A big bank's big mistake, explained

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, 12:17 a.m.

One of the world's biggest banks acquires a promising tech company, and things go very, very wrong. It's a flashy tech startup story with some surprisingly low-tech twists and a web of alleged lies.

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