[News: 250] Week 1, Dec 2024: Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube

Welcome to Connected Church News - Episode 250    Connected Church Academy: https://cca.live   The Weekly Digital, Social Media, AI & Web3 News episode for Leaders and Media Teams of Churches, Ministries and Nonprofits.   This week, we have news about: Perplexity AI, Claude, Google, Instagram, YouTube   Week 1, Dec 2024:   🗞️ News 1: YouTube Completes 'Longer Shorts' Rollout; Shares CTV Tips          🗞️ News 2: Perplexity AI Launches a New 'Shop Like a Pro' Feature        🗞️ News 3: Google Says ImageGen3 & Veo are Now Available on Vertex AI        🗞️ News 4: Anthropic Open-Sources its AI 'Model Context Protocol' (MCP)             🗞️ News 5: Instagram Releases New DM Features & Collage for Stories   For detailed notes, source links, resources mentioned in the show and the text summary visit: https://natchi.net/news   Like what you are hearing? Subscribe on iTunes (https://natchi.net/apple) or Spotify (https://natchi.net/spotify) Share this episode with other leaders of nonprofits, churches and ministries. If you have any comments or questions write to podcast@natchilazarus.com