Tech Brew Ride Home Fri. 07/28 – Is The Clock Ticking For Threads?
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Jul 28, 2023 The viability of Threads is questioned as user retention plummets, prompting Meta to explore new strategies. Innovations like Google's advanced robotics showcase exciting AI developments. Meanwhile, Sequoia Capital is scaling back its crypto investments in response to market pressures. The discussion also dives into privacy changes impacting app development and how venture firms are shifting their focus in a challenging startup landscape. Plus, insights into how internet cafes once introduced Uganda to the digital world.
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Threads' Ticking Clock
- Meta/Zuckerberg acknowledges Threads' current shortcomings and the risk of losing users if improvements aren't made.
- Key missing features like a desktop version, direct messaging, and search functionality are being prioritized to improve user retention.
RT2's Dinosaur Demo
- Google's RT2 model demonstrates a leap in robotics by enabling robots to understand and execute complex instructions like "pick up the extinct animal."
- This highlights the shift from manually programming specific tasks to training robots through AI language models.
Apple's API Justification
- Apple advises developers to justify their use of specific APIs in their app's privacy manifest starting this fall.
- This aims to prevent data collection misuse through techniques like fingerprinting, improving user privacy.