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By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press

June 20, 2018 - 11:22 am

SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s Instagram app is loosening its restraints on video in an attempt to lure younger viewers away from YouTube.

The expansion announced Wednesday will increase Instagram’s video time limit from one minute to 10 minutes for most users. Accounts with large audiences will be able to distribute programs lasting up to an hour.

Video will be available through Instagram or a new app called IGTV. It will give Facebook more opportunities to sell advertising.

It’s the latest instance in which Instagram has ripped a page from a rival’s playbook in an effort to preserve its status a cool place for young people share and view content. In this case, Instagram is mimicking the Google-owned YouTube. Before, Facebook and Instagram have copied Snapchat — another magnet for teens and young adults.

Jailed YouTuber calls judge ‘obvious tyrant’ in video asking for his release

By Brett Clarkson / RJ

April 30, 2024 - 10:15 am

A YouTuber whose videos get thousands of views is calling on his supporters to petition a Las Vegas judge for his release after he was recently jailed by her .

‘Suspects are pretty sly’: Skimming fraud on rise in Las Vegas Valley

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

April 26, 2024 - 7:42 pm

Law enforcement officials are urging caution when using any type of bank or ATM card in public because of the rise of skimming devices that can steal financial information.

An artificial mind with a lifelike body: Las Vegas man brings creations to life

By Jason Bracelin / RJ

April 25, 2024 - 9:55 am

Matt McMullen has been at it for decades. His most realistic creation yet is a supermodel-esque woman with blonde-brown hair who speaks with a mild Scottish accent.

Biden signs TikTok ban, part of $95B aid bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan

By Aamer Madhani and Seung Min Kim Associated Press

April 24, 2024 - 9:41 am

The measure, which President Joe Biden signed Wednesday, requires TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform or face a nationwide ban.

TikTok’s parent company must sell or face ban under passed Senate bill

By Haleluya Hadero AP Business Writer

April 23, 2024 - 6:50 pm

The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban.

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By Taylor Lane / RJ

April 23, 2024 - 4:44 pm

The NV Energy tortoise mascot Wattson emerged from his burrow at the company’s headquarters.

‘Forever chemicals’ in Nevada’s water could threaten public health

By Alan Halaly / RJ

April 24, 2024 - 7:11 pm

Multiple government bodies are attacking the problem of forever chemicals head on, especially with new regulations handed down from the Environmental Protection Agency.