June 24, 2024

• Instagram now allows you to broadcast live to your Close Friends list. Click here to learn more.

• New York Governor Kathy Hochul (hokul) signed two bills to protect minors from social media harms. Read the full article here.

• YouTube will soon ask you if you are an iOS user if you want to opt into personalized advertising with an App Tracking Transparency (ATT) prompt. Read the full article here.

• Spotify now allows podcasters to upload video content directly to the platform. Click here to learn more.

Holidays: 6/25/24

• Color TV Day

• Global Beatles Day

• International Day of the Seafarer

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June 21, 2024

• I just published a new podcast episode titled “AI in Our Everyday Lives” If you've been hearing a lot about AI but aren't quite sure how to actually use it in your everyday life, this episode is a must-listen for you. Go to jenlehner.com/087.

• Anthropic launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, its newest AI model, claiming it can rival or surpass OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini. Click here to learn more.

• Recap of this week’s news.

Holidays:

On Saturday:

• Positive Media Day

• Summersgiving Day

• World Rainforest Day

And on Sunday:

• Pink Day

• Let it Go Day

• Hydration Day

• Typewriter Day

• International Women in Engineering Day

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June 20, 2024

• I just published a new podcast episode titled “AI in Our Everyday Lives” If you've been hearing a lot about AI but aren't quite sure how to actually use it in your everyday life, this episode is a must-listen for you. Go to jenlehner.com/087.

• Meta is introducing AI-based advertising features for Messenger to enhance brand engagement through private messages. Click here to learn more.

• YouTube is testing a new feature called "Notes" to add context and information to videos. Read the full article here.

Holidays: 6/21/24

• Yoga Day

• Selfie Day

• Smoothie Day

• World Day of Music

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June 19, 2024

• U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy has called for tobacco-style warning labels on social media. Read the full article here.

• Apple introduced its new AI model, Apple Intelligence. Click here to learn more.

• YouTube is experimenting with AI-generated summaries for live chat comments. Read the full article here.

Holidays: 6/20/24

• American Eagle Day

• Hike with a Geek Day

• World Productivity Day

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June 18, 2024

• Instagram is testing a "Creator Insights" feature to help you form partnerships with brands. Read the full article here.

• Meta has decided to halt its plans to use data from users in the EU and UK for training AI systems. Click here to learn more.

Holidays: 6/19/24

• Watch Day

• World Sauntering Day

• International Box Day

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June 17, 2024

• LinkedIn is rolling out new AI-powered features. Read the full article here.

• WhatsApp introduced new features for video calls. Click here to learn more.

• Spotify is working on a new Chat feature to enhance its Jams collaborative playlist functionality. Click here to learn more.

Holidays: 6/18/24

• Fishing Day

• Sushi Day

• International Picnic Day

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June 14, 2024

• Recap of this week’s news.

Holidays:

On Saturday:

• Global Wind Day

• International Surfing Day

• Nature Photography Day

And on Sunday:

• Fathers’s Day

• Fresh Veggies Day

• World Sea Turtle Day

• International WaterFall Day

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June 13, 2024

• Despite the surge of “opt out” posts by users, Meta can still use public posts to train its AI models. Click here to learn more.

• YouTube is expanding its AI-generated comment summaries to Shorts clips. Read the full article here.

• LinkedIn is testing an AI assistant for Premium members, leveraging Microsoft's AI technology. Read the full article here.

Holidays: 6/14/24

• Flag Day

• World Blood Donor Day

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