CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Meta-owned Instagram is copying yet another feature from TikTok. This time, it’s the ability for users to play a reel at 2x speed by long pressing on the right or left side of their screen. When ...

GLEN POWELL, a Hollywood heartthrob, likes 1x listening speed: “I want to hear people talk at a normal human rate.” Bowen Yang, an American comedian, prefers his narration fast and loose—“You can ...

One of the top features that TikTok popularized is the faster way to watch a video, and that specific function has now made its way to Meta's Instagram Reels, which allows users to take advantage of ...

TL;DR: Instagram is introducing a double-speed toggle for Reels, allowing faster content consumption. This feature, requested by users, offers more control over Reels, which range from 15 seconds to 3 ...