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Meta Unveils Updated Facebook Logo Design and In-App Color Palette
Have you noticed a change to the Facebook app logo this week? It’s fairly subtle, it’s not like there’s been a drastic shift, but the “F” icon is now a deeper shade of blue, and slightly bigger. Continue reading
X is Shutting Down its Circle Feature in October
Elon Musk-owned X, is shutting down its Circle feature — bringing an end to its glitchy history — which allowed users to share a post only with a set of people. It was the social network’s take on Instagram’s “Close Friends” feature. Continue reading
YouTube Debuts a New App, YouTube Create
YouTube introduced a new app for creators, YouTube Create, that will offer a suite of easy-to-use, free tools that will allow them to make both Shorts and longer videos. The tool aims to address some of the challenges creators face, including the editing process and...
YouTube Studio to Give Creators a Generative AI Tool to Suggest Video Topics
CEO Neal Mohan has revealed that the platform is testing a new generative AI-powered tool in YouTube Studio that suggests video topics, making the brainstorming process easier for content creators. Continue reading
YouTube to add AI Creator Tools to Find Music for Videos, add Dubs
YouTube is expanding its Creator Music feature, announced last year, with new AI features in addition to the launch of an AI-dubbing tool. Currently, creators can use Creator Music to search for songs, a specific artist or a music genre they want to use in a video....
YouTube Shorts to Gain a Generative AI Feature Called Dream Screen
YouTube today announced a new feature coming to its short-form video platform Shorts that will allow users to leverage AI tools to create videos. The feature, called Dream Screen, will allow users to create an AI-generated video or image background just by typing in...
Threads adds Easy Profile Switching to its Mobile Apps
The Meta-owned social networking app announced that users can now swap accounts on its mobile apps by long-pressing on the profile icon in the bottom right. Users can tap on the “Add profile” option after the long press to add a new profile. Continue reading
Meta is Expanding its Verification Program to Businesses
Meta announced that it is expanding Meta Verified to businesses after first launching it for creators in March. The company is initially testing the verification program on Facebook and Instagram, with merchants in select geographies, but it plans to roll it out to...
TikTok Officially Launches New In-Stream Labels for AI Generated Content
After testing them out with selected users over the past few weeks, TikTok is now officially launching its new in-stream labels for AI-generated content, which will provide an extra level of transparency in the app. Continue reading