Digital Trends News 1 June 2025

Snapchat Memories Paywall: Why the App’s New Storage Fees Might Change How You Use Social Media

The Story Behind Snapchat’s New Storage Fees When Snapchat introduced its Memories feature in 2016, it promised to let users save their photos and videos safely in the cloud, separate from their camera roll. For nearly a decade the feature

2 October 2025

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Pulse: The AI Morning Briefing That Could Replace Your News App

What Is ChatGPT Pulse? ChatGPT Pulse is a new feature in OpenAI’s ChatGPT that delivers a personalized daily briefing – essentially, your morning news and to-do update crafted by AI. Announced on September 25, 2025, Pulse flips the usual script

27 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · ChatGPT · Digital Trends · Morning Briefing · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Technology News

From OpenAI’s $500B AI Bet to Instagram’s 3B Users – Inside Tech’s Wild 48 Hours

Key Facts Artificial Intelligence & Big Tech OpenAI’s $500 Billion Supercomputer Push: In a massive scale-up, OpenAI (with partners Oracle and SoftBank) unveiled plans for five new AI mega–data centers across the U.S., bringing its Stargate infrastructure to 7 GW capacity and

25 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Digital Trends · Industry Analysis · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:NVDA · NYSE:RTX · Social Media · Tech News

The 2025–2026 Content Monetization Gold Rush: How Creators Are Cashing In Across Every Platform

The global creator economy is valued at about $156 billion today and is projected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, growing at roughly 22.5% annually. More than 50 million people worldwide identify as creators, with annual growth of about 10–20%.

1 August 2025

Content Creation · Creator Economy · Digital Trends · Monetization · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:SPOT · Social Media

Creator Economy Buzz: Major Platform Updates, New Monetization Tools & Big Partnerships (July 30–31, 2025)

On July 30, 2025, YouTube relaxed monetization rules for profanity, allowing ads if strong language appears only in the first ~7 seconds (instead of demonetizing content for mild swearing in the first 8–15 seconds). TikTok introduced Creator Care Mode, an

31 July 2025

Creator Economy · Digital Trends · Monetization · Platform Updates · Social Media

Inside the NSFW AI Revolution: How AI-Generated Porn Is Changing the Game and Courting Controversy

The Take It Down Act was passed in April 2025 and signed into law in May 2025, making it a federal crime to create or share nonconsensual AI-generated intimate imagery and requiring platforms to remove such content within 48 hours.

30 July 2025

AI · Controversy · Digital Trends · NSFW · Technology

Switzerland’s Digital Backbone: A 2025 Guide to Internet and Satellite Connectivity

As of early 2024, about 8.74 million people in Switzerland were internet users, roughly 99% of the population. More than 96% of people aged 15–88 use the internet, and 51% of those aged 75+ report online daily. By the end

11 July 2025

Connectivity · Digital Trends · Internet · NASDAQ:LBTYA · Switzerland · Technology

Creator Economy & Social Platforms Report (June–July 2025)

In June 2025, YouTube rolled out a wave of features around VidCon, including new audience segments “New,” “Casual,” and “Regular” viewers. The YouTube Community Tab became available to all channels and now lets fans post from mobile. YouTube Shorts gained

10 July 2025

2025 Reports · Creator Economy · Digital Trends · Influencer Marketing · NASDAQ:GOOG · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Social Platforms

Major Internet and Technology News Roundup – June 30, 2025

On June 30, 2025, X hires Nikita Bier, founder of tbh and Gas, as Head of Product to revitalize the main feed and engagement features, after advising Musk’s xAI since late 2024. U.S. District Judge Julien Neals denied Apple’s motion

30 June 2025

Digital Trends · Internet News · June 2025 · Major Updates · Technology

SEO in 2025: Embracing AI, User Experience & Evolving Search Algorithms (June 2025)

From March 13–27, 2025, Google rolled out a broad Core Update focused on relevance, quality and user intent. In 2024 Google released four confirmed core updates (March, August, November, December), with the December update rolling out in six days—the fastest

27 June 2025

AI in Marketing · Digital Trends · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Search Algorithms · SEO · User Experience

Latest Digital Trends as of Mid‑2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)

Gartner projects worldwide generative AI spending will reach $644 billion in 2025, up 76% from 2024. By mid-2025, over 72% of companies have adopted some form of AI, with about 65% of firms using generative AI in 2024. Deloitte predicts

27 June 2025

2025 Insights · Digital Trends · Future Tech · Innovation · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NYSE:IT · Technology Updates

The Real State of Internet in Belarus: Wired, Wireless, and Watching from the Sky

By the end of 2022, 89.5% of Belarusians were online, with about 8.27 million internet users and 86.9% penetration recorded by early 2023. Beltelecom reported about 2.9 million GPON fiber subscribers by the end of 2022, a figure that reached

1 June 2025

Belarus · Connectivity · Digital Trends · Internet · Technology

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