Instagram profiles now automatically allow users to share and modify other people's public posts, including their profile picture, with Meta's new AI model, Muse Image. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Instagram profiles default to letting users share and modify their content with Meta's new AI model. The feature allows users to download your posts, including your profile picture, to "reuse" them. You can toggle the permissions on and off in your settings — but only through the app. If your Instagram account is public, your photos — including your profile picture — may now be fair game for other people's AI creations unless you change a setting buried in the app. Meta's new Muse Image model, unveiled Tuesday, lets users generate AI images using public Instagram posts by tagging another person's account in a prompt. Public accounts are opted in by default, allowing others to reuse posts, reels, and profile photos unless users manually switch the feature off. The controls are only available in the Instagram app, under the "Sharing and reuse" tab in the settings menu, where users can disable separate toggles for posts and reels. Meta's privacy settings default to allowing others to reuse your Instagram content and modify it with AI. Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert Existing AI-generated images made with your content won't be removed, and Instagram says on its help page about the feature that users won't be notified if their content is used by others. The feature is part of Meta's broader push to compete in generative AI, as the company rolls out Muse Image to compete with rival image-generation tools from OpenAI, Google, Midjourney, and Adobe by making AI image creation a built-in feature for Instagram's billions of users. The rollout is the latest flash point in Meta's long-running privacy battles. The company has faced years of scrutiny over its corporate and user-facing data practices, including criticism for using public posts to train AI models by default and requiring users to opt out rather than opt in. Privacy advocates have long argued that such policies leave users with too little control over how their content is repurposed. Read the original article on Business Insider

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Jeff Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000. Chesnot/Getty Images Blue Origin is raising external funding for the first time. Jeff Bezos' rocket startup is raising $10 billion at a $130 billion valuation, an email said. CEO Dave Limp said the investment will be a "clear vote of confidence" in Blue Origin's mission. Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is raising $10 billion as the rocket startup aims to catch up with Elon Musk's SpaceX. In a memo sent to employees on Wednesday and seen by Business Insider, Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp said the company would raise funds at a $130 billion valuation. "We are entering a period where opportunities in space are expanding rapidly," Limp told staff. "Securing this investment will be a clear vote of confidence from investors and validates the ambition and credibility of what we're building for the long term," he added. It marks the first time that Blue Origin, which Bezos founded in 2000 and has self-funded ever since, has tapped external investors for funding. The first stage of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. Manuel Mazzanti/NurPhoto via Getty Images The New York Times' DealBook earlier reported on the raise and said it is being led by asset management firm Coatue Management with a $2 billion contribution from Bezos. Limp's memo has not yet been reported. Blue Origin did not immediately respond to a Business Insider request for comment. It comes as Blue Origin races to catch up with Musk's rocketmaker, which has established a commanding lead in the space industry. SpaceX has completed hundreds of rocket launches, compared with a handful of orbital tests by Blue Origin. SpaceX raised a record-breaking $86 billion when it went public last month, surpassing a $2 trillion valuation. Read the full email Limp sent to Blue Origin employees: Folks, By now, many of you have seen the news that Blue Origin is engaging with outside investors and looking to raise $10 billion at a $130 billion pre-money valuation. This has been in the works for some time and represents confidence in our mission, our strategy, and most importantly, the work each of you has done to build Blue into the company it is today. We are entering a period where opportunities in space are expanding rapidly. Securing this investment will be a clear vote of confidence from investors and validates the ambition and credibility of what we're building for the long term. While the headlines will naturally focus on the dollars, I'd encourage all of us to think about today's announcement differently. A valuation is not our mission. It's not a finish line. It's an assessment of what investors believe we can do together. What matters most will continue to be determined by our execution, our innovation, and our ability to deliver for customers. We will share more details as we have them and will take questions at our upcoming Town Hall on July 30th. It's Worth It -Dave Do you work at SpaceX or Blue Origin and have information to share? Contact this reporter at tcarter.41 on Signal or tcarter@businessinsider.com. Use a personal email address, a nonwork WiFi network, and a nonwork device; here's our guide to sharing information securely. Read the original article on Business Insider

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The cast of "Industry." John Nacion/Variety/Getty Images The 2026 Emmy Award nominations were announced on Wednesday. There were welcome surprises, but some baffling snubs. A few of the best actors from "The Pitt" were left off this year's list. The 78th Emmy Awards are about two months away, and now we know who will be competing for the Television Academy's biggest prizes — and who will be sitting at home watching from their couches. There are always shows that get left off the Emmys nomination list for various reasons. Maybe not enough people watched them, or the studios didn't put enough money behind campaigning … or perhaps the voters just lack taste. In the hours since this year's batch of nominees was announced, there's already been lots of online chatter about snubs. We're here to throw in our two cents and lament the biggest oversights of this year's crop of (also deserving) nominees. "Industry," we will avenge you. "Industry." HBO For some reason, the Television Academy refuses to acknowledge what some may argue is the best show on TV. "Industry" was once known as the British "Succession," but over its four seasons, it's evolved into a gripping financial thriller that explores complicated relationships (an understatement), what it means to be alive in 2026, and some of today's most fun-to-watch sociopaths. It has somehow been nominated for a grand total of zero Emmys, with that streak continuing this year. If the show keeps this up, it'll join the ranks of never-nominated amazing shows, like "The Wire." No nominations for Ashley Padilla or Bowen Yang for their work on "SNL" last season is bizarre. "Saturday Night Live." Will Heath/NBC/Getty Images Last season was far from "SNL's" best, and that's because there was a high turnover of cast members from season 50 to 51, including Bowen Yang, who left halfway through. Yang has been nominated before, but he's never won, and this would've been the last time for the Emmys to honor his tenure on the sketch show. On the other hand, there's Ashley Padilla, who arguably kept the train on the tracks this season, with many people calling her the show's breakout star. Rewarding her star turn with a nomination would've been apropos. For the first time in a while, the cast of "SNL" was fully shut out. The only person to receive a nomination was Connor Storrie, for outstanding guest actor in a comedy series for his turn as host. "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" was nominated for nine Emmys, including outstanding drama series, but the two actors at its center were snubbed. "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." HBO Tell me, how can you call it one of TV's best drama series without giving props to its two stars, Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell? Sure, "AKOTSK" got many below-the-line nominations (all of which were deserved), but the show wouldn't be compelling without these two lovely performances anchoring it. Ansell, especially, who was cast at just 10 years old, showed considerable acting chops, bringing both comic relief and tear-jerking moments to the third series in Westeros. Three of the four main actors from season two of "Beef" were nominated — it's a rough time to be Cailee Spaeny. "Beef." Netflix Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, and Charles Melton were all nominated for the second season of "Beef," but the fourth member of their quartet, Cailee Spaeny, was rudely left out. Was she the most interesting character from this season? No. But it sure must sting to see your three costars, plus Youn Yuh-jung, get recognized and not yourself. Paul Anthony Kelly was a no-show, though his "Love Story" costars Sarah Pidgeon and Constance Zimmer were recognized. "American Love Story." Hulu Of the two leads from "Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette," Sarah Pidgeon as Bessette was more of a sure thing than her costar, Paul Anthony Kelly, who played JFK Jr. But that doesn't mean that Kelly wasn't deserving. He arguably had a harder job — JFK Jr. looms so large in popular culture, as he'd been documented from his birth in 1960 until his untimely death in 1999. Bessette, on the other hand, was more of a blank slate for the writers and Pidgeon to fill in; there's barely any audio of Bessette that is publicly available. All that said, Kelly had his work cut out for him, and we think he handled the job with aplomb. "Your Friends & Neighbors" was nominated for outstanding drama series, but Jon Hamm was oddly ignored. "Your Friends & Neighbors." Apple TV+ After moving from limited series to drama series this year, the crime caper "Your Friends & Neighbors" scored a surprise nomination in outstanding drama series. However, the man at its helm, Jon Hamm, was snubbed for outstanding lead actor in a drama series. To put it simply: There would be no show without him, and if you're going to nominate one, you should nominate the other. "The Pitt" was all over the nominations, but Supriya Ganesh, Shabana Azeez, and Isa Briones were missing. "The Pitt." HBO Max Noah Wyle, Taylor Dearden, Shawn Hatosy, Fiona Dourif, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Gerran Howell, and Sepideh Moafi were all nominated for their performances in season two of "The Pitt" (and that's not including guest stars). So is it a bit greedy to say that some of the cast were snubbed? Maybe, but we're doing it anyway. Supriya Ganesh, who played Dr. Samira Mohan, had the difficult job of playing a doctor on the edge of burnout, constantly second-guessing herself, and even convinced herself she was dying. That's not an easy task, and Dr. Mohan is a fan-favorite, which is why the snub after the news that she would not be returning for season three stings all the more. Isa Briones and Shabana Azeez also had their standout moments from this season. You could argue that one of these three could've taken the place of Dearden, who we thought really wasn't given much to do, or LaNasa, who already won for season one. Jeremy Allen White missed out for the first time in "The Bear's" history. "The Bear." Hulu For the first three seasons of "The Bear," seeing Jeremy Allen White's name in the list of nominees was a foregone conclusion. But after a lackluster season three, the momentum slowed, and White was snubbed for season four. However, with the positive reception of the fifth and final season, we wouldn't be surprised to see him back on the nominees list in 2027. Read the original article on Business Insider

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The largest maritime gathering in US history featured ships from 20 countries. Ryan Hiscott/Getty Images ; Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Ships from 20 countries visited New York City in celebration of America's 250th birthday. I toured ships from the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Poland, Argentina, Sweden, Uruguay, and Italy. I also visited two active-duty ships in the US Navy, the USS Arlington and the USS Farragut. You only turn 250 years old once. In celebration of America's milestone birthday, New York City hosted a naval extravaganza advertised by organizer Sail4th 250 as the largest maritime gathering in US history. The event, held from July 3 through July 8, featured tall ships from 20 countries as well as ships, aircraft, and personnel from over 130 invited navies and coast guards, according to the US Navy, transforming the city's waterfront into a festive display of international relations, military partnerships, and naval tradition. As part of the semiquincentennial celebrations, I toured ships from seven countries, as well as two active US Navy ships. Take a look. Ships from over 20 countries paraded up New York City's Hudson River in celebration of America's 250th birthday on July 4. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 4: A fleet of tall ships representing over 20 countries sails on the Hudson River on July 4, 2026 in New York City. The parade was organized as part of this weekend's Sail4th celebration of the nation's 250th anniversary. Jeremy Weine/Getty Images The festivities on Independence Day consisted of the International Naval Review, featuring gray-hull naval ships from the US and abroad, and the Parade of Sail, displaying historic tall ships used as naval training vessels. After the parade, many of the ships opened to the public for tours. Tall ships at Sail4th 250. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The ships were docked at piers across New York and New Jersey over the holiday weekend for members of the public to visit. Some required timed reservations, but all of the tours were free. On Monday, I went to New York City's Pier 88, where security screenings were required since the tours included active-duty US Navy ships as well as foreign navy ships. A sign leading to ship tours at Sail4th 250. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Posted security notices informed visitors that MARSEC Level 1, the Coast Guard's baseline Maritime Security Level, was in effect. My first stop was the USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock in active service in the US Navy. The USS Arlington. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The 684-foot-long ship was commissioned in 2013 and features a crew of 360 sailors. It can carry over 700 Marines as well as helicopters and amphibious vehicles such as Landing Craft Air Cushions, or LCACs. The ship was a hub of activity as sailors offered tours, photo opportunities with a variety of vehicles, and merchandise for sale. Inside the USS Arlington. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider On my tour of the ship, I saw the USS Arlington's well deck, flight deck, crew berthing, and medical bays. Next, I joined a group tour of the USS Farragut, an active Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer. The USS Farragut. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider At 509 feet and 6 inches long, Farragut served as the official reviewing warship for the International Naval Review on July 4, with Vice President JD Vance sailing on board. The crew consists of around 350 sailors, our guide said. I got a close-up look at Farragut's 5-inch Mark 45 gun and Mark 41 vertical launching system used to deploy missiles. On board the USS Farragut. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The ship is equipped with several types of missiles, including surface-to-air, anti-submarine, and Tomahawk cruise missiles, as well as torpedoes. I ventured further up the dock, where I encountered numerous tall ships from different countries. Tall ships docked in the Hudson River at Sail4th 250. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Unlike with the active Navy ships, where crew chaperones were required at all times, I was free to board and disembark the tall ships on my own. I started with Lynx, a replica of an American privateer from the War of 1812. Lynx. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider During the War of 1812, when the US Navy had only six warships, President James Madison issued letters of marque authorizing private vessels to arm themselves and hunt British vessels. The original Lynx was one of these privateers. In 1813, Lynx was captured by the British. The Royal Navy took detailed notes about the ship's construction before sinking it. These plans were used to reconstruct a near-exact replica bearing the same name in 2001. Lynx offers sailing trips and educational programming for school groups as well as the general public. Aboard Lynx. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Lynx spends winters at St. Simons Island in Georgia and summers in Nantucket, Massachusetts. I then boarded the Juan Bautista Cambiaso, a naval training ship from the Dominican Republic. Juan Bautista Cambiaso. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The ship, based in Santo Domingo, has a sail area of 11,000 square feet and is named for the founder of the Navy of the Dominican Republic. On board naval training ships like Juan Bautista Cambiaso, cadets learn how to sail, navigate the seas, and work as a team. Inside Juan Bautista Cambiaso. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The 177-foot-long ship can hold up to 37 sailors. BAE Guayas, a training ship in Ecuador's navy, featured three enormous masts that can hold 15,200 square feet of sail. BAE Guayas. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Guayas measures 257 feet long with a crew consisting of 35 officers and 120 enlisted sailors. Guayas featured a lively atmosphere with Ecuadorian flags, music, and souvenirs for sale. Aboard Guayas. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Guayas is homeported in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and is named after a river in western Ecuador. Poland's Dar Mlodziezy, homeported at Gdynia Maritime University, provides Polish sailors-in-training with hands-on experience at sea. Dar Mlodziezy. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Dar Mlodziezy measures 354 feet long, has a sail area of 32,000 square feet, and holds a crew of 40 plus 136 cadets. Dar Mlodziezy has been part of milestone celebrations in numerous countries, as evidenced by decals painted on the ship's walls. Decals aboard Dar Mlodziezy. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Dar Mlodziezy also circumnavigated the globe from 2018 to 2019 in honor of Poland's 100th anniversary of independence. I waited in a short line to board ARA Libertad, which the Argentine Navy uses as a training vessel. Ara Libertad. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The 340-foot ship, built in 1963, has trained over 11,000 Argentine Navy graduates, according to Sail4th 250. The crew consists of 24 officers, 187 crewmen, and 150 cadets. Argentine and American flags displayed at the stern, or back of the ship, made for the perfect photo-op. Aboard Ara Libertad. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Libertad has visited over 500 ports in more than 60 countries. There was more to see at the Intrepid Museum at Pier 86, where I'd reserved tickets for three additional visiting ships. The Intrepid Museum. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Admission to the Intrepid Museum, housed on the historic USS Intrepid aircraft carrier, usually costs $38 per adult, but I received a free pier-only ticket that allowed me to access the tall ship tours without paying for the museum. The first ship I'd reserved was the HMS Gladan, a Swedish Navy training vessel built in 1947. HMS Gladan. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The 129-foot-long schooner houses nine officers and 19 midshipmen. I got to peek into the galley, where the week's menu was written in Swedish. The galley on HMS Gladan. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider If Google Translate is to be trusted, the standard breakfast menu consisted of porridge and jam, boiled eggs with caviar, yogurt, cereal, and fruit salad. I then boarded Uruguay's Capitan Miranda, built as a hydrographic vessel in 1930 and repurposed as a naval training ship in 1978. Aboard Capitan Miranda. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Capitan Miranda measures 210 feet long with 9,185 square feet of sail. Capitan Miranda featured gorgeous woodwork in the officers' quarters and crew dining areas. Aboard Capitan Miranda. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider In the crew's dining room, I spotted a deck of Uno cards and a small chessboard next to some barrel-shaped drums called tamboriles, which are used to play candombe music. For my final ship tour, I boarded Italy's Amerigo Vespucci, known as "the most beautiful ship in the world." Amerigo Vespucci. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider In 1962, the USS Independence aircraft carrier signaled to Amerigo Vespucci that it was "the most beautiful ship in the world" when the two ships crossed paths in the Mediterranean. In 2022, the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush repeated the compliment when the Italian ship sailed nearby, conveying, "You are still, after 60 years, the most beautiful ship in the world." Aside from World War II, Amerigo Vespucci has been continuously active since 1931. Aboard Amerigo Vespucci. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider Measuring 329 feet long with 30,400 square feet of sail, Amerigo Vespucci carries 16 officers, 70 non-commissioned officers, 190 sailors, and, in the summertime, 130 cadets from the Italian Naval Academy. The ingathering of historic ships from around the world offered a fitting tribute on America's 250th birthday. Ships at Sail4th 250. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider The largest maritime gathering in US history offered an impressive display of ships and modern naval alliances. What surprised me, though, were the personal connections. On active-duty US Navy ships, older veterans regaled crew members with tales from their time at sea, comparing the advancements in technology and the patches on their uniforms. On the foreign ships, visitors chatted excitedly with uniformed crew members in their native languages — Spanish, Polish, Swedish, Italian — either as native speakers themselves or in broken sentences as they attempted to practice their skills. A crew member on Uruguay's Capitan Miranda told me that ships serve as "floating embassies," promoting international relations while also providing a taste of home to citizens and expats abroad. Boarding ships from Poland and the Dominican Republic, two countries included in my own family's history as American immigrants, also held special significance for me. I sent a steady stream of photos to the family group chat, marveling at seeing parts of our journey to America represented by the towering sails. It was definitely one of the best birthday parties I've been to in a while. Read the original article on Business Insider

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta started Threads three years ago. It now says it's up to 500 million monthly active users. I wonder how many people actually know they're posting there. Basak Gurbuz Derman/Getty Images Meta's Threads says it has 500 million monthly active users. A lot of those people are cross-posting from Facebook or Instagram. Some of those cross-posters don't seem to realize they're doing it. One classic — and sad — example is a woman posting about her husband's death. If there is one standout Threads meme, it's: "This is Richard's wife. He has passed." It's not a joke from some clever user; it was a real, grieving widow who apparently logged onto her husband's account back in December to announce that he'd died. Somehow, the post got picked up by the Threads algorithm, which showed it to thousands of strangers. As of Wednesday, it had 18,000 likes and 1,800 comments. (I reached out to Richard's wife, but didn't hear back. I wish her the best.) Cross-posts from Instagram and Facebook are all over Threads Threads — Meta's answer to X — just celebrated its third anniversary. It's slowly but surely built up a large user base. Meta says it has more than 500 million monthly active users — more than X. That count is certainly helped by Threads' cross-promotion on Instagram and Facebook. Threads posts often appear in the Instagram app, encouraging people to click into them and download or open the separate Threads app. (Meta has said the percentage of daily active users who open the app directly instead of tapping into it from Instagram has grown over time, although they declined to share numbers.) Aggressively cross-promoting from Instagram and Facebook is a great user-acquisition technique. But there's another side of the coin that has created a strange culture on Threads: the feeling that half the people posting there don't even know what app they're on. The option to cross-post from Facebook or Instagram is not turned on by default, and on Instagram, the option is buried a little deep in the settings. However, on Facebook, when you create a new post in the mobile app, the option to cross-post to Threads is a simple "On" tap of the Threads @ logo right at the bottom of the post. Once you tap it "On," it stays on for subsequent posts. (You can always turn it off.) Jocelyn Ramsey, a spokesperson for Meta, told Business Insider that it has recently added more friction to stop people from accidentally cross-posting. When posting to Facebook, you can turn Threads cross-posting "On" with a single tap. screenshot It's unclear how much Threads content is cross-posted; Meta doesn't say. In my experience, the vast majority of posts I see on Threads are from engaged users who know where they are and are generally enjoying themselves. But if I scroll a little, I almost always see at least a few posts that seem to be from someone who doesn't realize they're cross-posting to Threads. There are little tells like mentioning family members by name. Because Threads' algorithm is so personalized, it's possible I see these unintended cross-posts more than other people. (I do tend to lurk around on there a lot.) But I can tell from engagement numbers that sometimes these clueless cross-posts go viral — it's not just me seeing them. Accidental posts have become part of the fabric of Threads culture. This post that came up in my Threads feed seems to be from a man who thinks he's direct messaging someone else; instead, it got picked up by the Threads algorithm and shown to me. Threads screengrab The 'gas leak' social network Less than a year after it launched, Max Read called Threads the "gas-leak social network" because, as he wrote, "Everyone on the platform, including you, seems to be suffering some kind of minor brain damage." At the time, the issue wasn't Instagram or Facebook cross-posting (which wasn't yet enabled); it was that the kinds of people who gravitated to Threads often weren't hardened capital-P Posters, those used to the fast pace and edge of old Twitter and X. The people posting on Threads seemed like innocent babes, incapable of identifying sarcasm or shitposts. (I found it incredibly easy to ragebait on Threads.) But now it's not so much the gas leak — it's the platform leak. It's the people — typically older people who are less used to social media — who flipped on the toggle to crosspost and never check the Threads app. We take for granted that text-mased social networks have all sorts of unspoken rules: Don't post your address. Don't post your phone number. Don't post photos of your grandkids or of kids not fully clothed. That celebrity asking you for a gift card is probably not really the celebrity. This isn't really a problem on something like Bluesky or even on X, which typically has more experienced users. But Threads has so many Facebook and Instagram users — people with less experience navigating the choppy waters of algorithmic text-based social platforms. This creates a situation where there are Haves who understand social platform dynamics and Have-nots who don't. And one of the dominant forms of entertainment on Threads is to chuckle at the Have-nots. As someone who understands how Threads works, I admit I've enjoyed the people-watching aspect of seeing the platform leak. But I have to imagine this is a terrible experience for the people caught in the crosshairs. Read the original article on Business Insider

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