Welcome to the Connected Church News by Natchi Lazarus.
This news item is part of the top 5 news (Week 5, Apr 2025) specially curated for leaders of Nonprofits, Churches, and Faith-based Social Ventures.
Meta’s RayBan Smart Glasses: Now with Instagram DM Integration
Meta is expanding the functionality of its RayBan Smart Glasses with new AI updates and integrations. Notably, these smart glasses now support live translation in English, French, Italian, and Spanish, as well as sending and receiving direct messages from Instagram. With this expansion into new markets like Mexico, India, and the United Arab Emirates, users worldwide have even more reasons to consider this innovative wearable technology.
Here is the full list of the news items from Week 5, Apr 2025 with source links from Snapchat, AI, WhatsApp, Meta, Instagram.
🗞️ News 1: YouTube ‘Auto-Dubbing’ is Now Available to All YPP Creators – Source: YouTube
🗞️ News 2: Snapchat Launches a New Affiliate Program for Snapchat Ads – Source: Verge
🗞️ News 3: WhatsApp Adds ‘Advanced Privacy’ for Direct & Group Chats – Source: WhatsApp
🗞️ News 4: Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses Get Instagram DM & AI Updates – Source: Google
🗞️ News 5: Instagram Releases ‘Edits’, a Video Editing App like CapCut – Source: X, Anthropic
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Author of The Connected Church. Social Media and Digital Marketing Consultant for Nonprofits, Faith-based Organisations, Churches, and Ministries.
