Top news of the week: 11.03.2023.
How founders are reacting to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
What happened to SVB? The ripple effect of SVB’s downfall is reverberating throughout the tech and startup sectors.
The Demise of Silicon Valley Bank
The Rapid Collapse of the 16th Largest Bank in America
How a single engineer brought down Twitter on Monday
The high cost of cutting expenses
Email: VC firm Greenoaks warned founders of potential problems at SVB in November 2022; a source says over 12 portfolio companies withdrew ~$1B in recent months
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Worldcoin, cofounded by Sam Altman, is betting the next big thing in AI is proving you are human
Fake virtual identities are nothing new. The ability to so easily create them has been both a boon for social media platforms — more “users” — and a scourge, tied as they are to the spread ...
Silicon Valley Bank is shut down by regulators in biggest bank failure since global financial crisis
The tech-focused bank was closed by regulators on Friday after attempts to raise more capital failed.
Flat is the new up, down is the new flat, dead is the new down
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It’s the last day to save $1,000 on passes to Disrupt 2023
All good things must end, and this is the last day you can save $1,000 on passes to TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. What the heck are you waiting for?