To start us off, Meta is still happily chugging along with the AI train, with a new process known as Shepherd, which uses AI to critique and improve the accuracy of other generative AI tools. Of the tool, Meta explained: “At the core of our approach is a high-quality feedback dataset, which we curate from community feedback and human annotations. Even though Shepherd is small (7B parameters), its critiques are either equivalent or preferred to those from established models including ChatGPT.”

Next, YouTube is adding the option of connecting up to 14 links to profiles, with customization options. Secondly, a new report in YouTube Studio makes it easier than ever for users to learn the most popular kinds of content on their channels. Here’s a fuller look at the update.

Third, we’ve got an update from Instagram designed to make posts more collaborative: the option, when turned on, allows other users to add photos and videos to one user’s post. 

LinkedIn is up next, with more updates to help job-seekers build up their profiles. Here’s the full outline, but the gist is this: a new profile tool allows users to highlight skills and projects they’ve worked on, as well as credentials, to make it easier to make career connections. 

And last but not least, Threads has some new features: custom ALT text, a Send on Instagram option, mentions, and the ability to sort your following list. 

That’s all for now!