{"id":8584,"date":"2016-01-03T00:21:49","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T08:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=8584"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:14:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T21:14:59","slug":"business-english-news-35-tech-unicorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2016\/01\/03\/business-english-news-35-tech-unicorns\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English News 35 &#8211; Tech Unicorns"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8584-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN35-Unicorns.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN35-Unicorns.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/BEN35-Unicorns.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a title=\"Business English News 35 - Tech Unicorns\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/BEN35POD\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-8592\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-35-Tech-Unicorns-POD-600x259.jpg\" alt=\"BEN-35-Tech-Unicorns-POD\" width=\"600\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-35-Tech-Unicorns-POD-600x259.jpg 600w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-35-Tech-Unicorns-POD-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/BEN-35-Tech-Unicorns-POD.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Originally named for their rarity, technology \u201cunicorns\u201d are now as common as cats and dogs. As the number of companies hitting the $1bn valuation mark that defines a unicorn skyrockets, it&#8217;s easy for investors to be giddy with excitement. But, as City AM points out, these magical creatures may be too good to be true:<\/p>\n<p>The so-called \u201cunicorns\u201d are being targeted by traders betting their share prices will fall. 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