction of The Green Room and the evolution of our food and beverage offering at Salgados represent an important step in enhancing the overall club experience," said Troon Senior Vice President

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Cannes Lions is where the biggest ideas take center stage. Join ADWEEK for must-see conversations, top industry leaders, and the moments everyone will be talking about. Heading into YouTube’s Brandcast on Wednesday, Sean Downey, president of the Americas for Google, wants ad buyers to walk out with one idea cemented: YouTube is the future of media, and creators are the front door. “What I hope you find is that brands want to be attached to culture and community in a really authentic way,” Downey told ADWEEK. “There was a trend for a long time that held that the future of branding is social. I think the future of brand is trust.” That thesis is showing up in the platform’s pitch through an expanded slate of creator-buying tools.  Over the last year, YouTube has rolled out creator takeovers, channel slates that preview upcoming creator content for brands, and YouTube Creator Partnerships, which pair advertisers with creators at scale. According to Downey, brands running Creator Partnerships on Shorts see roughly a 30% lift in conversion. In a conversation with ADWEEK ahead of Brandcast, Downey also spotlighted Shorts’ scale, why he believes the branding-versus-performance tradeoff is a false choice, and how podcasting is

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KwaZulu-Natal has seen an increase in the number of Zulu-language Facebook-based publishers, which have become a useful platform for the growing anti-immigrant movement in the province. They will likely be used in campaigns ahead of the forthcoming local government elections. Some of the publishers have shown double-digit growth in followers since the beginning of this year, with one growing followers by 34% between mid-February and May. Based on electoral experiences elsewhere in the world, the US in particular, the growth of these alternative sources of information could have serious implications for South African politics and the democratic project. Political parties that focus solely on the mainstream media to convey their messages will likely miss an important constituency that relies on Facebook-based publishers for information. KwaZulu-Natal is ripe for populist rhetoric. The 2026 voter participation survey conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) found only 6% of adults in the province had confidence in democracy, down from 54% in 2004. This compares with a national decline from 65% to 36%. Trust in the Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) in KwaZulu-Natal was the lowest of all provinces at 20% (versus the national average of 36%).  » Read More

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Prakhar Khanna/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET key takeaways Google partnered with Meta and Apple to improve Android. Adobe Premiere is launching on Android soon. Android 17 adds more creator-focused video-editing tools. Android is better than iOS in numerous ways, but day-to-day app interactions aren't one of them. My favorite phones of 2026, from the foldable Oppo Find N6 to the camera-focused Vivo X300 Ultra, all run Android, but I have trouble shifting to them full-time because my most-used apps work better on iOS. Google is acknowledging and fixing this problem with Android 17.  It is working on changes that might appeal to content creators and iPhone users who have been considering switching to Android. Also:  Android phone slow? I changed 2 developer settings for an instant speed boost With Android 17, Google is adding more creator-focused features to help make the most of the industry-leading camera hardware available on Android phones. For those who want to switch, the company has also worked with Apple to overhaul its iOS-to-Android transfer process. Here's why Android 17 is one of the most exciting OS upgrades in recent years. Fixing the Instagram experience Instagram is one of

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