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Instagram adds AI transition option for still image-based Stories

The platform’s new tool within the image gallery will allow users to generate moving displays that show up as videos.

Human speech and presence help drive Reels engagement

Videos that include a person talking or that feature a highly visible person in the first three seconds have better retention, according to new data from Emplifi.

YouTube tests video highlights preview feature

The new system could replace thumbnails and provide viewers with more context before they click on recommended clips.

Elon Musk held liable for misleading investors ahead of Twitter acquisition

A federal jury in California has ordered the X owner to pay as much as $2.6 billion after ruling that he intentionally manipulated the platform’s share price.

Social platforms call on EU regulators to ensure the continuity of child protection measures

<figure><div><img src="https://imgproxy.divecdn.com/IPuNkiRgMjmxFZYtAbn9SJZwWUrtr6mCb51ekt2hBrA/g:ce/rs:fill:1600:900:1/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9HZXR0eUltYWdlcy0xNzU0MDk3NjcuanBn.webp"/></div></figure>A joint statement from Google, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Meta, Microsoft and TikTok asked lawmakers to create a better framework or extend the current one.

How Noam Glick Built a Practice Around the Workers Others Overlooked

Noam Glick spent years learning the law from the inside — watching how large companies defended themselves against employee claims and studying how those defenses were constructed. When he switched sides in 2014, he brought that institutional knowledge with him. The result is Glick Law Group, a Los Angeles-based firm that represents employees exclusively and draws on a background few plaintiff-side attorneys can claim.From Environmental Policy to the Courtroom Noam Glick’s path to employme

Week of March 9 Cable News Ratings: Viewership Drops

Fox News remained the most-watched cable news network.

How an Air Force Stint in South Korea Helped Make Chuck Norris a Uniquely American Brand

Chuck Norris, the martial-arts meister turned actor—and, later in life, entrepreneur and ambassador for brands from Toyota to Glock—died on March 19 in Hawaii. He was 86. While Norris never […]

NCAA Women’s Tournament Ads ‘Well Sold’ With Record $1.5 Million for 30-Second Spot

Disney and ESPN achieve new highs for women's tournament ad sales, with pricing up double digits percent-wise.

How Search Visibility Can Help Dental Practices Attract New Patients

As digital technology continues to influence how people find services, dentistry is experiencing a shift in patient acquisition. Online search has become one of the main ways people evaluate dental practices. It is now common for patients to compare services, read reviews, and research provider credentials online before determining where they feel the most confident seeking care. This change in behavior is making search engine optimization (SEO) an increasingly important part of how dental pract

Week of March 9 Evening News Ratings: Networks Have Week-to-Week Declines

CBS Evening News falls below 4 million total viewers for the week.

Ticker: Layoffs Hit CBS News Again, CBS News Radio Shuttered

NBC News to partner with Joanna Stern on tech coverage.

Formal Training for Marketers Is the Real Competitive Advantage

Research firm Ipsos found that only 1 in 3 marketers have benchmark knowledge of “marketing anchors.”

Show HN: I built a short-form content intelligence tool for media buyers

Hi HN,I built Virlo originally to go after the clipper/clipping market. We had so many customer approach us looking for more (essentially programmatic GTM tool for short-form) that we decided to “answer the mkt”. The pattern was the same on calls we had with early users, that weren't in our OG ICP: Head of Social is pulling inspo manually, creative director is copying trends that peaked three weeks ago, media buyer has no visibility into what competitors are actually spending behind o

Fact-check anything you see on social media – videos, images, posts – in seconds

I built ClaimCrush because I kept seeing claims go viral on social media with no fast way to verify them.Instead of fact-checking entire videos or posts, ClaimCrush breaks content into individual claims and analyzes each one.It currently supports:Fact-checking using web sourcesA “News” mode focused on recent mainstream coverageLogical consistency analysis (detects contradictions and flawed reasoning)A theological analysis mode (evaluates claims using scripture and scholarship)You can use it on v

Ask HN: The sites gaming Kagi Small Web are ruining the experience

Do you agree? Today has been especially bad with sites triggering leaving the app to go to my default browser. It seems like they are doing it on purpose. Not really sure what you do to fix this because the moment Kagi puts in some sort of algorithm we’re then just chasing the inevitable of social media algorithm equivalents.

Mental Health Is One of Social Media’s Biggest Content Categories. So Why Are Behavioral Health Employers Invisible?

The hashtag #mentalhealth on TikTok had accumulated 25.3 billion views as of January 2022. That figure is now considerably higher. Across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, mental health content generates billions of impressions monthly, drives some of the highest organic engagement rates of any topic category, and has produced a generation of therapist-creators with followings that dwarf most healthcare brand accounts.Here is the part that should give social media strategists pause: the profe

Elyse Myers on Why Making ‘Something Cool’ Is Better Than Going Viral

A personal conversation about connecting with audiences and working with brands.

Women’s Sports Are Booming and Adtech Must Keep Pace

How cultural moments like the U.S. women’s hockey team winning gold offer opportunities—and challenges—for advertisers.

EXCLUSIVE: X Dangles $200K for Advertisers to Return to the Platform, Leaked Deck Shows

As ad dollars lag, X offers fresh financial incentives and touts Grok as a fix for lingering brand safety concerns.