Twitter can now show Instagram link previews

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It looks like Twitter and Instagram have buried the hatchet. It's been nine years since Instagram pulled its Twitter photo integration. But now it's back. Twitter has begun rolling out preview cards for Instagram links on mobile and the web. So, if someone shares an Instagram post on the platform, you'll see a thumbnail of what the post is about.

It isn't clear what changed, but it should be helpful for users who want to take out some of the guesswork of what someone's Instagram link might be like.

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Twitter Spaces starts rolling out recording option on iOS first

Over the weekend, Twitter began rolling out a recording option for its Spaces chats. It's coming first to a limited number of Twitter Spaces hosts on iOS and should be available to all hosts on the platform "within a few weeks." The hosts can record these Twitter Spaces conversations and share these recordings in tweets. 

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Twitter tests longer video uploads and pinned DMs with paid Blue subscribers

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Twitter offers its Blue subscription service users early access to a couple of new experimental features through a new Labs feature. One of the new features is giving users the option to videos up to 10 minutes long, which is a significant upgrade from the standard 2 minutes and 20 seconds. You will need to upload videos on the PC, though. 

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Billboard and Twitter partner to debut Hot Trending Songs music chart

Over the weekend, Billboard debuted a new ranking on Twitter that shows the most discussed tracks globally. The Billboard Hot Trending Songs Powered by Twitter offers a real-time ranking of the most discussed songs on the social network. It captures conversations over the past 24 hours and the past seven days.

The weekly version, covering activity from Friday through Thursday, will appear alongside Billboard's other weekly charts on its site and the @Billboard and @BillboardCharts Twitter handles every Tuesday.

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