Lots of juicy nuggets from a recent all hands over at Meta. Binance.US looks like it’s on the road to shutting down. The first trials of AI tutors for kids are happening. The self-driving revolution I’ve been waiting for seems to be happening. And the Weekend Longreads are happening. As always.

Links:

  • Here’s what Mark Zuckerberg thinks about Apple’s Vision Pro (The Verge)
  • This is what Instagram’s upcoming Twitter competitor looks like (The Verge)
  • Meta plans to put AI everywhere on its platforms (Axios)
  • Binance.US Set to Be Cut Off From Banking System After SEC Lawsuit (Bloomberg)
  • Spotify says it’s testing an ‘offline mix’ for when your connection’s patchy (The Verge)
  • New A.I. Chatbot Tutors Could Upend Student Learning (NYTimes)
  • Netflix Subscriptions Jump as U.S. Password-Sharing Crackdown Begins (WSJ)
  • Mercedes first to sell vehicles in California with hands-free, eyes-off automated driving (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

  • The Binge Purge TV’s streaming model is broken. It’s also not going away. For Hollywood, figuring that out will be a horror show. (Vulture)
  • The Simpsons Is Good Again After 34 seasons, 750 episodes, and a decades-long funk, the show innovated its way back to popularity and relevance. (Vulture)
  • First Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOS (Daring Fireball)

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