Will a Tighter Economy Rein In Startups?

Nerval's Lobster writes: It's been quite a ride for the stock market this week. In China, markets cratered; in the U.S., stocks dove for two days, only to rebound on Wednesday. That made many tech firms nervous, both about the Chinese economy (which some of them depend upon) and the continuing flow of money from VCs and investors. While the economic jitters don't seem to be affecting some tech firms' ability to implode themselves, more than one pundit is wondering whether the tech industry will shift into 'fear mode,' which could be bad for the so-called 'unicorns' that need funders to keep partying like it's 1999. Are we going to see money start drying up for startups?

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Will a tighter economy rein in clickbait?

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It's been quite a ride for the clickbait headline writing market this week. In China, headlines cratered; in the U.S., clickbait dove for two days, only to rebound on Wednesday. That made many Slashdot editors nervous, both about the front page of Slashdot (which some of them depend upon) and the continuing flow of money from VCs and investors. While the clickbait jitters don't seem to be affecting some news firms' ability to implode themselves, more than one pundit is wondering whether the clickbait industry will shift into 'fear mode,' which could be bad for the so-called 'ad firms' that need readers to keep clicking like it's 1999. Are we going to see money start drying up for clickbait headlines?

At least Nerval's Lobster is trying harder. A story with two non-Dice sources as opposed to zero is always an improvement.