Plus this week's roundup of digital news! [image]() Hi {NAME}, I just published a new blog article on JeffBullas.com, it's called; [The Top 8 AI Trends Set to Disrupt the World in 2024]() How do we make sense of this unprecedented AI revolution? Data is one way. In this article, I chase the numbers and reveal the latest AI trends.[Check out the article here.]() For the rest of this week's digital news, take a look at the articles below. Cheers, Jeff What you need to know this week... Social Media Elon Musk's X aims to disrupt the payment industry with "Everything App" Elon Musk's company, X, formerly known as Twitter, is expanding its money transmitter licenses in the US. X intends to become an "everything app" with its own payment system, making it a competitor of PayPal. X's broader move into the creator economy makes users eligible for ad revenue sharing. [TechCrunch]( Meta ends cross-platform messaging between Instagram and Facebook Meta has quietly updated its support pages to announce that Instagram users can no longer message their Facebook contacts. The company did not specify a date but stated that the feature would cease in mid-December. Existing Instagram chats will become read-only, and new cross-platform conversations will not be possible. [Instagram/Help](=) What's NEW at Side Hustle Strategies? Side Hustle Strategies is our exclusive membership community for launching and growing a side hustle. Here's a sneak peek into the latest content: Breaking Free from the 9 to 5: Philipâs Inspiring Side Hustle Success This week weâre introducing you to Philip Wride, a dynamic entrepreneur in the midst of an inspiring transition. Philip is not your typical consultant; heâs a visionary with a passion for carving out his own path in the digital landscape. [image](=) [Join Side Hustle Strategies]( SEO Google introduces simplified markup support for vacation rentals Google has introduced a new way for vacation rental partners to provide listing data, allowing them to implement structured data markup on their site's pages. This option is recommended for smaller partners and property managers who prefer a more straightforward setup and maintenance. Additionally, Google has launched a vacation rental rich result report in the Search Console to monitor and verify the markup and support in the Rich Results Test. [Google/Developers](=) Google enhances video mode for streamlined content access Google has updated its video mode to show only pages where the video is the main content, streamlining access to video content for users. This change ensures that clicking on a result in Video mode will lead users to a page where the video is the primary focus. This update will be rolled out gradually and may take up to a week to complete. Additionally, websites where the video is supplementary to textual content will be indicated as "No video indexed" in the Search Console with a new reason provided: "Video is not the main content of the page". [Google/Developers](=) [image] Deep Search: Enhances the web searches with GPT-4 Microsoft Bing now offers Deep Search, which incorporates GPT-4 to generate more comprehensive and relevant search results that align with the user's intent. This feature enhances the Bing web search experience, providing more relevant information in response to complex queries. [Bing/blogs](=) [image] [Easy Video Creation for Content Marketers]() Advertising Microsoft advertising collaborates with Baidu Global for AI-powered ads targeting key markets Microsoft Advertising partners with Baidu Global for AI-powered ads targeting critical markets like the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia from 2024. This collaboration will enhance engagement among Gen Z through personalized ads based on user context. Microsoft aims to evolve conversational ad products based on advertiser feedback. [Microsoft/Ads]( New Reddit ad formats for better engagement! Reddit has announced new ad formats, Carousel and Product Ads, within Conversation Placement. These new ad units aim to help advertisers reach relevant audiences and provide deeper value to users within Reddit discussions. The launch of Product Ads is designed to tap into the high level of product recommendation engagements on Reddit. [Reddit/Blog]() Technology Firefox introduces robust privacy controls and new user features. 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