Golden Dome Missile Defense: Anduril and Palantir Join Forces on Trump's $185B Space Shield 
OpenAI's Desktop Superapp: Unifying ChatGPT, Codex, and Browser Tools for Enterprise AI 
Palantir's Maven AI Earns Pentagon "Program of Record" Status, Reshaping Military AI Strategy 
NVIDIA's Feynman AI Chip May Face Redesign Amid TSMC Capacity Crunch 
Elon Musk Confirms SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla Will Continue Large-Scale Nvidia Chip Orders 
AWS Bahrain Region Disrupted by Drone Activity Amid Middle East Conflict 
Super Micro Computer Shares Plunge After Co-Founder Charged in AI Chip Smuggling Case 
AMD CEO Lisa Su Heads to Samsung's South Korea Chip Facility Amid AI Expansion Talks 
Judge Dismisses Sam Altman Sexual Abuse Lawsuit, But Sister Can Refile 
Alibaba Bets on AI Agents to Unify Its Vast Digital Ecosystem 
SpaceX IPO Filing Expected This Week as Valuation Could Surpass $75 Billion 
Meta Ties Executive Pay to Aggressive Stock Price Targets in Major Retention Push 
Cyberattack on Stryker Triggers U.S. Government Warning Over Microsoft Intune Security 
Microsoft Eyes Legal Action as Amazon-OpenAI Deal Threatens Azure Exclusivity 
Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Eyes Helium Supply Risks Amid Middle East Conflict 
Micron Technology Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates, Issues Strong AI-Driven Outlook 
A TikTok-like feature on Instagram last year called Reels, and it has now launched on Facebook on Wednesday. The company also announced a program to help short-form video creators to earn money from their posts and broaden their audience.
TikTok is one of the go-to apps for people to share or watch short-form videos. ByteDance announced on Monday that its app had garnered a billion users just five years after its launch. Meanwhile, Facebook appears to use its reported 2.9 billion users to leverage the expansion of Reels’ availability.
Aside from posting Reels directly through Facebook, the social media giant said short-form videos shared on Instagram will also be “suggested to people on Facebook.” Reels shared, whether on Facebook or Instagram, will be displayed on the Facebook News Feed and Groups.
The integration of Instagram Reels to Facebook is still in testing, the company said in a blog post. “In this test, a small number of Instagram creators will see an option to have their reel recommended on Facebook,” the social media giant said. “The choice to do this is completely in their control.”
Reels on Facebook will be available first in the United States on Android and iOS. To further help Reels creators grow their audience, Facebook says it will add features so that viewers can follow them, “like,” leave a comment, and share their content directly from the videos.
Its launch will also offer a new way for creators to earn money online. Facebook says the Reels Play bonus will monetize content from “eligible creators” based on how their videos will perform on both Facebook and Instagram. 9To5Mac reports the Reels Play bonus will be initially available to creators who will receive an invite from Facebook.
Facebook is also making several tools for creators to customize their Reels. The company will offer a music library where creators can select songs for their Reels or record their own audio.
There is also a catalog of augmented reality (AR) effects, along with a multi-clip option so people can put together several videos into one reel. More basic tools are confirmed to be available at Reels’ launch on Facebook, such as speed control, timer, and a countdown.
Photo by Obi Onyeador on Unsplash
