8-9-25 - Instagram's Map Feature isn't what users asked for and Google's New Video AI Model

Today's weekend edition focused on the Instagram Map feature - what it is, the backlash it's received and why. Lia Haberman of the In Case You Missed It newsletter stops by to explain what all the fuss is about and why it matters. Also Adam Mosseri busts an Instagram myth, and Ashley Coffey and I dive into AI news around Perplexity, Cloudflare, and Google's new AI model.

Links:

Lia Haberman and ICYMI

ICYMI:: Repost, Maps... Which Instagram updates do you really need?! (Substack)

Lia's Threads Post about Instagram Maps (Threads)

Instagram: Myth-Busting about who you interact with (Instagram)

AI News:

Perplexity is using stealth, undeclared crawlers to evade website no-crawl directives (Cloudflare) 

Some people are defending Perplexity after Cloudflare ‘named and shamed’ it (TechCrunch)

Google’s DeepMind thinks its new Genie 3 world model presents a stepping stone toward AGI (TechCrunch)

AI News You Should Know About - Entire Episode: (Audio) (Video)

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