Articles for the year 2025 - 3 Minute Digital Digest

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Person in Front of Phone Putting a Star on a Review

April 16, 2025

15 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

19 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,...

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April 08, 2025

18 New Teen Safety Restrictions on FB and Messenger

Social Media, Facebook, Meta

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. The feature, which was first int...

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Calendar Highlighting June 18 as Trum Sets New Deadline For TikTok US

April 07, 2025

20 June 18 Is the New D-Day for TikTok in the U.S.

Business and Companies, TikTok

It's not over yet for TikTok in the U.S.—though it's definitely not smooth sailing either. On what was supposed to be D-Day for the app, the final day of its 75-day grace period before a potential ban, President Trump stepped in with a last-minute...

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April 03, 2025

34 Amazon Makes a Late Bid for TikTok Amid Sale...

Business and Companies, TikTok

TikTok's fate in the U.S. is hanging by a thread, with a crucial deadline fast approaching. The app, with its 170 million American users, must either be sold to a U.S.-based company or face a potential ban—possibly as soon as this week. And just a...

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April 01, 2025

19 OpenAI's Image Generator Is Now Free for Everyone

Apps, Artificial Intelligence

If you've been itching to play around with OpenAI's image generator but didn't want to pay up, today's your lucky day. OpenAI just made its AI-powered image tool available to everyone, CEO Sam Altman announced on X. Until now, only paying ChatGPT ...

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March 31, 2025

32 Now Playing on WhatsApp: Music for Your Status...

Apps, Meta

If your WhatsApp Status updates have been feeling a little too silent, that's about to change. WhatsApp has officially rolled out its new music feature, letting users add popular music clips to their Stories-like updates. Because what's a good pho...

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March 28, 2025

21 Instagram Speeds Things Up with 2x Playback for...

Social Media, Instagram

If you've ever wished you could speed through Instagram Reels without missing the fun, your wish has just been granted. Instagram has officially launched a 2x playback option for Reels, letting users watch short videos at double the speed. As...

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Hands Reaching For Each Other With TikTok and Oracle Logos On Them

March 19, 2025

16 Oracle Emerges as Key Player in TikTok's U.S. Deal

Business and Companies, TikTok

The clock is ticking for TikTok in the U.S., but it looks like a deal to keep the app running stateside might be just around the corner. According to Vice President J.D. Vance, the popular social media platform is expected to secure its future bef...

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March 13, 2025

21 WhatsApp Finally Tackles Chaotic Chats with...

Apps, Content Marketing

If you've ever found yourself scrolling endlessly through a WhatsApp chat, desperately trying to piece together a conversation, you're not alone. The messaging giant is finally working on a feature that will make sense of the madness: threaded rep...

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March 10, 2025

18 Meta on Trial: Billion-Dollar Copyright Clash...

Business and Companies, Artificial Intelligence, Meta

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. The case, origina...

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March 06, 2025

26 AI Takes Center Stage in Google Search with New...

Google, SEO, Artificial Intelligence

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. And this time, it's not just for logge...