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TikTok introduces 2026 FIFA World Cup creator correspondents
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicking off next month, TikTok unveiled its World Cup Creator Correspondents team, a group of 30 creators who have been chosen by the app to cover the World Cup for the TikTok audience. TikTok’s team of…
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Meta adds incognito AI chats to WhatsApp
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta wants to help users feel more comfortable engaging with its artificial intelligence chatbot on WhatsApp, so it’s incorporating a new Incognito Chat mode that will utilize private processing to ensure that any in-app conversations users have with its chatbot will remain…
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Instagram eyes long-form content on CTV
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Instagram is eyeing long-form creators once again. The company is looking at its content development priorities as it figures out how to best engage audiences and align with evolving trends. That’s according to Tessa Lyons, Instagram’s vice president of product, who told…
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Is Meta really dying? | Social Media Today
Listen to the article 6 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Since this has been a key talking point in social media circles over the last week, it’s worth discussing the merits of the latest “Facebook is dead” proclamations. Last week, the New York Times published an opinion piece by Julia Angwin in…
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Meta announces AI support for SMBs and rural companies
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta announced two new initiatives, both of which are designed to help small businesses in the U.S. maximize their use of artificial intelligence. Meta continues to invest heavily in an AI-powered future, and a significant part of that push lies in business…
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Threads adds new posting options and animated mini stickers
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Threads added two new tools to encourage posting behavior, with automated separation of longer text blocks into multiple Threads posts, and animated stickers to make posts stand out in-stream. First, Threads announced that users can now paste large chunks of text into…
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Threads expands trending topic summaries to more regions
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Threads announced an expansion of its trending topic summaries within the Explore element of the app, which provide artificial intelligence-generated summaries of the main topics of discussion among the Threads audience at any given time. Originally launched in the U.S. in February…
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Meta threatens to withdraw its apps from New Mexico
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Meta has threatened to withdraw its apps from New Mexico due to new proposed state regulatory requirements designed to enhance the protection of minors within its apps, according to the AP. Meta floated the withdrawal threat as part of the company’s legal…
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LinkedIn revenue rose 12% in the first quarter
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. LinkedIn’s revenue is rising as the platform continues to reaffirm its position as the most popular place for professional discussion and connecting with online B2B opportunities. As reported by LinkedIn’s parent company Microsoft, LinkedIn’s revenue increased 12% in reported currency for the…
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TikTok adds Campus Hub feature for US college students
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. TikTok announced an expansion of its student connection options in-stream, which will provide more ways for verified students of U.S. college campuses to stay in touch with the latest trends among alumni, as well as engage with local events and opportunities. Utilizing…
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