Instagram Unveils "Features": Horizontal Long-Form Videos up to 90 Minutes to Directly Challenge YouTube

Instagram Unveils “Features”: Horizontal Long-Form Videos up to 90 Minutes to Directly Challenge YouTube

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In a decisive move to expand into widescreen video and living-room entertainment, Meta-owned Instagram has officially begun testing “Features”—a dedicated horizontal (16:9 landscape) long-form video format permitting uploads of up to 90 minutes. Announced by Instagram Head Adam Mosseri and Product Chief Tessa Lyons, the format represents Meta’s most calculated offensive against YouTube since the…

FBR Announces Monthly Instalments for Mobile Import Sales Tax via DIRBS Under CGO 06/2026: Device Blocking Enforced on Default

FBR Announces Monthly Instalments for Mobile Import Sales Tax via DIRBS Under CGO 06/2026: Device Blocking Enforced on Default

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In a regulatory development for overseas Pakistanis, international travelers, and commercial importers, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has formally notified Customs General Order (CGO) No. 06 of 2026, amending CGO No. 01 of 2019 to introduce a monthly instalment facility for sales tax on imported mobile devices registered via the Device Identification Registration and…

Pakistan Named 2nd-Biggest Target of Israeli Spyware Ads in Citizen Lab Investigation: 139M Zero-Click Bids Exposed

Pakistan Named 2nd-Biggest Target of Israeli Spyware Ads in Citizen Lab Investigation: 139M Zero-Click Bids Exposed

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In a cybersecurity investigation examining programmatic ad-tech exploitation, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab has identified Pakistan as the second-largest global target of an ad-delivered zero-click spyware infrastructure operated by Israeli surveillance firm Discover-Tech in coordination with mercenary spyware vendor Candiru (rebranded as Integrity Labs / Saito Tech). The investigation reveals that between March and…