>> live from pier 3 in san francisco, welcome to the late edition of "bloomberg west," where we cover the global technology and media companies that are reshaping our world. i am emily chang. i had this hour -- amazon trying to turn its drone delivery team into a reality. thecompany just filed with , working on delivering packages less than five pounds. it is a company with no assets, no revenue, and just one employee.

the secondplunged in half of trading after rising more than 3000% in the last two months. we try to uncover whether this company actually exists. ceo such in a della outlined his company's strategy in a memo to employees. he says that organizational challenges are needed as on mobility,uses cloud, and mobile. pc sales are down, and tablets sales are starting to fall for the first time ever. amazon asking the federal aviation administration for special drone testing permission. the e-commerce giant says its drone scanned flight 60 miles per hour and they want to test them outside the federal government's current restrictions. this is to speed up a plan that

would deliver packages to your door via drone. this literally just happened. what exactly is amazon asking for? >> amazon is asking the government for leeway in terms of how it is testing the use drones jeff bezos was to use for delivering packages. so right now, the testing of drones is centered on a few areas. amazon is saying let us do it in our own backyard, if you will. >> you're talking about the copter.copter -- octo people have said this is not happening a time soon. other people of been more optimistic. i don't know -- is it a few years out. document, they

revealed for the faa, they talked about how they have some that can fly 50 miles per hour carrying a five-found package. -- five-pound package. they talk about how large portions of the packages they deliver every day are very light, so they lend themselves to this sort of delivery. i do not know if having these drones will be dropping dead at your house anytime soon -- >> that could be quite a few projects -- outages. -- packages. this fit into amazon's broader vision of taking risks and world domination? it seems like that is what they want. >> a thing here is speed of delivery and shrinking the amount of time between someone pressing by that and the package arrives at the first up. building fulfillment centers, closer and closer to big metropolitan hubs, trying to get

them closer to people's houses. this is an extension of that. drones coming from these warehouses to drop off a package. it kind of seems out of science fiction almost, but jeff bezos was criticized a little bit when he used "60 minutes" to show this off as a publicity stunt. but they continue to show that they are serious. >> and they have been testing out there grocery -- their grocery delivery service. i am actually a prime fresh customer. it has been interesting. the groceries come super fast. and you can order non-grocery items and get them in your amazon fresh delivery bag. so, they're really moving fast when it comes to getting things to your door faster. >> yeah, absolutely. their business has grown dramatically. just in the past week, if you think about the different things they are dealing with -- they

have this ongoing atoll with the book publishers -- battle with e-book book publishers. they are being sued the government over child apps, for in-app purchases on kindle tablets, things like that. they are everywhere. bezos, the ceo, his ambitions are as big as ever. thank you so much. i want to talk to you a little bit about sync technologies. we mentioned this on our early show. it has never made a dime. but as of today it is worth more than aol, verifone, amd, and the number of technology companies. shares of risen more than 3000% in the last two months. at one point they were up more than 33,000%. it was a penny stock back in may. at there are signs that the party may come to a crashing

end. shares ended just under $14. they did hit a high today before the 37% plunge. special itself as a marketplace. the company is headquartered in belize, incorporated in nevada, and list say single employee, the ceo. what is going on here? it dropped 20-something percent right after we had a conversation on our show. people are seemingly wising up, and yet this thing is worth $4 billion when the product is unknown. is there more to this company echo -- company? is astonishing, emily. we have spent a lot of time try to figure out exactly what is going on with this company. you go to the otc markets group website.

they say, buyer beware. questions about fraud, spamming people. we tried to track down their headquarters in belize. we spoke to someone in the office building who said, we know nothing about that suite number, that company. we have not been able to track .own the single employee listed no revenue, as you pointed out. huge mystery as to what is driving the stock. it is certainly getting a lot of attention. and people are taking a closer look. we will certainly be paying more attention to a going forward. >> there are reports, tom, that there was a barrage of tweets in june saying the stock was on the way out. the stock was going up. stock was going up. and that may have been was started driving this thing up. >> we are in an environment where people are looking for what is the next big thing in

tech? what is the next big thing in social? what is the next big thing in digital, on the web? people are looking for places to invest. obviously there were a lot of people who got behind this. as you said, this as a market value greater than amd or aol, several other big tech companies. a lot of people bought into the hype on some level, thinking there was something there. itmingly out of the blue, has come onto everyone's radar screen today. i think it is a testament to the environment we are seeing and it is a technology sector where stocks are going up and up and up and everyone is wondering when they are coming down. >> it is interesting when you talk about a bubble in valuations. is facebook overvalued? is twitter overvalued? but here is a company as far as we know, no assets, no revenue. someone made a lot of money on this grid this is not a joke.

of moneye made a lot on this. this is not a joke. >> i shudder to think the people who will lose money on it. we have not been able to verify any information other than what we saw in the filings. we are trying to track down this company, what exactly they do. you get on their website, they offer you information about how you can get in touch with the liberties and venture capital -- celebrities and venture capitalists. it is something that people might find intriguing. as you dig deeper, they are asking for information, to deposit funds into a paypal account. there are aspects of the website that do not work properly. the basic information that you would need, even if you were willing to give away your money for such a questionable venture. >> right. -- has fcc said anything

the sec said anything? is their apparent fraud? >> i can't speak to that question. we have tried to reach out to the sec. they are not commenting on the issue. you have to think someone is taking a look at this given the rise in the stock and the potential that someone is going to lose a lot of money here. >> all right, tom giles. we will keep an eye on this. tom giles, thank you. ella says nothing is off the tablet when it comes to changing the culture at microsoft. hear more from his letter to employees, next. we are streaming on bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv. ♪

>> welcome back to "bloomberg west."

i'm emily chang. bringing charges against amazon. they are saying that they do not implement measures to prevent children from buying items on their parent's account. amazon offered refunds for unwanted purchases. in a new memo to employees, "we willella writes reinvent productivity to empower every person and organization on the planet to do more and achieve more." that microsoftw sees plenty of opportunity in mobile. he says in the next few years we will see many more categories above. microsoft will be on the forefront. amid a new report that microsoft may still have a bright router selling its windows operating system.

sales fell just under one percent in the second quarter, the smallest quarterly drop in two years. shipmentss the tablet declined for the first time ever. what is the future of tablets? pc? microsoft? joining us from boston, we have the ibc chief analyst. the pc may be alive, but it sounds like the tablet is dying? what is going on? is theseou're finding categories are settling out. it it was an interesting dialogue for the last few years. backe needed these lean consumption devices. what we are seeing are these tablets are propagated many, many different types.

it does not give you the lean forward that you need, especially in a business environment. we expected this. we see it is starting to happen. we see it is starting to stabilize. we are seeing the consumer segment. what you will see in the future is a shorter lifecycles, people upgrading faster. i think you will see stabilization on the pc side. think? is there more hope for pc then cap list -- tablets? >> pc is in a tough spot. >> every time someone predicts the death of it -- dead.s are not

that story is an old, crazy story. rita's -- look at the resettlement of what is going on. beginning of the year, i wrote a column called the post-tablet era. because i think the signs were starting to show up even then we were going to see this tablet markets that allow. the other thing we have to bring into this story are smart phones. all of these categories start to lend together. -- blended together. when you talk about having a five-and-a-half inch screen, six inch screen, like we will see 6 and somehone sung note, you ask, why do i need a tablet? maybe the best combination of devices is a large phone and a pc. that becomes the ideal combination. >> and anecdotally just for myself, when i am on the go, i

use my phone. when i want to get work done, i use my laptop. i do not really use my tablet. i want to get to this memo from satya nadella. it was bold, inspirational. it was very long. what is your take? what are you pulling out of it? >> what i pull out of it -- what i thought was fascinating was his acknowledgment the tech industry does not look to the past. it looks to innovation. it looks to the future. i see stocks coming out and saying -- i disagree with your opening comments a little bit saying it is all about services. i think microsoft is all about services. they are about enterprise, consumer services. that is the language of how people get things done. they want to unlock the value of the services in addition to things like link, share point,

skype, one drive. i think what they want to do is differentiate on microsoft products. a brighter light on microsoft devices. segmenting things into the cloud, moving to the cloud, i think it is a continuation of a long strategy, and frankly a very good articulation of the fact that microsoft wants to participate on all kinds of advice -- devices with their services. >> and yet they are putting resources behind surface pro 3. this is the tablet they have lost a billion dollars on. 3 the thing with surface pro -- they are calling it a tablet. i think they should be calling it a hybrid. it is really one of these 211 devices. >> it is more like a laptop?

impliesng it two in one it is 50% tc and 50% tablet. it is not. five are 95% pc and percent tablet. that is fine. yes, they are competing, but they are not competing that much. there is plenty of opportunity. i completely agree with crawford's assessment. i think this is a very smart move by microsoft. they are setting themselves up to be able to provide services regardless of the underlying platform. that is where they differentiate themselves from both google and apple. are muchhose companies more closed. they are not as willing to open up their services to people. microsoft is saying, you know what? we will continue to do our os, but weur own

devices.hese other we will do office on android. ella the guy who will turn microsoft around in a reasonable time? optimistic, emily. people are excited at microsoft. he is trying to drive more innovation at microsoft. as bob said, the next few years will show as weather ann end or modulartion works. microsoft was to take advantage of this modular world. is moving there through services. i am very optimistic he could turn the ship. >> all right. thank you both for watching. we will be right back. ♪

>> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i am emily chang. and more questions about a uber driver on a high-speed chase. his latest ride in washington, d.c. was like an episode of "cops." avoid aer took off to taxi inspector and ran red lights, racing down the highway. he and a fellow passenger even tried to get the driver to slow down. the passengers got out when the driver was ordered on in a bit ramp. uber says the driver was fired. campaign to make potato salad seems to have lost nearly $30,000 overnight. overiday, it had raised

$37,000 to make potato salad. we reached out to the kickstarter for comment, but we did not get a response. and netflix is looking for someone to watch movies and tv and describe them and add keywords to enhance netflix recommendations. they will also work on algorithms to work with a viewer's watching history. the catch is it is in the u.k.. the stub does not exist in the united states. we know. numeral's that could impact your summer travel plans. you can watch us on bloomberg.com, apple tv, and amazon fire tv. >> time now for bloomberg television on the markets. i am julie hyman. resumption of the declines we saw earlier in the week after a

pause it yesterday, set off by concerns over financial instability in portugal linked to its second-largest lender. we did see those losses shrink a bit by the end of the session, but it down across the board for the major averages. ♪

>> "bloomberg west you are onching," where we focus innovation, technology, and the future of business. i'm emily chang. if you're heading out of town, charger relict run x. the tsa is raising security for some passengers at u.s. airports and it involves mobile devices. now from reagan national airport to explain why your phone needs to be on when you go through security. what's the latest? >> hi, emily. the big question we are asking is did they find a phone bomb. that is something we don't have the answer for.

at this point in time, tsa has not named a reason or specific threat or incident for the new rules. all we know right now is u.s. authorities have heightened the alert for potential terrorist activity from al qaeda stemming yria, andn or s some worry that could be a u.s. airliner. the department of homeland security sunday announced a directive requiring u.s.-bound travelers from europe, africa, and the middle east to power on their phones and prove they are real and not disguised explosives when they go through security as they are about to embark on the plains to the united states. now according to bloomberg news, that rule is being expanded to domestic flights here in the united states. according to too few people -- according to two people familiar with the matter, they were not allowed to say their names. we asked tsa officers if they do

about the new domestic requirement. they said they did not know, but something we all know is the tsa has quite a few of rules on the travelers. in 2001, the shoe inspection requirement from the shoe bomber flight in 2001. the limits of carry-on liquids from the liquid explosives plot that was foiled by british police. in 2014, we have the potential for having to turn on mobile phones, a ban on uncharged mobile devices on airplanes. no explanation, again, as to why this is, but the message should travelers is make sure the phones are charged. they are taking this very seriously, no sweet talking your way out of this one, emily. >> would've the phone is not charged? what happens? charged, phone is not you have to throw it out or figure out a way to send it to wherever you are going. are going to the

airport earlier, find a spot to charge your phone. but if you are like me and show up in the last moment, you may be out of luck. some airlines have arty disclose how they plan to deal with this. willsh airways says they actually pay to help you shape your phone to your destination. if he did not go through security, go to the agent and they will help you. virgin airlines say they will not help you, that is up to you to cover the cost. american airlines has said if you want to take extra time to charge your phone, they will help you rebook on a new flight free of charge. but who really wants that, emily? make sure that you charger phone. >> may be tsa should set up a charging station, right? >> maybe they should. right now, all the charging stations are past security. at this point in time, it sounds like a don't want that arden. they are viewing this as a potential threat. the charging will have to be the burden of the travelers.

>> at reagan national airport, thank you so much. for more on what specific threats could be hiding in mobile devices and how it could impact travel plans, we talked to eric hansen, the senior policy adviser of the u.s. travel association. nobody has said why they are doing this, but did they find a phone bomb somewhere? is that why this is happening? >> there are concerns that that technology may have been developed, that there are now ways for bad actors to plant explosives in small electronic devices. they can be hollowed out. they may be difficult to detect with current a cursory -- with current x-ray machines. there don't seem to be any specifics that are in the general public at this time. >> why can't all the machines that are already there detect this? should we be worried they cannot if the phone is off? >> well, they can. they can be difficult to tell whether or not the electronics,

the native electronics that are supposed to be inside the cell phone or tablet or if it's actually explosives implanted in a hollowed out of ice. because it's difficult to tell if there are questions or discrepancies, the tsa has have extraey will checks to power on devices just to make sure it's not something that could threaten to bring down airplanes. >> first it was international travelers, now it's domestic travelers. do you think this is going to ramp up? are we going to see more and more of this? more isnk tsa more and starting to do more selective process for screening. if you remember the shoe bomber or the underwear bomber or the liquid plot, all of those security measures to guard against those threats were carried out in a one-size-fits-all fashion. everybody had to take off their shoes and take out their liquids. now tsa is employing a more risk-based it perched --

risk-based approach, targeting airports and high threat individuals. these extra securities will be targeted on those individuals or those areas that may pose a higher risk. i don't think you will really impact everyday travelers. it's not something that you can count on 100% to happen at the airport. it is something to keep in mind and prepare for just in case. >> what is the threat level right now? i know we have been on heightened alert for travel to certain countries. as the threat level been raised? >> i'm not aware it has been raised. intelligence has sparked these new procedures. it is probably a change of the landscape more so than a heightened threat as of a specific plot. i really think we are living in the same world as before, except there is a new technology that perhaps could pose a threat. tsa is guarding against that. >> all right, eric hansen,

senior policy director of the u.s. travel association, thank you for sharing your thoughts. scored big at the emmy nominations, getting nods for best drama and comedy. can the streaming service when the top prize? that's next. ♪

>> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. netflix more than doubled down 31emmy nods, nominated for emmys, up from 14 last year. they are in are the running for six of the top categories for " orange is the new black." hbo led the pack with 99 nominations. new story.revisit a amazon has been sued by the u.s. federal trade commission by

allegedly making it too easy for children to make purchases on mobile apps without their parents permission. the ftc says that amazon charged parents millions in unauthorized purchases.r in-app amazon says they have given refunds for unwanted or justice. joining us now is bloomberg's industry directive for north american research. had access to my mom's amazon account, i might go crazy, too. what exactly happened? >> with four kids, i know how i can happen. >> it's kind of a nightmare. >> it is, and it involves a rental controls. i think the issue for amazon and even apple that has already come to an agreement with the ftc, this is not a big issue for them , it is only tens of millions of refunds. clearly it's a public relations issue for amazon and apple that they want to stay ahead of to mature does not become a problem as it relates to their position

with consumers and parents. >> will kinds of things were kids buying? >> all kinds of goods and services within apps. when somebody is playing a game that requires them to buy something for a dollar here or dollar there as part of the game, a lot of those purchases can become very seamless within the app, sometimes to seamless if you're a parent. it requires a fair amount of control on the part of the app developer, on the part of amazon, and on the part of the parent as well. it has been an issue won the fringe, i would argue, for a lot of these app games in particular. a lot of the folks, the platform, whether amazon or apple, they need to stay on top of it. >> do we know how much the ftc is alleging amazon made off this? >> we don't, but just a point of reference, i think the fine and some of the restitution in terms of return fees that apple paid

was about $32 million. again, it's a relatively small number for a company the size of amazon. &l riskot necessarily a p for them. it is more public relations they want to stay ahead of. what amazon is claiming is they are in fact abiding by the agreement that apple agreed to with the ftc in terms of how they police this issue. from amazon's perspective, they feel like they are in compliance. obviously, the ftc feels differently. we will see what kind of compromise they come to. >> amazon keeps 30% of all in-app purchases, but what have they said? they say they are in compliance? >> they have been generally pretty quiet just in the news of therm, the suit just came out today. i suspect they will obviously look to work with the ftc for a resolution on this.

the federal trade commission on a wide variety of matters across all of their business lines. givens something that, the relatively small financial impact to amazon, i suspect they will negotiate in good faith with the ftc to try to get this behind them. >> all right, paul sweeney, thank you so much for sharing that developing story with us. task rabbit shows off a new look and some new mobile apps. we will talk with the ceo of the errand-running company next. ♪

>> i'm emily chang, and this is "bloomberg west," on bloomberg television, streaming on your tablet, and bloomberg.com. taskrabbit has revamped its website and mobile apps to match clients and mobile helpers. clients can look for help for

everything cleaning up the house on the picking up dinner, dog food, you name it. how does taskrabbit work? we look at a day in the life of one of taskrabbit's taskers? helmet on. feet set. just another day at the office for justin. >> in an average day, i might do 50 deliveries. >> he is a professional errand runner, doing chores for people who find him by doing -- doing chores for people who find him on taskrabbit. it's housekeeping to sushi delivery. rice's range from a few dollars to hundreds, and taskrabbit takes their cut. it is a new era of sharing. and if you need to rent a bicycle, you can do that on spin

list. for now, only about 10% of tasks tot's do enough make a living. the rest are part-timers. has beenraffic, justin pedaling hard. in a typical day, he earns a few hundred bucks. up task today, fixing something in the ferry building, picking up cookies, and picking up a diaper bag. >> i can do whatever i want as long as i stay professional on the task. >> so, what does the new and improved taskrabbit launching today involve? with me is the founder and ceo. >> thanks for having me. >> what does it involve? >> we have been working on today while. we launch the new model in london the past six months. we saw huge growth in the u.s. market over the last 12 months. we are krier at 1.25 million new users. ashley acquired 1.25 million new

users. >> is it an algorithm thing? even the new taskrabbit, before you leave that apple or close the website, you know who you are working with, how much you will pay and when it will get done. it's a major investment in the matching algorithm and scheduling communications app, and we have made pricing and payment super easy. >> give us an overall number of taskers and users. >> in the u.s., we have 30,000 taskers, live in 30 cities now. it has been tremendous growth. with the evolution of the new product, a it will much more efficiently match supply and demand. >> we have talked about how big can this business become? is it more of a nietzsche thing -- is it more of a niche thing? >> what we are seeing is the majority of tasks are really

happening in and around the home. with the new taskrabbit, we focused in on home services. we have always been a trusted leader in the home services category. on the new taskrabbit, there is handyman, housecleaning, help, shopping and deliveries. it is those fouyr categories that are making up the most. we have made it simpler. >> i'm sure it's mostly mundane tasks, like buying something are cleaned house. what is the most expensive or crazy task that has ever been on taskrabbit? mom, i know how hard it is to pull everything together sometimes. we had somebody post help me plan my four-year-old zebra-themed birthday party. i thought that was fabulous. with my upcoming birthday party, that will be the new thing. >> you found this one nikon had the idea for founding this when you could not get dog food for yourself. >> that's right.

it was a cold boston evening, february 2008. i was out of dog food and i thought there has to be somebody in my neighborhood who can help me with this job. >> amazon is reportedly launching a local listing and marketplace site later this year. how big a threat is that? >> i love seeing these bigger institutions come in and really help us with the market. there is definitely a need for these trusted home services. having amazon even think about potentially coming into play in this space is exciting. >> what are your plans for expansion? >> london was the last six months. our first international market. we will have more global expansion in the next year or so. we're pretty excited about all that is ahead with the new taskrabbit. >> all right, thank you so much for joining us. the bwest now for byte, where we focus on one number that tells a lot. valleyichman is in sun for a company conference. jon, what have you got?

$1800?>bout that is the price of some very stylized google. is a von furstenberg regular here in sun valley. a couple years ago she started talking with the google gang. makeve seen sergey brin some appearances on the runway in new york with google glass eating a big part of it. out withed on coming branded google glass, more fashionable. of course, you have to buy the $1500,l google glass, then you get a little style. she was coming out today and sporting her first pair of the style iced diane von furstenberg google glass. there is more of what she said. what are your business expectations for them? >> i don't know.

it was a great collaboration and i love working with, you know, technology. is just the beginning, you know. yes, it started here, two years ago. >> there you go, emily. sometimes we talk about deals, mergers. here is a conversation that led to google glasses. >> you know, it if anybody can make google glass fashionable, it is dvf. i mean, come on. they look pretty good. >> well, yeah. it does not sound like she is sure exactly on the all purpose wear. there is a lot of white water rafting here, and i don't know that google glass works for that so far. it is interesting that fashion andssories are here technology is present. cannd google glass, watches

be found. we had a conversation with david kenney of the weather company who is sporting some samsung smart watch deer, paul jacobs from qualcomm. qualcomm has made a big push into smart watches. yesterday, we talked about how tim cook seemed a little offended that a bloomberg news reporter was asking questions holding a samsung device. i don't know if tim cook is keeping an ion the smart watches that people are sporting, but i think there are smart, innovative people who want to show off some of their gear, plus they know the cameras are around and they may get some pictures, too. >> i'm not quite sure if they would look as good on anyone else as they do on her. on the subject of deals, has anything happened? what is the biggest news? disney when iger of we asked today said, you tell me what's going on. i think there always is a number of discussions that pop up in

the press up rounding -- surrounding an event like this. not to say there is nothing happening. we find ourselves right smack in the middle of two major transactions, as we have highlighted. t andact you have this at& directv and the comcast-time warner deal. how could you not wonder about everybody else thinking about where the chips will fall. dish this week came out against the comcast-time warner deal. the broadcasters have been pretty quiet overall about where this is. but we will see. >> all right, jon erlichman, watching disney ceo bob iger walking in, jeffrey katzenberg, michael dell. we are continuing to follow whether you can bring any more scoops. thank you, jon, senior west coast correspondent in sun valley. thank you so much for watching this edition of "bloomberg west ."

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