3 Minute Digital Digest

Stay up to date with the latest digital news with byte-sized articles you can read in under 3 minutes.

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This weekend, OpenAI quietly dropped an upgrade to ChatGPT's voice mode—and if you've ever wanted your AI assistant to sound less like a robot and more like an actual person, this one's for you.

Read more here! 👉 https://t.co/DqEVn8touD

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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.

Read more here https://t.co/4RIiBB1Omu

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🎵 SoundCloud has officially joined TikTok's "Add to Music" feature—meaning songs you discover while doomscrolling can now be saved straight to your Liked Tracks on SoundCloud with just a couple of taps.

Learn how here! 👉 https://t.co/OLsr4HW8OX

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🔵 Meta just launched a new program called "Early Release" that gives a select group of advertisers access to its experimental AI ad features before the rest of us even know what's coming.

Read all the details here! 👉 https://t.co/Qxra1KDHVD

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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.

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/5Ks2IwCgKx

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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.

Read more here! 👉 https://t.co/yFt6dUK7rq

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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.

Read the details here! 👉

https://t.co/ax5W2BRCOc

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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 interface.

Read more here! 👉 https://t.co/zTXfIgzbRy

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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.

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/9fGvqF34jj

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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.

Read all the details here! 👉

https://t.co/Vr63ICOYJ8

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Instagram's got a new trick up its sleeve.

After dropping the Blend feature for Reels (you know, that curated-for-two feed situation), the platform is back at it, this time focusing on turning Stories into a collaborative experience.

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/mcZystxwLC

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TikTok 🎶 isn't just for dances, storytimes, and oddly satisfying cooking hacks anymore—it's officially dipping its toes into business reviews.

Read the details here! 👉 https://t.co/fuWrRxMjb8

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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 ⚖️.

Learn the details here! 👉

https://t.co/v8ZumAJszn

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Meta 🔵 is tightening the reins when it comes to teens on its platforms.

Starting this week, the company is rolling out "Teen Accounts" on Facebook and Messenger—an automatic safety bubble designed for users under 16.

Read the details here! 👉 https://t.co/dgyMkR1zPU

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It's not over yet for TikTok in the U.S.—though it's definitely not smooth sailing either.

TikTok 🎶 🤳 has now been granted another 75 days to sort out a deal, pushing the new deadline to June 18th.

Read all the details here! 👉 https://t.co/KSbY4sllsn

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TikTok's fate in the U.S. is hanging by a thread. The app must either be sold to a U.S.-based company or face a potential ban—possibly as soon as this week. And Amazon has reportedly stepped in with a surprise bid.

Read more here https://t.co/7K9RyLxwRl

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Scrolling endlessly through a WhatsApp chat to piece together a conversation? 📱 You're not alone. The messaging giant is finally working on a feature to make sense of it all: threaded replies.

Learn all the details here! 👉 https://t.co/VE9dEC7saZ

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Meta's 🔵 latest legal battle could redefine AI copyright laws—and cost the company billions. A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the tech giant can proceed, forcing Meta to answer for how it trained its AI models 🤖.

Read more here! 👉 https://t.co/WRQNr8Q8a9

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Google is cranking up the AI dial once more.

On Wednesday, the company announced that AI Overviews—those auto-generated summaries that pop up in search results—will be expanding to even more types of queries.

Read all about the new features here! 👉 https://t.co/miHUHe4Puo

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Well, it finally happened. After years of speculation, Microsoft is officially pulling the plug on Skype 🔵. Come May 2025, the once-beloved video calling app will fade into tech history, replaced by Microsoft Teams.

Read all the details here! 👉 https://t.co/LAQLzWYSyY