to answer that, i want to bring in ben brody. airbnb made this big splash in cuba and obviously it's a quickly growing market for them. how did they pull this off, given the political headwinds? >> one of the things you do when you are doing a tech lobbying campaign is coming you hire some folks who can get a meeting and they go to the relevant bureau and basically say, look, here is why we think you should do something a little different, a little narrower than what you are planning and here's how maybe you can justify it. you can cut off relationships with hotels, but wouldn't it be great for the cuban people, they said, if americans could stay in their residences? we don't know who else could of been lobbying for this but it seems like that's how they pulled it off. emily: where does airbnb rank in tech lobbying? we know tech companies spend a lobbying in washington. how do they rank in the hierarchy? >> that is one of the amazing things about this. they did it with a relatively low-key campaign. 500,000still spending dollars,

emily: thanks so much, ben brody. that does it for this edition of "bloomberg technology."dustry leaders from sports, media, and tech ahead of nba all-star weekend. interviews with steve ballmer and mark cuban. oft does it for this edition "bloomberg technology." that's all for now. this is bloomberg. ♪ we use our phones and computers the same way these days. so why do we pay to have a phone connected when we're already paying for internet? shouldn't it all just be one thing? that's why xfinity mobile comes with your internet. you can get 5 lines of talk and text included at no extra cost. so all you pay for is data. choose by the gig or unlimited. and now, get a $200 prepaid card when you buy an iphone. it's a new kind of network designed to save you money. call, visit, or go to xfnitymobile.com. >> an update of the top stories. yours equities closed with the rateay explore it pace of hikes, and the growing number of economists c4 increases this year -- four increases this year. boosted the most since 2010, the signal that it remains resilient, the value of holdings and no

we welcome ben brody, and i have one quote here from a former george w.official, saying that from chihuahua to great dane just a few years. describe it. >> what you see with this company is that it mirrors its expands itsit business lines as a looks into health care or food delivery or antitrust concerns. it is moving out to agencies here in the sea and what you have essentially is a company that is lobbying act more agencies are in the capital that there were else. it is something i have not seen before. amry: how many issues is azon lobbying now? pick, health care, drones, aviation, all of those is looking at at more, and the department of agriculture because of the food stamp program and grocery delivery. there's few agencies it isn't looking at. it goes to nasa and both houses of congress, and it is just amazing how many places it is reaching into. boss, jeff bezos, owns a newspaper called the washington post, and they have to say that it struck me that thathree of the places amazon is looking at for new headquarters is in washington dc. they are surr