As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, tech giants are developing new tools and features to help users. Facebook to add gift cards, jobs and donation tools to its COVID-19 Community Help hub. Google Has Expanded Its Presence In The Restaurant Space. And Pinterest Publishes New Guide on Current and Future Marketing Considerations Around COVID-19.

Although COVID-19 dominates the news, other updates are happening as well. LinkedIn tests new preview feature for an upcoming big update. Twitter rolls out changes to threaded conversations following tests in its prototype app. Facebook Announces its New Oversight Board to Guide Content Rules on the Platform. Google’s app for helping kids improve reading skills is now available in 180 countries.

More links to some of the most interesting news in this space are below. Stay safe until next time!

• Google May 2020 Update – What We Know

• The Obamas and Lady Gaga will give commencement speeches at YouTube’s virtual graduation

• Instagram's New Arrow Brush Tool In Stories Will Save You So Much Time

• YouTube brings more ad formats and measurement to TVs

• Instagram glitch lets people post extra-long photos

• Discover is Facebook’s new effort to help people access websites for free — but with limits

• Twitter runs a test prompting users to revise ‘harmful’ replies

• Platforms scramble as ‘Plandemic’ conspiracy video spreads misinformation like wildfire