Michael Burry, the investor featured in the film \'The Big Short\', warns of a financial collapse scenario stemming from a bitcoin plunge. He says a continuing decline could set off major corporate losses, forced liquidations and a wave of bankruptcies among crypto miners. Burry outlines three potential outcomes tied to bitcoin falling below $70,000, then to $60,000 and $50,000, and says the shock could also hit gold and silver futures markets.

Manufacturing automation software company Tulip raised $120 million in Series D funding, SiliconANGLE reported on Jan. 15. The funding values the company at $1.3 billion, putting it in the unicorn category. Mitsubishi Electric, which formed a strategic partnership with Tulip last year, led the round. Tulip provides a cloud-based no-code platform aimed at digitalising production processes, connecting workers and equipment and supporting applications, data tools, system integrations and quality assurance features.