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Instagram threads tripled downloads in December.

But first, Yelp is releasing new features as part of its winter release,

which includes a more visual feed, AI-powered summaries of businesses,

and number masking while contacting businesses for better

privacy. The business discovery platform is updating its feed on iOS with an Android rollout

planned in the next few months to show more visual content including collections

from Yup elites and videos posted by businesses.

Last year the company rolled out the ability for users to post 12 second video reviews.

In the coming month, the revamped feed will also feature these videos.

Additionally, Yelp is rolling out a new search experience for the iOS app, which will show popular searches, recent searches, and

recently viewed businesses even before you type in a query.

Last year, Yelp started to highlight relevant reviews through AI with an update.

The company said it has improved that feature on the back end

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