NEWSLETTER Dec 16, 2022
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This week's tech spotlight:
![TikTok tests horizontal full-screen mode](https://www.bandofcoders.com/hubfs/BandofCoders_CTA9/images/Dic16Img1-jpg.webp)
A new horizontal full-screen mode has been tested by TikTok. The full-screen button is now appearing on square and rectangular videos. In a similar manner to YouTube, the button enlarges the video horizontally.
![Picture-in-picture mode is being tested on iOS by WhatsApp](https://www.bandofcoders.com/hubfs/BandofCoders_CTA9/images/Dic16Img2-jpg.webp)
For iOS, WhatsApp is developing a picture-in-picture mode that allows users to open other apps while they're on a video call. This feature is currently in beta testing and is expected to become widely available next year.
![Sidewalk robots will deliver food for Uber Eats](https://www.bandofcoders.com/hubfs/BandofCoders_CTA9/images/Dic16Img3-jpg.webp)
Oakland-based robotics company, Cartken, will provide the robots. Businesses will offer products to robots in the Dadeland district of Miami-Dade County, with plans to expand into larger areas of the city by 2023.
![Discover the new way to regain access to hacked Instagram accounts](https://www.bandofcoders.com/hubfs/BandofCoders_CTA9/images/Dic16Img4-jpg.webp)
New methods are being added to Instagram for recovering hacked accounts. Instagram announced Instagram.com/hacked to help users report and resolve account access issues.
Our perspective:
![Pros and Cons of Using Off-the-Shelf Software](https://www.bandofcoders.com/hubfs/BandofCoders_CTA9/images/Dic16Img5-jpg.webp)
Organizations of all types and sizes are increasingly relying on digital resources to do important work every day. But at a certain point, all organizations find themselves at something of a crossroads.
Do they try to find a pre-existing software solution to digitize certain processes in a way that allows their employees to work "smarter, not harder"? Or do they invest in a custom solution to call their very own, one that was built exclusively with their...