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Silicon Valley Bank Collapse

Behind SVB's collapse were a whole lot of texts on messaging groups

by Kristin Schwab
Mar 17, 2023
Chatter among the bank's depositors on social media and texting groups may have exacerbated its demise.
Bank runs of the 1930s happened slowly, because we banked and communicated differently then.
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Slack outage was either stressful or delightfully freeing

by Andy Uhler
Jan 5, 2021
The popular messaging platform was down for most of the workday Monday.
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Elections 2020

Are Republicans better at talking about the economy?

by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban
Dec 3, 2020
Communication expert Lee Carter says President-elect Biden "underestimated how important the economy was to Americans."
Joe Biden and Donald Trump in their first presidential campaign debate. Lee Carter recalls that during the campaign, Trump emphasized the economy and Biden highlighted character issues.
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Facebook buys into WhatsApp

by Queena Kim
Feb 20, 2014
WhatsApp is one of the fastest growing apps in history.
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Facebook buys WhatsApp messaging service for $19 billion

by Ben Johnson
Feb 19, 2014
Yes, that's billion. With a "b."
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Messaging apps: Skype has competition. Facebook too.

by Dan Weissmann
Feb 14, 2014
A Japanese company bets $900 million that Viber will take over your phone. Their goal: to take the place of smartphones.
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Tech predictions for 2014: Software and startups

by Molly Wood
Jan 2, 2014
What kind of software will see the most growth, and where will the next start-up scene be in 2014?
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