We Reach Social’s Monday Mashup #769
This week, Meta has launched the first model as part of Meta’s Superintelligence Lab, X is bringing back Voice Notes, YouTube has added new AI features to its video editing app – while upping Premium subscription costs – and more!
Meanwhile, Coachella weekend one has taken over social with many of us feeling FOMO like no other… Read on for more social media news.
X (re)introduces Voice Notes
X is bringing back Voice Notes on its messaging app, X chat. The app is currently in beta testing on iOS and is essentially an upgrade to X’s regular DMs. The voice note feature will be available on group chats and private messaging, and appears as a voice input icon in the corner of the text box. Currently, X Chat also has features including: edit and delete messages, get notified of screenshots, share files, make calls, and set messages to automatically disappear.
Meta releases AI model Muse Spark
Video credit: Meta
The time has come. Meta has finally released its AI model named Muse Spark. The first model in Meta’s Superintelligence Labs project, Muse Spark, is now available on the web and the Meta AI app. The model uses multiple AI agents at once to work on one prompt, and Meta intends to start rolling out a “Contemplating” mode, which will tackle more complex problems. Muse Spark users will need to log in with an existing Meta account to use it.
YouTube adds new AI features
Image credit: YouTube/Google
YouTube is bringing Google’s latest AI image generation tools to its video editing app, YouTube Create. Users can now generate content within the app using Google’s Nano Banana image generation model. As explained by YouTube: “This upgrade will allow you to use text prompts and reference images to create Gen AI images. You can upload up to three images from your device’s media gallery to serve as ingredients for the generation.”
🔥Trending this week 🔥
📹 This trend is continuing throughout Spring as more creators edit their holiday clips into music videos.
🧃 People are showing how much their faces have changed after cutting out something from their lives.
💃 This weekend’s FOMO had everyone regretting their decisions in 2019.
🌍 A collection of my favourite photos…
🐸 The latest trend to rope your kids into…
🕶️ When Miranda Priestly meets Anna Wintour… social goes wild.
🦜 A parrot has gone viral for being the first bird to explore the depths of the ocean in a submarine.
In other news
💰 X cuts back on payments to clickbait accounts.
✍️ You can now edit your Instagram comments.
📚 Mastodon’s take on Bluesky’s starter packs.
🔎 YouTube adds new insights to its Media Kit.
⏭️ YouTube tests 90-second unskippable ads.
✨ TikTok updates integration for Wix users.
✌️ You can now watch LinkedIn videos at 2x speed.
👻 Snapchat pushes Snapcodes QR codes to advertisers.
⬆️ YouTube increases Premium price
🤖X eliminates bot accounts.