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

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

Ewen MacAskill / The Guardian: On the 10th anniversary of his revelations, Edward Snowden says he has “no regrets” and “2013 seems like child’s play” versus current surveillance capabilities  —  But whistleblower says 2013 surveillance ‘child’s play’ compared to technology today 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