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Instagram is rushing out a new video editing app that sure sounds a lot like CapCut

Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced a new free video editing app called Edits that will offer “a full suite of creative tools.”

In response to the immediate comparisons, Mosseri called Edits “CapCut, but more for creators than casual video makers.” Trump said on social media that he would announce an executive order after he’s sworn in that would extend ByteDance’s time to sort out TikTok’s future. While Threads users have been calling Instagram out for the timing of the announcement, Mosseri said the app has been in development for months, “and I think it'll end up pretty different than CapCut.” On that note, he said, “Edits will have a much broader range of creative tools and probably a smaller addressable audience.

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