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Dallas Firm Disruptive Raises $10 Billion Fund to Back 10 Late-Stage Companies With $1 Billion Checks After Palantir, Airbnb and Spotify Bets

The Dallas-based investment firm Disruptive, whose past bets include Palantir, Airbnb, and Spotify, announced a $10 billion fund to back at least 10 late-stage companies, with checks of up to $1 billion, it said Tuesday.

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VC Firm Andreessen Horowitz Launches The Horowitz Andreessen Academy

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is launching a school called The Horowitz Andreessen Academy aimed at aspiring founders who have just graduated high school and have not yet attended college.

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Tech Giants Launch an AI Safety Initiative Focused on Open Models

Nvidia and a host of tech giants on Monday launched a new artificial intelligence safety initiative focused on open models, as the fallout from a cyberattack committed by rogue OpenAI models continues

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