Mute Instagram Stories you don’t want to see

Did you know you could mute Instagram Stories of specific users? All you need to do is head to the top of your Feed, tap and hold the profile picture of the person or brand Stories that you’d want to mute. From there you can select Mute [username]’s Story. The Stories you’ve muted will appear at the end of the Instagram Stories bar and won’t have a color ring around it to indicate an update. These stories won’t also play if you watch a sequence of Instagram Stories. If you change your mind, you can unmute the account by repeating the steps above and just select Unmute [username]’s Story.

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Spotify hits 40 million paid subscriber user milestone

Spotify, the world's leading streaming music service took to Twitter today to announce that they have 40 million paid subscribers. Spotify currently has 100 million users in total as per an announcement last June.

App-connected smart toys offer reprieve from too much screen time

Marbotic's Smart Letters are app-connected wooden blocks and smart toys that guide children through various lessons via three different apps. Using the suite of companion iOS apps, children will learn lessons in letter recognition, phonics, spelling, and more. They offer young children fun and educational activities that limit screen time on devices. iPads are used as virtual whiteboards that offer interactive experiences once the blocks are placed on them.

Bridging the gap between traditional learning blocks and technology for educational fun, Smart Letters and apps grow with your children as they learn, apps adjusting to their knowledge base. Find out more here.

Netflix secures global rights to Justin Timberlake concert documentary

 Justin Timberlake on Hudson’s Bay striped carpet at Roy Thomson Hall for the premiere of Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids, during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13, 2016.
Photo credit: George Pimentel Photography

By Sonya Davidson

Justin Timberlake is in town for the Toronto International Film Festival for the world premiere of the film Justin Timberlake + The Tennessee Kids. While the tickets are already pretty much sold out for all the screenings during TIFF, we were given confirmation last week that the film will actually be airing worldwide starting October 12 on Netflix.

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