Top News:

1. Instagram extends Reels duration to 90 seconds
Instagram users can now create up to 90-seconds long Reels and create videos in the vertical short-form template, by using multi-clip videos with audio, effects, and new creative tools.

2. Fox Star Studios is now Star Studios
Fox Star Studios has rebranded itself to Star Studios. The movie studio aims to introduce a new visual identity by presenting universal story themes and new-age cinematic spectacles for theatrical releases as well as direct-to-digital premieres.

3. Ramdas Baliga named MD, Toshiba Software India
Toshiba Software India has appointed Ramdas Baliga as its new Managing Director. Baliga succeeds Takashi Ishikawa who was at the helm of Toshiba Software India Pvt. Ltd. for four years.

4. Privacy breach: Twitter agrees to pay $150 million civil penalty
The US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement that, if approved by a federal court, will require Twitter Inc. to pay $150 million in civil penalties and implement robust compliance measures to protect users’ data privacy.

5. Intuitive ad placements for Search, YouTube Shorts
Google is launching a slate of new advertising formats and placements for Google Search and YouTube for the growing inclination of consumers towards browsing on Search, the growth in online shopping, and a surge of video watch time.