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Equity Monday: People like Threads
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Jul 10, 2023
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Here’s the rundown from this morning:The global stock market is looking mixed, with the leading piece of financial news dealing with inflation data in the Chinese market.On the crypto side of things, there are no massive price movements in key tokens to examine. That said, the NFT market has been turbulent in the last few days due to incentive changes as a key marketplace.An FYI: We are back in earnings season, but there’s little to report on the tech side of things this week. Expect the pace to pick up next week.Ant has a new valuation thanks to a choice to offer share buybacks to existing backers. It’s still worth nearly $80 billion, just a lot less than it might have been valued at back in its 2020 IPO that got scuttled.People like Threads: The new social service from Meta has reached the 100 million sign-up mark rapidly. More on threads here on the TC Podcast.In Startup-Land: FrontRow is shutting down in another blow to Indian edtech, while Propel raised $2.7 million to connect African tech talent to global employers.And that is our show! We are back Wednesday, and Friday this week!For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.Equity drops at 7 a.m. PT every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, so subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. TechCrunch also has a great show on crypto, a show that interviews founders, one that details how our stories come together and more!
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Jul 10, 2023
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Equity Monday 08/24: What was on the docket this morning? All sorts of good stuff, though the Sumo Logic S-1 did drop just after we wrapped. Here's today's rundown: YC Demo day is this week, so make sure to stick around TechCrunch and Extra Crunch for all our coverage. SPACs continue, with more automotive companies looking at alt-routes to the public markets. This time it's Luminar. And, here's the Bill Gurley post that we promised to link to. E-commerce and on-demand are booming in China after we saw similar results via Uber and domestic e-commerce players. The Fortnite-Apple brouhaha continues with more filings and even Microsoft weighing in. At the same time TikTok v. The United States appears set to go to court. (Zuck is behind some anti-TikTok Washington sentiment, it appears.) The Palantir S-1 has gone missing. Where is it? Give it to us! Dataiku has raised $100 million for its enterprise AI platform. Forbes has more. Datasembly has raised $10.3 million in new capital for its IR by Equity