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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.
More: The Verge, Engadget, iPhone in Canada Blog, PCMag, and Mashable
Threads: @mosseri, @verge, @carnage4life, @0xjessel, @mosseri, @carnage4life, @reckless1280, @theromit, @gaberivera, @mehtology, @gaberivera, @ryanmruark, @ipedro, and @crumbler
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
More: Hindustan Times, The Economic Times, Digital Trends, Gizchina, Scripting News, and Sam Lover
Threads: @mosseri, @devahaz, @rnib, @datadrivenmd, @datadrivenmd, @notwittyvicki, @datadrivenmd, @ipedro, @ipedro, @mosseri, @datadrivenmd, @mosseri, @mosseri, @jasonycw1992, @mosseri, @datadrivenmd, @mosseri, @w3stfa11, and @mosseri
Bluesky: @playcritically.bsky.social and @mhwilliams.bsky.social
X: @omarsultan, @t0nin1, and @methodistguy
| Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: |
HackerOne says its bug bounty programs have awarded $300M+ in rewards since the platform's inception, with 30 hackers earning $1M+ and one receiving $4M+ — HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform's inception.| 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
More: Bloomberg, TechCrunch, The Last Driver License Holder, Associated Press, The Verge, Mercury News, and Wall Street Journal
X: @trishathadani and @jhoplovestrains
Forums: r/technology and r/SelfDrivingCars
| New York Times: |
AI fakes related to the Israel-Hamas war have been limited and unconvincing, but the possibility of such fakes circulating leads some to dismiss genuine content — Fakes related to the conflict have been limited and largely unconvincing, but their presence has people doubting real evidence.
More: Hindustan Times. Mastodon: @edsu@social.coop. X: @jonahbalfour and @cyfi10. Forums: Hacker News
| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Document: the G7 plans to agree to a voluntary, 11-point code of conduct on October 30 for companies developing advanced AI systems, seeking to mitigate risks — The Group of Seven industrial countries will on Monday agree a code of conduct for companies developing advanced artificial intelligence systems …
More: Cryptopolitan
| Emily Parker / CoinDesk: |
How Japan is leading the race to regulate stablecoins with a new law that took effect in June 2023 and includes terms to protect the assets backing stablecoins — Japan's new law tries to address one of the biggest fears about major stablecoins: Do issuers really have the assets to back them?| 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.
More: The Guardian, New York Times, UPROXX, Engadget, Android Headlines, Observer, MobileSyrup, Wired, Mercury News, Mashable, The Verge, Flipboard, NBC News, Slate, and PhoneArena
Mastodon: @stewf@mstdn.party, @JoshuaHolland@mastodon.social, @digiphile@mastodon.social, and @willoremus@mastodon.social
X: @carrasquillo, @digiphile, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @sarahellison, @aidnmclaughlin, @washingtonpost, @lizzadwoskin, @washingtonpost, @nukestrat, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @washingtonpost, @jamesrbuk, @bgrueskin, and @washingtonpost
Forums: r/technology, r/Twitter, and r/politics
| 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
More: Cryptopolitan
| 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 …
More: Android Authority, TweakTown, MacRumors, iDownloadBlog.com, and AppleInsider News
Threads: @bill_pugh, @benedictevans, and @benedictevans
X: @hydrabadbish, @between2pixels, @whomohitgoyal, @chrisschiffner, @xotic, @explorebyroad, @lanceulanoff, and @rjonesy. Forums: r/apple
| 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.
More: Cryptopolitan, Pixel Envy, and PetaPixel
| 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| Telegraph: |
Sources: the UK is using OpenAI tech to develop Gov.uk Chat, an AI chatbot to help people pay taxes and access pensions, marking the UK's biggest use of AI yet — Move raises fears that taxpayers may be directed away from understaffed phone lines — Rishi Sunak is planning to launch … Sponsor Posts
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