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X Publishes AI-Powered Algorithm Code
Elon Musk has come through on his promise to publish the latest version of the X “For You” feed algorithm, which provides more insight into how X is looking to maximize user engagement, and ensure you’re seeing the most relevant posts every time you log into the app. And considering that the average X user only sees 20-30 posts per…
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Meta Outlines How It’s Improved Reels Recommendations
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta has published a new overview of how it’s working to improve your Reels recommendations, by using user response surveys to better gauge which elements are driving interest and engagement. No doubt you’ve seen these yourself within the Reels feed, prompts that…
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Google Expands Budget Allocation Options for Ad Campaigns
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Google’s looking to make it easier to get the most out of your ad campaigns, with the introduction of campaign total budgets in Search, Performance Max and Shopping campaigns. Campaign total budgets enable you to set a campaign spend amount that will…
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Edits Gets IG Links, Weekly Ideas, and New Video Effects Features
Instagram has announced the first update to its separate Edits video editing app of 2026, with new internal linking to other IG accounts, new video effects, storyboard updates, and more. The main addition of note is Reels and IG links in clips created in Edits, so you can cross-connect to other content in the app. As you can see in…
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LinkedIn Articles Are Getting More Citations in AI Responses
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. I have some good news and some bad news for those whose job it is to drive more traffic to a website. Well, some bad news and some interesting news, at least. First, we’ll go with the bad: Referral traffic continues to…
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Assessing the Safety of AI Projects [Infographic]
Listen to the article 1 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Given the latest revelations about xAI’s Grok producing illicit content en masse, sometimes of minors, this feels like a timely overview. The team from the Future of Life Institute recently undertook a safety review of some of the most popular AI tools…
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X Faces Bans in Several Regions Over Grok-Produced Images
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Note: On Friday morning, X restricted Grok image creation to paying users only. We need one of those “__ days without incident” signs for X, because we’re just 9 days into the New Year and we’re already on track for another international…
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Threads Experiments With Games in DMs
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. It’s interesting to see how quickly Meta has switched up its stance on DMs on Threads. After initially resisting calls to add a messaging option to the app, and pushing users to utilize DMs on IG instead, Threads rolled out its own…
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LinkedIn Shares Data on Rising Job Roles
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LinkedIn has published its annual “Jobs on the Rise” report, which looks at which jobs are generating more interest, based on related activity on LinkedIn. The data is based on job role changes as listed on LinkedIn user profiles, with trend notes…
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TikTok Takes Action to Protect Shoppers from Fraud
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Will 2026 be the year that TikTok shopping becomes a major force for Western consumers? TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has already seen big success with in-stream shopping in the Chinese version of the app (Douyin), with the platform generating around $500 billion…
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