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A look at Newlands, a secretive tech fund backed by Jan Koum and led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson that holds nearly $10B in public equities (Alex Konrad/Forbes)

Alex Konrad / Forbes: A look at Newlands, a secretive tech fund backed by Jan Koum and led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson that holds nearly $10B in public equities  —  Led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson, two-year-old Newlands already holds billions in equities like Alphabet …

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Sources: US officials issued warnings over Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42’s work with Chinese companies, including Huawei; the CIA profiled G42 CEO Peng Xiao (New York Times)

New York Times: Sources: US officials issued warnings over Abu Dhabi-based AI company G42’s work with Chinese companies, including Huawei; the CIA profiled G42 CEO Peng Xiao  —  American spy agencies have warned about the Emirati firm G42 and its work with large Chinese companies that U.S. officials consider security threats.

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The best Cyber Monday phone deals

Google’s Pixel 7A is down to just $374, matching the best price we’ve seen on the excellent midrange phone. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge If you’ve been putting off a new phone purchase all year, then I have great news: your procrastination is about to pay off. Cyber Monday is here, and

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How Do You Prove an AI Didn’t Make Your Art?

In the world of digital art, distinguishing between AI-generated and human-made creations has become a significant challenge. Almost overnight, tool sets for generating AI artworks became commonly available to the public, and suddenly, every digital art competition had to contend with potential submissions. Some have welcomed AI, while others demand competitors create artworks by their

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Sources: ByteDance plans to cut ~1,000 jobs and discontinue all but a few games that have yet to launch, backing away from its aggressive investments since 2016 (Cissy Zhou/Nikkei Asia)

Cissy Zhou / Nikkei Asia: Sources: ByteDance plans to cut ~1,000 jobs and discontinue all but a few games that have yet to launch, backing away from its aggressive investments since 2016  —  Layoffs come as China company intensifies efforts in generative AI  —  ByteDance, operator of short-video app TikTok, has invested aggressively in gaming

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London-based PhysicsX, which uses AI for engineering simulations in automotive, aerospace, and other industries, raised a $32M Series A led by General Catalyst (Ingrid Lunden/TechCrunch)

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: London-based PhysicsX, which uses AI for engineering simulations in automotive, aerospace, and other industries, raised a $32M Series A led by General Catalyst  —  A lot of the buzz these days in artificial intelligence is around generative AI and how AI is being used to accelerate software and products for consumers.

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