Is Avocado… Toast?

Meta’s big new AI model is delayed because they still can’t get to state of the art. The social media addiction trial is winding down. All the video apps are going to end up looking exactly like one another eventually. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.

• Meta Delays Rollout of New A.I. Model After Performance Concerns (NYTimes)
• Lawyers in landmark social media addiction trial make final appeals to the jury (AP)
• Peacock expands into AI-driven video, mobile-first live sports, and gaming (TechCrunch)
• Disney+ is rolling out its TikTok-like ‘Verts’ short-form video feed (TechCrunch)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Why ATMs didn’t kill bank teller jobs, but the iPhone did (David Oks's Blog)
• James Mason in a cave with a cat (Joel Morris's Substack)

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