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Paid Twitter Blue subscribers can now create tweets of up to 4,000 characters long instead of the previous 280-character limit. As of now, the new feature is available in the United States only.

The feature is designed for urgent communication with emergency services in places where there is no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. In November, it was launched in the United States and Canada, and has now been expanded to several European countries.

Instagram users will soon be able to create their own NFTs and sell them to followers and fans both on and off the social media platform. Meta itself will not charge fees for creating and selling NFTs until 2024.

Once the app becomes generally available, Microsoft will keep the standalone free version as well as provide a more feature-filled version for Microsoft 365 Personal and Microsoft 365 Family subscribers.

According to Bloomberg, the deal is valued at around $20 billion. Buying Figma will allow Adobe to expand its toolkit for creative professionals, and the deal will be the largest takeover of a private software company in history.

WhatsApp users can silently leave group chats without letting every participant know. Another privacy-focused feature will let WhatsApp users choose who can and cannot see when they're online.

Instagram is turning DMs into an all-in-one customer service tool as it introduces a new feature that lets Instagram shoppers in the United States place orders right through DMs, as well as ask sellers follow-up questions about their products and track orders.