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October 29, 2023, 9:20 AM

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Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Adam Mosseri says Threads is working on an API, despite concerns that “it'll mean a lot more publisher content and not much more creator content”  —  Instagram head Adam Mosseri said today that a Threads API is in the works.  This will give chance to developers to create different apps and experiences around Threads.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Trisha Thadani / Washington Post:
As Cruise suspends all driverless operations, a look at the lack of clear federal regulations and fragmented oversight governing self-driving cars in the US  —  The whiplash from approval to ban in just two months highlights the fragmented oversight governing the fledgling industry
Washington Post:
A look at the hard right tilt of X, which once served as a hub of real-time news and global debate, and how its political shift could intensify business woes  —  The billionaire bought Twitter to revive its business and make it less “woke.”  He has succeeded at only one of those goals.
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal:
A look at physics-informed approaches to machine learning, which are in early stages and can help AI tackle hard problems in robotics, science, and engineering  —  Adding what we know about the real world to artificial intelligence can make it more effective at solving some of the hardest and most essential problems
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Some artists who tried to use Meta's request form to delete their info from its AI training data say the process is frustrating; one calls it a “fake PR stunt”  —  This summer, Meta began taking requests to delete data from its AI training.  Artists say this new system is broken and fake.
David Pierce / The Verge:
Hands-on with Apple's Journal, a very basic journaling app, with an interesting Moments page, which uses the Suggestions API for prompting users to add entries  —  The Apple Journal app is so simple that, at first, it felt like I was missing something.  The whole app is just one screen …
Chloe Cornish / Financial Times:
Sources: Byju's plans to sell Epic, acquired for $500M, to settle debts after defaulting on $1.2B+ in loans, and may also sell Great Learning, bought for $600M  —  Online education company was once India's most valuable start-up but now plans asset sales to settle debts

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