Technology
Instagram’s New Notes and Candid Features Are the Latest to Mimic Rival Social Media Platforms
Instagram is rolling out several new features, including Notes, which allows users to post blurbs of text, and Candid, which encourages them to post Stories at certain times. The updates, which mimic Twitter and BeReal, respectively, are the latest to resemble aspects of rival social media platforms. Previous features have drawn from Snapchat and TikTok.
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Wawa plans to turn its shuttered store at 19th and Market streets in Philadelphia into a technology hub that would bring startups together to provide tech solutions for the company, CEO Christopher Gheysens said Friday. The location, which was one of five Center City Wawa stores to close since mid-2020, also could provide tech training for Wawa employees, or for workers and students from other organizations.
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DoorDash has start a new Package Pickup service allowing customers to request a Dasher to collect as many as five packages with prepaid shipping from their homes and bring them to local carriers, including UPS, FedEx and USPS. First package pickups are free through Jan. 31.
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Technology
Most Fitness Trackers Monitor Heart Rate Variability – Here’s What This Metric Says About Your Health
Wearable technology has become more popular, and most fitness trackers now monitor heart rate variability – the slight fluctuation in the time between each heartbeat. Less variability is a sign that the body is under greater stress and that the balance in the autonomic nervous system is tipping toward the sympathetic branch being in charge. Greater variability suggests the body is more relaxed and that the parasympathetic nervous system is in control.
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