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Top news of the week: 19.03.2023.

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@nitashatiku shared
On Mar 15, 2023
RT @Bernstein: Looks like MacAskill knew https://t.co/m1AJF1eYaV
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Exclusive: Effective Altruist Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Years Before FTX Collapsed

Exclusive: Effective Altruist Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Years Before FTX Collapsed

EA leaders said they were deceived by the disgraced billionaire. But the red flags around Bankman-Fried were well known

@mathewi shared
On Mar 16, 2023
OpenAI says it's not open any more because being too open with AI would be too dangerous: https://t.co/PQoomnyNbp
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@Kantrowitz shared
On Mar 16, 2023
The Metaverse seems nice https://t.co/2JE6CbkDOt https://t.co/WCptL1zzyv
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Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?

Who Is Still Inside the Metaverse?

Searching for friends in Mark Zuckerberg’s deserted fantasyland.

@teddyschleifer shared
On Mar 14, 2023
NEW @PuckNews — Inside the @RonConway-led effort to save Silicon Valley Bank. Lots of exclusive details on how the billionaire VC tried to convince Washington to decisively act. A dinner with Obama and Pelosi. A last-minute call to Kamala. And more. https://t.co/TKRCVNz6sW
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The Ron Conway Bailout

The Ron Conway Bailout

Was the insidery uber-angel the factor—with his last-minute call to Kamala, intimate dinners with Obama, and furtive emails to Andreessen—in getting the White House to truly perceive the ...

@katieharbath shared
On Mar 15, 2023
How the World Changed Twitter, in 25 Tweets https://t.co/53TpvqTB21
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How the World Changed Twitter, in 25 Tweets

How the World Changed Twitter, in 25 Tweets

Theodora Skeadas offers an alternative list to a recent New York Times compilation, putting global diversity and narratives at the center.

@issielapowsky shared
On Mar 13, 2023
RT @VickiTurk: The tech downturn isn't just happening in Silicon Valley. This week, @restofworld is tracking the impact of funding cuts and layoffs across... well, the rest of the world. Starting with this excellent data-packed piece by @issielapowsky and @erinxy https://t.co/bro17oHJa0
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Tech’s very bad year, in numbers

Tech’s very bad year, in numbers

Reduced investment and large-scale layoffs have created dark times for tech globally.

@Kantrowitz shared
On Mar 17, 2023
RT @alexrkonrad: Good take by ⁦@Kantrowitz⁩ on how the ‘financialization’ of tech drive some of the apathy or antipathy that surfaced after SVB. I’d add that years of many keeping quiet has allowed certain controversial people to become tech’s face to the world. https://t.co/O1bgfz9OQR
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The Over-Financialization Of Tech And The SVB Backlash

The Over-Financialization Of Tech And The SVB Backlash

People don't see the tech industry as they once did. And it almost cost the sector a rescue.

@ReedAlbergotti shared
On Mar 15, 2023
Venture capital firms are losing some leverage to their own investors (LPs) as the economy worsens and that means more demands on DEI and ESG reporting. This was brewing in the background as the SVB crisis unfolded. Story here https://t.co/3N0W97ee8G
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Nonprofits push startup diversity aims during Silicon Valley Bank crisis

Nonprofits push startup diversity aims during Silicon Valley Bank crisis

The collapse of the lender gives backers of venture capital funds more leverage to make ESG demands.