Tune in for this week’s roundup to learn how Spotify is working on making listening while driving more safe, how screensharing app Squad is changing the way you can connect with friends, how Facebook’s $300 million fund will provide a boost to local news organizations, what those mysterious blue bubbles under your Youtube videos might be, and how WhatsApp just surpassed Facebook’s monthly users!

1. Facebook Announces New $300 Million Fund to Assist Local News Organizations

by @adhutchinson via @socialmedia2day 

Facebook and news outlets and journalism, oh my! Facebook committed $300 million in investment to aid local news organizations. Funds will be allocated toward implement new training and assistance tools for local news providers. The complicated relationship between Facebook and the news continues …

2. YouTube is testing new, blue recommendation bubbles that appear under videos

by @loudouthjulia via @verge

Notice some blue bubbles floating under your YouTube video? You might be one of a small group of mobile and desktop users acting as a guinea pig for the video-sharing website’s new recommendation format.

3. Report: WhatsApp surpasses Facebook as the social network’s most popular app

by @IndianIdle via @thenextweb

Move over, Facebook! WhatsApp is in town. WhatsApp, an app acquired by Facebook, has beaten it out in regards to monthly active users.

4. Spotifys Car View helps cut the Distractions for Drivers 

by @eightiethmnt via @engadget 

Your go-to music streaming platform just made it a lot easier to listen on-the-go by cutting down distractions while driving. The update, available on Android, pairs with Google Maps and Waze to offer in-car controls to keep you listening safely! 

5. Squad is the new screen sharing chat app everyone will copy

by @JoshConstine via @TechCrunch

Tired of only being able to Facetime one friend at a time? Squad is the new screen sharing app on the block ready to connect you with five friends all at once! The app allows you to share screens, memes, and even shop together!

MM Pick of the Week!

Kylie Jenner just got fried! An egg photo beat Jenner for the most liked photo on Instagram by over 30 million likes!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BsOGulcndj-/

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