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Some news: Today is my first day at the Wall Street Journal! I'll be reporting from L.A., tracking big California stories and digging into the nexus between politics and tech. Really excited to get started. For coffees, tips, ideas, gossip, etc., I'm at [email protected].


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Scooter company Bird delisted from NYSE after stock collapse, will trade over the counter cnbc.com/2023/09/22/sco…


The failure of #SVB $SIVB will have a HUGE effect on LA’s venture / startup / tech realm; I hope that LABJ & LAT do a deep dive on this and explain in great detail on the local ramifications.


When the upper decks are telling everyone to stay calm… then you KNOW it’s time to GTFO #SVB


The original Snapchat HQ, now for lease along the Venice Boardwalk

LATechDigest's tweet image. The original Snapchat HQ, now for lease along the Venice Boardwalk

$BRDS 2022’s chart of the year — down 97% in ONE YEAR #birdscooter

LATechDigest's tweet image. $BRDS 2022’s chart of the year — down 97% in ONE YEAR #birdscooter

Scooter company BIRD is a total turd:

LATechDigest's tweet image. Scooter company BIRD is a total turd:

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Bird scooter raised $883M, the latest bit at a valuation of 2.5B in 2019, and is now a penny stock valued at $120M

Itsjoeco's tweet image. Bird scooter raised $883M, the latest bit at a valuation of 2.5B in 2019, and is now a penny stock valued at $120M

This is happening right outside @Snapchat’s first offices. Squatters (not homeless, squatters) call north of Rose Ave “Methlehem.” @mikebonin @ericgarcetti it is past time to clean this up. (CC: @RadioChio)

Three young men proudly admit to taking advantage of the lack of enforcement, in order to camp for free on the boardwalk. They are issued $60 tickets for camping on the beach, which are then being paid for by a homeless services center nearby.



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Per @TheHustle @YouTube is no rookie when it comes to building out creative platforms. In 2019, its creative ecosystem contributed: •~$16B to the US GDP (equivalent of 345k full-time jobs) •~$2B to the British GDP (30k jobs) •~$622m to the French GDP (15k jobs)


Bumble stumbles after quarterly earnings announcement, down 50% from IPO

LATechDigest's tweet image. Bumble stumbles after quarterly earnings announcement, down 50% from IPO

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