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TikTok launches its own version of Instagram’s broadcast channels

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TikTok announced on Thursday that it’s launching “bulletin board,” a new feature that lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers. Bulletin board is essentially TikTok’s own version of Instagram’s broadcast channels feature that launched in 2023. Just like with broadcast channels on Instagram, only the creator of a bulletin board can post […]

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Google takes on Pinterest with a dedicated ‘inspirational’ images tab in its mobile app

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Google is adding a new feature to its mobile app that could potentially challenge Pinterest in becoming users’ first stop for inspirational imagery: a dedicated images tab. The company announced on Wednesday it is introducing a new “Images” icon at the bottom of Google’s Search app for iOS and Android devices that will display images

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Spotify introduces a Premium Platinum plan with lossless access in five markets

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Spotify is shaking up its premium offering and introducing new tiers called Premium Lite, Premium Standard, and Premium Platinum in five markets, including India, Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. Prior to this change, in markets like India, Spotify offered Premium Standard, Duo (for two people), and Family plans for six

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Threads targets podcasters with new features, aiming to become the home for show discussions

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Threads, Meta’s competitor to X, will now begin targeting a specific type of creator: podcasters. The company said on Tuesday that Threads will focus on bringing more discussions around podcasts to its app and helping creators promote their shows. Initially, Threads will roll out a couple of new features to help on this front. For

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Sora for Android saw nearly half a million installs on its first day

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Sora’s Android launch is off to an auspicious start. On its first day on the Google Play Store, the AI video app from ChatGPT maker OpenAI saw an estimated 470,000 downloads across the markets where it was available, according to new estimates from app intelligence provider Appfigures. That makes the Android launch more than four-times

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Mastodon’s latest software update brings quote posts to all server operators

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Decentralized open source social network Mastodon is rolling out its latest release, version 4.5, which brings support for Quote Posts to all server operators, along with other features for admins, conversation improvements, and more. The addition of quote posts is one of the bigger changes to how Mastodon’s social network operates, as the social network

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Tinder to use AI to get to know users, tap into their Camera Roll photos

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Tinder is looking to AI to revitalize its dating app, which has now reported nine straight quarters of paying subscriber declines, as of the third quarter this year. The dating app maker, Match Group, told investors on Tuesday’s earnings call that Tinder is testing a feature called Chemistry that will get to know users through

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Motion Picture Association hits Meta with cease-and-desist over use of ‘PG-13’ label

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The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has sent Meta a cease-and-desist letter demanding that it stop using the term “PG-13,” as first reported by The Wall Street Journal. Last month, Meta announced that teens on Instagram would, by default, only see content that adheres to PG-13 movie ratings. Two weeks later, the MPA sent Meta a

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