Critical Tech Updates: From TikTok Bans to Turo's IPO Potential

Alex had a lot of ground to cover from the weekend, so let's get started. Here's the rundown:

• The global stock market is mixed today, if leaning positive. Some concerns about global banks appear to be settling. In contrast, things are quiet on the crypto front.
• Salesforce is getting a reprieve from certain activist pressure after it took a cleaver to its staffing.
• The Silicon Valley Bank crisis is slowly coming to a close. TechCrunch has the latest on the sale of the former startup-friendly bank's commercial banking operations.
• In other tech news: France is cracking down on TikTok and other social apps, and some of Twitter's source code made its way onto GitHub.
• Finally, Turo is doing fine and could, ahem, drive us toward a reopening of the IPO market. Maybe more unicorns than we thought are going to be ok?

How about we have a relaxed week? That would be nice. Something slow and calm to end the quarter? We deserve it, after all!

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