Weekly Bytes | Instagram Lite in 170 countries, AI solution for diabetic retinopathy, and more Updated: Updated: Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size. Share Article Here's our curated list of important tech news from this week in byte size. (Subscribe to our Today's Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Instagram Lite launched in over 170 countries Facebook has launched ‘Instagram Lite’ in 170 countries to provide access to its popular photo and video sharing platform to people living in rural and remote communities, using minimal data. The new app requires only 2 MB to download on Android, considerably less than the full-sized version, which is closer to 30 MB, but retains the key features that people using entry-level devices want, the Facebook-owned company said in a release. Instagram Lite is available for download in the Google Play Store in 170 countries, and will be rolled out globally soon, it added. To keep the features on the smaller app, the team took a page from Facebook Lite, by offloading much of the code from the app into the cloud. Facebook removed much of the ornate, data-rich animation, such as cube transitions and the AR filters. However, it retained features that need less data, like GIFs and stickers. This week, Facebook also said it is testing a new feature on its app that will allow content creators in India to share Reels to their Facebook accounts.