Instagram’s top executive Adam Mosseri expects AI content to overtake non-AI imagery and discussed the implications of this for the platform and users.
Mosseri shared his thoughts on the broader trends he expects to shape Instagram in 2026. He wrote, “Everything that matters to creators – the ability to be real, the ability to connect, the ability to have a voice that can’t be faked – is now suddenly accessible to anyone with the right tools.” “Feeds are starting to be filled with synthetic everything.” He added: “There are already a growing number of people who believe, as I do, that it would be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media.”
Mosseri doesn’t address the risk that it will alienate the many photographers and other creators who are already frustrated with the app — it feels like Instagram is leaning toward the AI firehose. And hey: whatever keeps your users using it.
Mosseri suggests that many of the complaints stem from outdated thinking about Instagram. The feed of “polished” square images, he says, “is dead.” Instead of trying to “make everyone look like a professional photographer,” Mosseri says more “raw” and “unpleasant” images will be how creators can prove they’re real — not AI.
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This morning’s other big stories (and deals).
First of all, Samsung.
CES starts this weekend. We’ve got a full preview that we’ll update before the full show, but the major tech announcements will likely focus on chips (ah, AI) and new TV tech (ah, CES). Intel is finally taking the wraps off its Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3) chips – marking the first time it’s working on the company’s 18A process. With the promise of a 50 percent performance increase, Intel needs to prove it can still compete with NVIDIA and AMD. Meanwhile, NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang will deliver the keynote at the Las Vegas show, while AMD’s Lisa Su talks about the Ryzen 9000-series refresh and more.
This year’s TV obsession is Micro RGB. Samsung is really taking a big step up with its Micro RGB lineup spanning 55 to 115 inches. Meanwhile, LG has its own Micro RGB Evo panels, which boast over a thousand dimming zones for that elusive “perfect” contrast. We’ll be on the field in Vegas to separate the legitimate, exciting new technology from the marketing fluff and AI assistant tchotchkes. And did I remember mentioning the celebrity CES parade? Well, will.i.am is back at CES, this time attending out of curiosity. Check it out with your CES Bingo card.
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The OneXSugar wallet has a 4:3 foldable screen and an awesome name.
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OneXPlayer is quickly establishing itself as a company that isn’t afraid to get extremely weird. (Take this, for example). This time, while it initially appears to be another standard dual-screen model, the Android-powered OneXSugar Wallet uses a single foldable screen instead. The OneXSugar wallet was teased in a 54-second video on Chinese video-sharing platform Bilibili. retro handheld The report notes that the wallet uses an 8.01-inch OLED with a 2,480 x 1,860 resolution. When unfolded, it has a 4:3 aspect ratio, making it very suited for retro-gaming.
Considering the foldable screen technology, the price might not be that high. OneXSugar has not shared those details yet.
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