Topic
algorithm
Technology Instagram expands algorithm personalization, but not for accounts you follow
Instagram has expanded its algorithm personalization feature to the main feed, allowing users to control which topics they see more or less of. However, the feature does not support requests to see more posts from accounts the user follows, a limitation that frustrates creators and businesses. Instagram chief Adam Mosseri explained that the change is powered by large language models and aims to give users more agency, but acknowledged that the decline of the 'following' feed was a consequence of shifting user behavior.
Technology Jeff Bezos Funds Flourish's $2.5 Billion Quest for a Synthetic Brain That Runs on 50 Watts
Jeff Bezos has invested $50 million (later nearly doubled) into Flourish, a neuro AI startup founded by former Amazon executive Rob Williams and neuroscientist Thomas Reardon. The company aims to build a synthetic intelligence system called Cortex AI that matches the human brain's learning efficiency and power budget of 50 watts or less, addressing the energy inefficiency of large language models. Flourish has raised $500 million at a $2.5 billion valuation from investors including Lux Capital, Google Ventures, and Catalio.