3/13 - SVB Collapse, NY Reduce Reuse Recycle, and DoNotPay DoesNotWork

In today’s episode we have Silicon Valley Bank collapsing and sending a cloud of bank-choking dust throughout the finance sector, NY seeking to reduce waste, and DoNotPay getting sued for not doing the stuff it says it does on the tin.

• Everything We Know About How the Fed Is Handling the SVB Crisis - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-13/everything-we-know-about-how-the-fed-is-handling-the-svb-crisis

• After SVB failure, US acts to shore up banking system confidence - https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/regulators-urged-find-silicon-valley-bank-buyer-industry-frets-about-fallout-2023-03-12/

• 3M, Green Groups Push Back on Hochul’s NY Waste Reduction Bill - https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/3m-green-groups-push-back-on-hochuls-ny-waste-reduction-bill

• DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing as a ‘robot lawyer,’ offers ‘substandard’ legal docs, suit claims - https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/suit-claims-donotpay-doesnt-live-up-to-its-billing-as-a-robot-lawyer-offers-substandard-legal-docs

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