Wasn't the issue of black hole information loss the subject of the Hawking-Thorne bet that Hawking eventually conceded (that black holes didn't destroy informat

Wasn't the issue of black hole information loss the subject of the Hawking-Thorne bet that Hawking eventually conceded (that black holes didn't destroy information)? [1] (This may be a separate issue; I'm genuinely curious). [1]: https://physicsworld.com/a/hawking-loses-black-hole-bet/#:~:text=Stephen%20Hawking%20revealed%20his%20eagerly,of%20Caltech%2C%20about%20black%20holes https://physicsworld.com/a/hawking-loses-black-hole-bet/#:~:....