SVB and Signature Bank shut down, Naspers closes Foundry, Another Meta layoff, OpenAI's GPT-4
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This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ELoHjZCj-bs Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at some global events in the tech space that may affect the African tech ecosystem. The stories: Silicon Valley Bank & Signature Bank shut down Naspers shuts down Foundry Meta and Y Combinator layoffs Nigeria launches $672 million fund for tech entrepreneurs OpenAI launches GPT-4 Register for Lagos Startup Expo here - https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/ Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter - https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank shutdown 10:27 - Meta lays off again 16:47 - Nigeria launches $672 million fund for tech entrepreneurs 20:07 - Naspers shuts down Foundry 27:03 - OpenAI launches GPT-4 Useful links Signature Bank shuts down following Silicon Valley Bank’s closure SVB closure: 5 answers to startup employee’s questions Naspers shuts down its $77m investment fund, Foundry, the largest in South Africa Meta to slash 10,000 jobs after cutting about 11,000 last year Y Combinator lays off 20% of its workforce, to reduce late-stage investments Nigeria <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2023/03/16/techpoint-digest-540/#:~:text=in%20February%202023-,Nigeria%20launches%20a%
About The Episode
This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/ELoHjZCj-bs Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast we look at some global events in the tech space that may affect the African tech ecosystem. The stories: Silicon Valley Bank & Signature Bank shut down Naspers shuts down Foundry Meta and Y Combinator layoffs Nigeria launches $672 million fund for tech entrepreneurs OpenAI launches GPT-4 Register for Lagos Startup Expo here - https://techpoint.africa/events/lagos-startup-expo/ Subscribe to The Workaholic - https://techpoint.africa/subject/work/ and Fintech Today - https://techpoint.africa/subject/fintech/ and Techpoint Digest - https://techpoint.africa/subject/techpoint-digest/ and Intellligence by Techpoint's newsletter - https://intelligence.techpoint.africa/newsletter-signup/ Timestamps 00:00 - Intro 02:53 - Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank shutdown 10:27 - Meta lays off again 16:47 - Nigeria launches $672 million fund for tech entrepreneurs 20:07 - Naspers shuts down Foundry 27:03 - OpenAI launches GPT-4 Useful links Signature Bank shuts down following Silicon Valley Bank’s closure SVB closure: 5 answers to startup employee’s questions Naspers shuts down its $77m investment fund, Foundry, the largest in South Africa Meta to slash 10,000 jobs after cutting about 11,000 last year Y Combinator lays off 20% of its workforce, to reduce late-stage investments Nigeria <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2023/03/16/techpoint-digest-540/#:~:text=in%20February%202023-,Nigeria%20launches%20a%
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