Behind Googles $23 Billion Bid for Startup Wiz

Published: July 16, 2024, 7:01 a.m.

A four-year-old startup is close to landing the tech industry\u2019s 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.\n\n\n\nSign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices