Articles for the year 2025 - 3 Minute Digital Digest

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Girl Sitting While Listening to Music on TikTok

June 03, 2025

19 TikTok Just Dropped a Music Insights Platform for...

Social Media, TikTok

TikTok is doubling down on its influence in the music world. On Tuesday, the company officially launched TikTok for Artists, a shiny new platform designed to help musicians understand how their music is performing and, ideally, go viral. The move ...

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May 22, 2025

22 TikTok and SoundCloud Join Forces to Boost Music...

Social Media, TikTok

Starting this week, TikTok users have a new way to keep the soundtrack of their scrolling lives close at hand. SoundCloud has officially joined TikTok's "Add to Music" feature—meaning songs you discover while doomscrolling can now be saved straigh...

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May 20, 2025

30 Meta's Letting Advertisers Test-Drive Its AI Ad...

Artificial Intelligence, Meta

If you've ever wanted a sneak peek at the future of Meta's ad tools, now might be your shot—kind of. Meta just launched a new program called "Early Release" that gives a select group of advertisers access to its experimental AI ad features before ...

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People Taking a Selfie to Try TikTok AI Alive Feature

May 14, 2025

25 TikTok's Bringing Your Photos to Life With AI

Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, TikTok

If you've ever looked at an old selfie and thought, "This could use some movement", TikTok has your back. The app just rolled out a brand-new feature called "AI Alive," and it's basically here to animate the heck out of your photos. Starting now, ...

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Phone Screen Showing Reels With Lockable Feature

May 08, 2025

38 Instagram Just Dropped Lockable Reels

Social Media, Instagram

Instagram is testing a new kind of reel, and no, it's not another remix tool or transition trend. This time, they've added a literal lock to Reels — as in, you'll need a password to watch them. Yup, secret codes are now officially a thing on Insta...

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May 06, 2025

30 YouTube Tries Out Cheaper Premium Plan for Two

Apps, Business and Companies

YouTube is trying something new—and potentially wallet-friendly. Starting this week, the platform is testing a new two-person Premium subscription tier in India, France, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. A YouTube spokesperson confirmed the pilot on Monday, ...

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Magnifying Glass with Name AI Mode Over Google Search Bar

May 02, 2025

35 Google's AI Mode Turns Search Into a Chatbot...

Google, SEO, Artificial Intelligence

Google is officially stepping into the AI chat ring, and it's doing so right from its most iconic platform—Search. Starting this week, anyone in the U.S. using Google Labs can now tap into "AI Mode," a more conversational, ChatGPT-style interface ...

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Phone Screen Showing Yelp Page With New AI Voice Assistant

April 29, 2025

43 Yelp's Got a New Voice—and It's AI-Powered

Apps, Artificial Intelligence

Starting this week, Yelp is rolling out something new for restaurants and service providers: AI voice agents that can answer your calls, tackle basic questions, and even pop you onto a waitlist without anyone on the other end lifting a finger. The...

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April 23, 2025

32 Instagram Just Officially Dropped 'Edits'

Instagram

After months of teasing, Instagram has finally hit the launch button on its brand-new video editing app. It rolled out this week and is available to all users through their existing Instagram logins. It's a big move for Meta, especially with TikTo...

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Instagram Story Showing New Storylines Feature

April 21, 2025

39 Instagram's Cooking Up Shared Stories

Social Media, Instagram

Instagram's got a new trick up its sleeve, and if you're someone who loves posting Stories at every party, concert, or chaotic friend gathering—you might want to keep an eye on this one. After dropping the Blend feature for Reels last week (you kn...

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Person in Front of Phone Putting a Star on a Review

April 16, 2025

31 TikTok Just Got More Yelp-y: Now Testing Business...

Social Media, TikTok

TikTok isn't just for dances, storytimes, and oddly satisfying cooking hacks anymore—it's officially dipping its toes into business reviews. As of this week, the app is quietly testing a new feature that lets users leave reviews on videos tagged w...

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April 14, 2025

40 Meta Trial Begins: Antitrust Battle Over IG and WS

Business and Companies, Meta

Meta's legal rollercoaster is hitting a new peak this week as the company heads back to court to face the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) long-running antitrust case. The FTC is still gunning to force Meta to sell off both Instagram and WhatsApp,...