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Meta Develops New Speech-to-Speech Real-Time Audio Translation Process

As part of its broader quest to ‘Connect the World’, Meta has developed a new, AI-based speech-to-speech translation process, which will eventually, ideally, provide more opportunities for people to connect, in real-time, despite language barriers.

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Instagram Launches Live Test of Native Post Scheduling in the App

It was spotted in the back-end code of the app a few weeks back, and now, Instagram has launched a live test of native scheduling in the app, with a limited group of users for now, but likely to be expanded sometime soon.

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YouTube’s Providing More Creators with Access to Shoppable Links

Will live-stream commerce ever become a thing in western markets? It already has in China, and in some other Asian regions, while there’s also evidence that Middle East-based users are becoming more open to live-stream buying. But western audiences, not so much. Yet, with so much potential (the Chinese live-stream commerce sector is now worth $180 billion), the big tech giants are not giving up on it yet, with Insider reporting today that YouTube’s now looking to open up access to its live-stream commerce tools to a much wider pool of creators.

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Pinterest Provides New Music Option for Idea Pins, Including Tracks from Popular Artists

Pinterest is looking to help creators make more engaging Idea Pins, with the addition of new music options for their Pin creations, including tracks from some of the world’s biggest recording artists and stars.

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TikTok Launches New ‘StemDrop’ Music Remix Initiative

TikTok’s looking to take its musical elements to the next level, with the launch of a new ‘StemDrop’ initiative which will provide TikTok users with the opportunity to remix a new song, and create their own version of the track.