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FTX Founder Gamed Markets, Crypto Rivals Say

Sam Bankman-Fried found ways to control the prices of digital coins to benefit his companies, FTX and Alameda, according to cryptocurrency investors.

By Emily Flitter and David Yaffe-Bellany

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Media Start-up Semafor Plans to Buy Out Sam Bankman-Fried’s Investment

Semafor is one of several media companies that received money from Mr. Bankman-Fried or his affiliates before his cryptocurrency company fell apart and he was charged with crimes.

By Benjamin Mullin and David Yaffe-Bellany

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After a Burst of New Businesses, a Cooling Economy Intrudes

The pandemic has brought a boom in entrepreneurship, but higher interest rates, a chill in venture capital and fears of recession now pose obstacles.

By Sydney Ember

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A New Area of A.I. Booms, Even Amid the Tech Gloom

An investment frenzy over “generative artificial intelligence” has gripped Silicon Valley, as tools that generate text, images and sounds in response to short prompts seize the imagination.

By Erin Griffith and Cade Metz