Instagram founders shut down personalized news app Artifact after 1 year due to lack of growth
• Artifact, a personalized AI-powered news app, is shutting down after just 1 year • The app was created by Instagram's founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger after they left Instagram in 2018 • Artifact aimed to curate a customized news feed using machine learning algorithms • The app drew appreciation from journalists and users, but struggled to gain traction • Systrom said the market opportunity for Artifact "isn't big enough to warrant continued investment"