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October 11, 2024, 9:10 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.
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.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Sources: Microsoft plans to test the ability to stream games that users own but aren't in the Xbox Game Pass library, starting with Xbox Insiders in November  —  Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month.  Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans tell …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Adam Mosseri attributes Instagram and Threads' moderation issues, causing users to lose access to their accounts, to human moderator “mistakes”, not AI systems  —  Instagram head Adam Mosseri on Friday addressed the moderation issues that saw Instagram and Threads users losing access …
Rozanna Latiff / Reuters:
TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees globally, including less than 500 in Malaysia, as it shifts focus towards a greater use of AI in content moderation  —  Social media platform TikTok is laying off hundreds of employees from its global workforce, including a large number of staff in Malaysia …
Business Insider:
Analysts question the feasibility of Tesla's robotaxi plan, citing a lack of rideshare partnerships and Musk's history of missing FSD targets; TSLA drops 8.8%  —  - Tesla's driverless taxi plan has been met with skepticism over its feasibility and competition with rivals.
Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
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Steve Dent / Engadget:
Bloomberg:
Investigation: Uber and Lyft lockouts for 800+ NYC drivers occurred almost every hour of every day, saving the companies hundreds of millions of dollars in pay  —  One August morning in south Brooklyn, Mohamed Mohamed did what he's done almost every day for nine years: He woke up at 5 a.m. …
Dario Amodei:
An essay on what a “powerful AI” may look like and how it could positively transform the world in biology, neuroscience, economic development, work, and more  —  How AI Could Transform the World for the Better  —  I think and talk a lot about the risks of powerful AI.
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:
Filing: in OpenAI's $6.6B round, Khosla Ventures invested $405M; the majority, or possibly all, was pooled from other investors via a special purpose vehicle  —  Khosla Ventures has raised $405 million for OpenAI, according to a regulatory filing.  —  Based on the filing alone …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Salt Typhoon hackers still had access to some parts of US broadband networks within the past 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

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