#Newsfeed: Facebook finally adapts to 4K video; Instagram integrates video calls as Shared Stories; Google launches native add-ons for Gmail

Plus how to trigger Spotify’s creepy Stranger Things Easter egg.

If you’re sick of your beautiful videos looking crummy on Facebook, there’s good news for you. Facebook has confirmed to TechCrunch it’s testing 4K video uploads and viewing using the 2160p UHD-1 Ultra-High-Definition Television standard. Some Pages and profiles can now post 4K videos to Facebook, as well as watch them.

Read more about the new feature here.

Instagram now allows users to broadcast a live Story with a friend. The feature was tested with select users in the past few months, and it’s finally out for everyone to use. Once the live broadcasts are linked (after accepting an invitation), the screen splits into two and anyone who follows each user will be able to see the combined live Story — it’ll show up as a stacked circle on the Stories timeline.

Read more about the new feature here.

• Facebook finally adapts to 4K video [via TechCrunch]
• Facebook’s new Explore feed is a cesspool of the worst content on the internet [via Quartz]
• Facebook: no current plans to make ‘catastrophic’ news feed change worldwide [via The Guardian]
• Facebook wants to generate custom avatars, emojis from your photos [via Digital Trends]
• Facebook announces News Feed guidelines for publishers [via The Verge]
• Twitter commits to labeling political ads and hosting public database of all ads [via Mashable]
• Get Verified And Maybe Twitter Will Answer Your Harassment Report [via Lifehacker]
• Instagram integrates video calls as Shared Stories in most recent bid for your attention [via The Next Web]
• Kevin Hart roasts ‘famous’ Instagram troll with unflattering photo [via Philly Voice]
• ARIA Predictions: Flicker poised to a-Niall-ilate the Albums Chart [via The Music Network]
• Eminem wins case against New Zealand political party who ripped off ‘Lose Yourself’ [via Mashable]
• Dua Lipa Explains How ‘New Rules’ Became Her First Top 40 Hit [via Billboard]
• Is Billboard Taking a Step In the Wrong Direction With Their New Chart Update? [via Complex Music]
• How to trigger Spotify’s creepy Stranger Things Easter egg [via The Verge]
• Apple Creates Sam Smith Making Of The Album Doco [via Noise11]
• Universal Music Publishing Group inks admin deal with STX Entertainment [via Music Business Worldwide]
• How Sonos Is Banking On Artists and Culture To Compete In The Smart-Speaker Market [via Billboard]
• KIIS 1065’s Brooklyn Ross on why radio is one of the most accepting industries of LGBTI employees [via Radio Today]
• The cold war between the music world and YouTube is getting hotter [via Quartz]
• LinkedIn’s new messaging feature makes it easier to clear your inbox [via Mashable]
• Google launches native add-ons for Gmail [via The Verge]
• PayPal is now worth more than American Express [via Quartz]
• TRENDING: #LoseYourself, #AnimalCrossing, #WorldPastaDay

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