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October 11, 2024, 4:00 PM

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NPR:
Faulty court filing redactions: TikTok executives were unconcerned with the harms the app poses for US teenagers, despite internal research validating concerns  —  For the first time, internal TikTok communications have been made public that show a company unconcerned with the harms the app poses for American teenagers.
Steve Dent / Engadget:
New York Times:
A look at Elon Musk's unparalleled involvement in the US election; sources: Trump's campaign contacted X to stop the circulation of the hacked JD Vance dossier  —  Elon Musk is planting himself in Pennsylvania, has brought his brain trust to help and may even knock on doors himself.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Adam Mosseri attributes Instagram and Threads' moderation issues, due to which users lost access to their accounts, to human moderators, not AI systems  —  Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday addressed the moderation issues that saw Instagram and Threads users losing access to their accounts …
Kylie Robison / The Verge:
A look at the promise of AI agents as a way for companies to monetize AI models; PitchBook: AI agent startups raised $8.2B over the past 12 months, up 81.4% YoY  —  Humans have automated tasks for centuries.  Now, AI companies see a path to profit in harnessing our love of efficiency, and they've got a name for their solution: agents.
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Business Insider:
Experts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, getting scale without rideshare partners, and cite Musk's history of missed FSD dates; TSLA down 8%+  —  - Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Salt Typhoon hackers still had access to some parts of US broadband networks within the last week, and investigators don't know what they were seeking  —  In letters to AT&T, Verizon and Lumen, lawmakers ask about proposed measures the companies will take to protect U.S. wiretap systems
Norman Goh / Nikkei Asia:
ByteDance confirms laying off hundreds of TikTok content moderators in Malaysia and plans to invest $2B in 2024 in trust and safety; sources: 700+ were laid off  —  KUALA LUMPUR — ByteDance, the parent company of social media platform TikTok, confirmed on Friday that it will be laying off hundreds …
Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
The US NLRB issues a complaint accusing Apple of interfering with workers' rights to organize by restricting their use of social media and Slack  —  Apple (AAPL.O) has been accused by a U.S. labor board of interfering with workers' rights to collectively advocate for better working conditions …

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