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Wall Street Journal: WSJ created Instagram accounts following only young gymnasts and influencers and found salacious Reels, like risqué footage of kids, shown next to big brand ads  —  Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: WSJ created Instagram accounts following only young gymnasts and influencers and found salacious Reels, like risqué footage of kids, shown next to big brand ads  —  Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Instagram served salacious Reels, including risqué videos, next to big brand ads to test accounts that follow only young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and influencers  —  Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands Lees verder op Tech Meme

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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 … Lees verder op Tech Meme

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. Lees verder op Tech Meme

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 since 2016. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Chloe Cornish / Financial Times: As Elon Musk visits Israel, an official says Musk “reach[ed] a principle understanding” that Starlink “can only be operated in Israel” with government approval  —  Entrepreneur meets country’s leaders amid furore over alleged antisemitism on his social platform X Lees verder op Tech Meme

Wall Street Journal: Instagram served salacious Reels, including risqué videos, next to big brand ads to test accounts that follow only young gymnasts, cheerleaders, and influencers  —  Content served to WSJ test accounts included risqué footage of kids, overtly sexual adult videos and ads from major brands Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Salesforce plans to sell most of its big apps on AWS’ marketplace, letting customers use credits, after years of Amazon nudging customers to use the marketplace  —  – Salesforce is working to expand ‘self-service’ purchases  — Amazon takes a cut of revenue made through the marketplace Lees verder op Tech Meme