Instagram Unveils AI-Powered Backdrop Feature for Story Enhancement
Instagram introduces a new AI-powered Backdrop feature in the U.S., allowing users to creatively alter photo backgrounds in Stories.

Instagram introduces a new AI-powered Backdrop feature in the U.S., allowing users to creatively alter photo backgrounds in Stories.
The Sandbox chief executive Arthur Madrid tells his followers that his Twitter account was recently hacked.
Decision seen as “shortsighted” by at least one artist who participated in the program.
Hackers accessed an employee's laptop. They stole information to send phishing email to The Sandbox users.
Instagram will soon have NFT creation and trading tools built in, but in-app purchases will be "subject to applicable app store fees."
Whether you’re a creator or a collector, Instagram’s NFT integration allows select users to share their digital collectibles and verify ownership.
Earlier this week, Meta also announced it would join with other tech companies to create a metaverse standards body.
According to Mark Zuckerberg, Meta was planning to “bring similar functionality to Facebook soon” and working on “augmented reality NFTs” for Instagram as well.
“We are working on bringing NFTs to Instagram in the short term,” said the Meta CEO, adding that he expects NFT minting to happen in the coming months.