June 22, 2025

OpenAI

• ChatGPT Projects gets major upgrades: voice mode, memory improvements, web integration

• ChatGPT’s Canvas tool now supports downloads

• OpenAI Custom GPTs get model flexibility—no longer restricted to GPT-4o

• Sam Altman confirms GPT-5 is coming “this summer”

• ChatGPT Pro gets “Record Mode” for meetings on macOS

Google

• Google now counts AI Mode link clicks in reports

• Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash now available for developers

• Google’s new “Search Live” lets you talk to results

Meta / Facebook / Instagram / Threads

• Facebook suggests putting post links in comments for better reach

• Threads adds spoiler tags for posts

• Instagram tests reposts in the main feed

• Facebook launches passkeys for simpler logins

TikTok

• TikTok launches new “Follow Me” education hub for businesses

YouTube / YouTube TV

• YouTube may slow down videos for ad-blocker users

• YouTube TV quietly offers $10/month discount via web

• YouTube Shorts to include Google Veo 3 for AI video editing

Netflix

• Netflix’s AI “clipbot” will auto-create viral scenes from shows

Midjourney

• Midjourney launches its first AI video model (V1)

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Holidays: 6/23/25

• Let It Go Day

• International Women in Engineering Day

• National Hydration Day

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June 18, 2025

• Threads tests spoiler-hiding feature

• YouTube may slow down videos for ad-blocker use

• Netflix patents AI-driven clipbot for viral content

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Holidays: 6/19/25

• National Martini Day

• Juneteenth

• National Watch Day

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April 22, 2019

Updates:

• Facebook is testing out a new text styles option for News Feed posts, with a selection of fonts to choose from.

• Netflix is testing out a "random" viewing option, giving viewers the opportunity to jump into a random episode of certain "popular" TV shows in an effort to give you a spicier viewing experience.

January 23, 2019

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Updates:

• Netflix is launching a new feature aimed at better inserting its brand into those online conversations: Instagram Story integration.

• Twitter has started to roll out a new interface for its web users that includes several key features, like a newly designed emoji button.