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Sisters Vanessa and Kim Pham, co-founders of Asian flavor kit company Omsom, recently took to social media to document their experience during Silicon Valley Bank’s (SVB) overnight collapse.

The co-founders shared that they held all their capital in SVB, which just days ago was one of the biggest banks for startups in the country. When the bank collapsed Friday following a run on deposits, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) placed it under control and froze its assets.

The Pham sisters were unable to access their company's funds, which left them uncertain about their financial situation. They shared their experience with their followers about coordinating with their team, strategizing alternative options for liquidity, securing short-term loans, and opening new bank accounts. The co-founders also reached out to their vendors to work out longer payment terms. They placed their trust in their community by going public via an open letter about the challenges the company was facing at the time.

Fortunately, on Sunday, the FDIC announced that all SVB depositors would be able to access their accounts on Monday.

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• Ohio's public colleges and universities may undergo a significant change if the new Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act is passed. The bill proposes classroom rule changes, banning partnerships with Chinese universities, mandatory American history courses, and an end to diversity training mandates. It seeks to create a bias-free atmosphere in the classroom and prohibits mandatory diversity training or documents attesting to faculty support for certain beliefs.

• TikTok's leadership is reportedly considering a separation from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to alleviate national security concerns in the United States. This move could involve a sale or an initial public offering, but would only be pursued as a last resort if the company's current proposal with national security officials fails to gain approval. TikTok's plan, called Project Texas, involves partnering with American tech company Oracle to host U.S. user data and appointing a three-person government-approved oversight board, but the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has stalled in its review process.

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• Google doodle is celebrating the Filipino dish adobo.