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October 29, 2023, 11:05 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
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 …
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.
David Pierce / The Verge:
Hands-on with Apple's Journal, an incredibly basic journaling app, with an interesting Moments page that uses the Suggestions API to prompt 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 …
Kate Knibbs / Wired:
Some artists who tried to use Meta's request form to delete their data from its AI training say the new system is broken; one calls the form 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.
Politico:
A US executive order, expected to be issued as soon as October 30, will require firms building powerful AI models to report how they plan to protect their tech  —  The White House is poised to make an all-hands effort to impose national rules on a fast-moving technology, according to a draft executive order

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