Behind Google’s $23 Billion Bid for Startup Wiz

Jul 16, 07:01 AM

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A four-year-old startup is close to landing the tech industry’s biggest exit in years. WSJ reporter Berber Jin joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy cloud cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion. Plus, the bankruptcy of little-known fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies has left thousands of consumers unable to access money they thought was safely deposited at banks.

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A four-year-old startup is close to landing the tech industry’s biggest exit in years. WSJ reporter Berber Jin joins host Zoe Thomas to explain why Google parent Alphabet is in advanced talks to buy cloud cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion. Plus, the bankruptcy of little-known fintech startup Synapse Financial Technologies has left thousands of consumers unable to access money they thought was safely deposited at banks.


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