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Instagram's repost feature lets users reshare public posts to their own profile tab

Instagram offers a repost tool that lets users share another account's public post or reel with their own followers, with the content appearing in a dedicated repost tab on their profile. Reposts remain credited to the original creator and persist beyond 24 hours, unlike Stories, but can only be made with the original poster's permission. Users can undo a repost by tapping the button again, long-pressing to delete, or using the Reposts section under Your Activity to remove multiple at once.

Folio Society releases 200-page illustrated collection of Japanese ghost folklore

Folio Society has published a 200-page edition titled 'Japanese Ghost Stories,' compiling supernatural folklore from Japan into a collector-oriented book. The release is timed to arrive ahead of Halloween, aimed at readers who collect illustrated or specialty print editions.

Audible launches AI-powered Interactive Stories starting with Dracula's Renfield

Audible unveiled a new feature called Interactive Stories that uses generative AI to let listeners converse with characters from its audiobooks. The first experience ties into Audible's upcoming adaptation of Dracula and lets users role-play as a character assigned a role, goal and stakes by Renfield, reacting in real time to the listener's own words. The beta launches this fall, with a second Interactive Story planned for the Exoplanet audio novel on November 5, alongside a separate Character Guide feature debuting with Dracula.

Study details on AI-written stories remain unclear as source page fails to load

The referenced article about whether readers prefer AI-generated stories could not be retrieved, as the page returned only an e-commerce error message about shopping bag transactions. No actual content, data, or findings from the intended study or report were accessible.

Advice from successful people often omits the safety nets behind their risks

Commentary highlights a common pattern in success stories: high achievers frequently emphasize the hardships and risks they overcame while leaving out the financial cushions, connections, or circumstances that made those risks survivable in the first place. Audiences consume these narratives through books, articles, and social media hoping to extract a replicable formula for success.

Opinion piece links 2010 Harvard mind-wandering study to modern tech career anxiety

A commentary revisits a 2010 Harvard study showing people are happier focusing on the present, even boring tasks, than letting their minds wander. The author argues this problem has intensified in tech culture, where excessive optionality, social comparison, and startup hype make it hard for ambitious people to commit fully to their current path.