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Chris Stokel-Walker / Fast Company: Adobe begins rolling out its generative AI Firefly tool to businesses and plans to offer “full indemnification” against copyright lawsuits over its output  —  Adobe is so confident in Firefly’s ability to respect creators’ copyrighted images that it’ll legally compensate businesses … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Financial Times: Roelof Botha says splitting Sequoia into three helps prevent the entities rubbing against one another; sources say Neil Shen agitated to separate the China unit  —  Silicon Valley VC firm’s lucrative foray into rival nation ends as geopolitical tensions flare up Lees verder op Tech Meme

John Gruber / Daring Fireball: Apple Vision Pro impressions after 30 minutes of use: extraordinary tech, heavier than expected, visionOS is a breakthrough, incredible for sports, and more  —  I got to spend about 30 minutes Monday afternoon using a Vision Pro and VisionOS at Apple Park, in a temporary “field house” … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: GoTo CEO Andre Soelistyo plans to leave, a surprise move just months after detailing a profitability plan, to be replaced by Northstar partner Patrick Walujo  —  Andre Soelistyo will step down as chief executive officer of GoTo Group, a surprise move that comes just months after he outlined … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Esther Webber / Politico: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak plans to host an AI summit in the fall, saying the UK would be “well-placed” to convene discussions; attendees are unclear  —  Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson denied G7 members were trying to set up an alliance against China and Russia. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: The SEC’s Binance lawsuit includes testimony from ex-Binance.US CEO Catherine Coley, who joined in 2019 before suddenly leaving two years later without a trace  —  In 2019, Catherine Coley became the first chief executive of Binance.US, a crypto exchange that shares its name … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Danielle Abril / Washington Post: Some software providers and startups are promoting AI-based monitoring tools at the workplace to combat burnout, reduce stress, and improve productivity  —  AI companies suggest they can help workers boost sales, lower stress and feel more connected.  But some workers worry about data collection and privacy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Bloomberg: Sources: TikTok is aiming for $20B in global e-commerce GMV in 2023, up from $4.4B in 2022, after rapid growth of its e-commerce business in Southeast Asia  —  ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok aims to more than quadruple the size of its global e-commerce business to as much as $20 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Anton Shilov / Tom’s Hardware: SK Hynix begins mass producing its 238-layer 3D NAND flash memory chips, promising speeds of 2400MT/s, up from the last generation’s 176 layers and 1600MT/s  —  The new memory promises speeds of up to 2,400 MT/s.  —  SK hynix said late on Wednesday that it had begun mass production of its 238-layer … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ash Parrish / The Verge: Twitch walks back new branded content guidelines, released on June 6, calling them “bad” for streamers and the company, after swift backlash from creators  —  / ‘These guidelines are bad for you and bad for Twitch, and we are removing them immediately.’ Lees verder op Tech Meme