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Jesse Pound / CNBC:
Sources: Silicon Valley Bank parent company SVB Financial fails to find a buyer as a bank run outpaced the sales process, after SVB failed to raise $2.25B  —  SVB Financial , parent of Silicon Valley Bank, is in talks to sell itself, sources told CNBC's David Faber.
Financial Times:
Silicon Valley Bank launches a $2.25B share sale after losing ~$1.8B on its ~$21B of US Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities  —  Technology-focused lender suffered loss on $21bn portfolio of Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities  —  Silicon Valley Bank has launched a $2.25bn share sale …
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
Email: VC firm Greenoaks warned its founders of potential problems at Silicon Valley Bank in November 2022; a source says 12+ portfolio startups withdrew ~$1B  —  Venture investment firm Greenoaks Capital Partners warned its startup founders of potential problems at SVB Financial Group's Silicon Valley Bank …
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Meta is exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates; the app, codenamed P92, will reportedly let users log in with Instagram  —  Is this the Twitter replacement we've been waiting for? … Twitter's decline is paving the way for other platforms to build next-generation replacements.
Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:
Kuo: Apple plans to unveil a redesigned HomePod with a built-in 7-inch display in H1 2024, enabling tighter integration with Apple's other hardware products  —  Apple this year introduced a new HomePod that looks exactly like the original model announced in 2017 and discontinued in 2021.
Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Bitcoin falls ~8% to ~$19,900, a near two-month low, and ether falls 8%+ to ~$1,400, after US stocks drop and Silvergate Capital and Silicon Valley Bank implode  —  - Bitcoin fell below $20,000 on Friday hitting a near-two month low after a stock market sell-off in the U.S.
Financial Times:
Sources: after lobbying by Apple, Foxconn, and others, India's Karnataka state now allows two-shift production and 12-hour shifts, similar to practices in China  —  Lobbying in Karnataka leads to landmark legislation that anticipates iPhone production in southern state

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