Revival of San Francisco: The AI Boom Town Returns

This is our weekly kick-off show, coming to you Tuesday morning as yesterday was a holiday here in the States. Here’s the rundown:

• Crypto prices are up, and we’re looking at another busy earnings week. Palo Alto Networks, Sprout Social, Nvidia and Block will report this week.
• Planity has put together a $48 million Series C, which is a super neat vertical SaaS deal. Software and payments make for a tasty combo, and Planity wants to bring those benefits to salons in Europe.
• The EU is after TikTok under the DSA, which could have major implications for social media regulation.
• And Walmart is buying Vizio; LockBit got smashed; and MariaDB has a buyer on the horizon.
• In closing, this WSJ piece on San Francisco is worth your time.

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