colleen regan. we will continue to follow headlines as we have them. story, blueloping apron has filed for an ipo. the meal delivery service will be listed on the new york stock exchange under the ticker aprn. it reported a loss the first quarter of the year. we will have more on this story later this hour. coming up, the mastermind behind android has unveiled his latest creation, but is there room in the market for yet another smartphone? we will catch up with niccolo de masi next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: andy rubin is back and betting on a new smart phone. earlier this week, the creator of android unveiled a new product from his new company, calling it "the essential phone," and it will have some serious competition since the market has been dominated by apple and samsung for so many years. he says his company and products have the it factor and that appeals to the masses. joining us is niccolo de masi. i need a little more than the it factor. what makes you think you can take on apple and samsung in a market where growth is slowing? premium mate

emily: that was colleen regan of bloomberg new energy finance and david kirkpatrick.oming up, another wild week for uber. the startup fired the star engineer at the center of its bitter dispute with waymo. the head of finance steps away from the firm. and the electric car market has been growing in fits and starts for years. but could the chevy bolt be the tipping point for the industry? we will hear from one analyst literally who ripped up the car to find out. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: amazon crossed a major milestone this week. the stock traded above $1000 a share briefly for the first time ever on tuesday and has since hovered just below that price. the company has been wooing investors with dominance in online commerce and cloud computing. the stock is up almost 40% from a year ago, outpacing the broader market. meantime, some frazzled parents might get cash back from amazon. the tech giant will refund customers whose children made unauthorized mobile app purchases between 2011 and 2016. the federal trade commission ruled that amazon made it too easy for child