Hello and welcome back to Equity, the Tech Runch Podcast about the business of

startups where we unpack the numbers and the nuance behind the headlines.

This is Alex Good Morning. Today is April 1st, 2024, and that means yes, it is April Fool's Day.

So believe nothing you read online today that seems too good to be true, because it probably is.

Now, keep in mind that April 1st was a cool holiday about 15 years ago.

It was quirky. It was wild and now it is kind of corporate and kind of sucks.

So ignore it, but then also, you know, stay safe.

Now, today is our Monday show and on the pod this morning

for you, I have stocks and crypto,

a massive password reset at AT&T

based off of a Tech Runch investigation,

Discord's new revenue plan that I kind of hate.

Podcasting news that you can use,

and then to close us out,

one very neat venture round.

Let's go.

Let's talk about money and that means the stock market.

If you look over in Asia, shares are largely higher today, though sharply lower in Japan.

Over in Europe, stocks are mostly higher today and they are set to rise here in the US at the open.

And then we have the earnings front.

This being the first day of the first week of the first month of the second quarter,

we have nothing. No earnings this week that matter.

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