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Representations of morality in video games have been a major factor in today's industry, especially thanks to the more narrative focus that most projects have acquired during the current century.

Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge You know that thing where, just after you’ve opened Instagram and become invested in whatever video was already loaded, a new video pops in and seemingly yeets the old video into the void, never to be seen again? That’s a thing of the past, according to Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who says in an AMA from his Instagram Story yesterday that the app now waits for you to scroll to show you the new stuff. That behavior — which Instagram apparently called “rug pull” internally — wasn’t just some weird bug. Mosseri says the app did it “because we were trying to load new content, and it was taking a while, so we showed you something that was already downloaded in the meantime, and it is generally good for engagement.” But that’s “really... Continue reading…

Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google Photos continues to get new and improved features on a regular basis, and one of the most recent Android updates has focused on video editing. Even if you don’t have the latest Pixel 9 phone (which is required if you want to try out the weird new Reimagine tool), you can now speed up, slow down, and enhance your clips with a few taps as well as trim them down more easily. You can also expect what Google calls “AI-powered video presets” on both the Android and iOS versions of Google Photos. After the app algorithm analyzes your clips, you get a choice of effects — trims, zooms, slow-mos — you can apply with a tap. The app takes the role of director and chooses where and how these tweaks should be applied. When the changes arrive on... Continue reading…

Justice played an important role in the everyday life of medieval society and into the Early Modern era. Righteousness was held in high regard during these times, and criminals were often punished quite harshly in an effort to deter other perpetrators and steer them from the path of crime. Political enemies were punished too, as were traitors and heretics. And to do all this punishing and killing, an official executioner had to be employed. Throughout the medieval period and beyond, the executioners played a fundamental role in society and dispensed the King’s justice with deadly efficiency. Many, however, suffered from the social stigma that was brought with their employment, even though they gained riches and high ranks during their careers. Who were they? And what were their stories? Bedsheet Lovingly Embroidered With Hair Likely From A Severed Head Extraordinarily High Number of Roman Decapitations at UK Burial Site Read moreSection: NewsHistoryAncient TraditionsRead Later 

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