Articles for the year 2025 - 3 Minute Digital Digest

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February 20, 2025

9 Sliding Into DMs Just Got Better: Instagram Rolls...

Content Marketing, Social Media

For the second time in a row, we're bringing you news about Instagram updates—because the platform just won't stop tweaking its features. Instagram is stepping up its direct messaging game with a fresh batch of updates, making it clear that DMs ar...

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February 18, 2025

9 Instagram Experiments with a Downvote Button

Apps, Social Media

Instagram is once again playing around with a dislike button—well, sort of. Meta has started testing a downvote feature for comments, hoping it will help filter out overly negative or harmful remarks. The idea? Give users a way to flag problematic...

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February 14, 2025

5 TikTok's Back on Apple and Google's App Stores

Apps, Business and Companies, Social Media

After nearly a month in digital exile, TikTok is back on the App Store and Google Play in the US. Apple and Google had pulled the app in January to comply with a law banning software from its parent company, ByteDance. Even though President Donald...

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February 11, 2025

16 Big Tech Joins Forces to Make the Internet Safer...

Business and Companies, Technology

The internet can be a wild place, especially for kids. That's why Google, OpenAI, Roblox, and Discord have teamed up to launch a new non-profit initiative called ROOST (Robust Open Online Safety Tools). Announced this week, ROOST aims to create fr...

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February 10, 2025

14 Instagram's 'Edits' App: Everything You Need to Know

Apps, Content Marketing, Social Media

Instagram isn't just dipping its toes into AI-powered editing—it's diving in headfirst. With the launch of its new "Edits" app set for next month, the platform is gearing up to give creators a powerful new set of tools to enhance their content. An...

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February 07, 2025

25 ChatGPT Drops the Login Barrier

Business and Companies, Technology

If you've ever hesitated to try ChatGPT because you didn't feel like making an account, OpenAI just removed that hurdle. Now, anyone can use ChatGPT's web search feature—no sign-up, no login, just straight to the good stuff. OpenAI made the a...

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February 03, 2025

12 Google Celebrates Black History Month with a Wave...

Business and Companies, Internet

February is here, and with it comes Black History Month—a time to honor the achievements, culture, and stories of the Black community. Google is stepping up to celebrate with a lineup of activations across its platforms, making sure users can enga...

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January 30, 2025

11 Reels Just Got Smarter: Instagram's Latest...

Apps, Content Marketing, Social Media

With TikTok struggling to regain its footing in the U.S., Instagram isn't wasting any time. On Wednesday, the platform rolled out new analytics tools aimed at helping creators understand exactly how their Reels are performing—and, more importantly...

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January 27, 2025

44 DeepSeek: The Chinese Startup Turning the AI...

Business and Companies, Technology

Move over, Silicon Valley—there's a new player shaking up the artificial intelligence game, and it's not where you might expect. DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based startup, has burst onto the global scene with a bold claim: its AI models are as good as, i...

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January 24, 2025

11 Operator Arrives: OpenAI's Take on a Smarter...

Apps, Technology

After weeks of TikTok drama clogging up the newsfeed, it feels like we've been stuck in a soap opera. Finally, we've got something fresh to talk about: OpenAI's new AI agent, Operator, is here to steal the spotlight. Let's unpack what's happening....

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January 21, 2025

14 RedNote Rises as TikTok Stumbles (For a Day)

Business and Companies, Social Media

In true TikTok fashion, the app's U.S. ban was a drama-packed, blink-and-you-missed-it saga. Lasting barely a day, the ban had creators posting tearful goodbye videos and "find me on RedNote" updates, only for TikTok to come back online faster tha...

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January 17, 2025

12 Supreme Court Ends TikTok's U.S. Journey

Business and Companies, Social Media

Well, that didn't age well. Just days ago, we were talking about TikTok's potential salvation, but here we are—with the Supreme Court officially upholding the ban on the app, effective Sunday, January 19. The decision wraps up TikTok's legal fight...