♪ emily: i am emily chang. emily: i am emily chang. this is "best of bloomberg technology."here we bring you all of our top interviews from the week in technology. coming up, mark cuban speaks out, weighing on bitcoin and trump. also, how a.i. and technology can best serve society. first, our lead. here at the establishment summit in l.a., i sat down with outspoken owner of the dallas mavericks mark cuban. we covered several hot button topics from donald trump to bitcoin. we also spoke about the uproar and protests around the nfl. take a listen. mark: pick any football team, and you might recognize three players. the other 50 have no platform, no social media following of any kind. the only time they can make a statement is during the game when they show some unity. lebron james on the asphalt has a bigger platform. it is completely different. what i said to our team is that, if you have a message you want to convey to fans and the media, let's just say it. we will put you on videotape. these types of protests the nfl tried, you lose control of the narrative. emily: you thin

♪ emily: i am emily chang.his is "best of bloomberg technology" where we bring you the best of this week's interviews on tech. i will have an exclusive interview with arianna huffington from the conference in laguna beach, california. plus, we will sit down with facebook's head of messaging to find out how he plans to make it the default messaging app. after a summer of disappointment at the box office, disney double down on fantasy. first to our lead, this week we brought you bloomberg technology from the conference in laguna beach where we had conversations with some of the biggest names in tech. let's start with my interview with arianna huffington. we spoke about the changing role of travis kalanick. arianna: he is on the board, and he is very active. he obviously built uber into the juggernaut it is now. he passed the baton. it was a very nice transition of power. the new ceo has been amazing. he has been handling all the problems whether it is what is happening in london with the suspension of uber's lice

reporter: emily went cold turkey.s the first couple of days, her daughter hardly left her bed, suffering from severe headaches. after only four days, emily went home. >> did you think she was -- she was clean, off drugs, that that problem was behind her? >> i knew that she was still tired. >> but no longer addicted. >> no. >> you were convinced that had been dealt with. >> yes. >> reporter: alex didn't find out about the detox until much later, but he says in the weeks before she died, emily still had a stash of pain pills. >> how many times did you say to your wife, "if you don't get off the drugs, i'm gonna have to leave you"? >> at least three. >> but she wouldn't do it? >> she would fall back into her old habits. >> she would never agree to rehab? >> no. she told me that all her doctors are on the same page. everything is fine. >> reporter: so alex was telling everyone that his wife was a victim of her own demons. but soon, new evidence emerged that would send this case in a more sinister direction. coming up -- >

♪ emily: i am emily chang.his is "best of bloomberg where we bring you all of our technology," where we bring you all of our top interviews from the week in technology. coming up, mark cuban speaks out. the dallas mavericks owner weighs in on bitcoin and trump. also, how a.i. and technology can best serve society. but first, to our lead. here at the vanity fair new establishment summit in a lay i , sat down with outspoken owner of the dallas mavericks, mark cuban. we covered several hot button topics from president trump to bitcoin. we began talking about the uproar and protests around the nfl. take a listen. mark: the nba and nfl are very different. pick any football team, and you might recognize three players. the other 50 have no platform, no social media following of any sort. the only time they can make a statement is during the game when they show some unity. lebron james on the asphalt has a bigger platform. it is completely different. when i said to our team was if , you have a message you want to conve

♪ emily: i am emily chang. this is "best of bloomberg technology."e bring you all of our top interviews from the week in tech. why amazon is teaming up to improve its voice activated virtual assistant. we will speak with the creator of alexa. a wide-ranging interview with the former ceo of microsoft, steve ballmer. ceo ofwill hear from the starbucks to hear how the company adapts in the age of technology. this week we took bloomberg technology to seattle for the geek wire summit. we spent time with the biggest names in the region including amazon, microsoft, and starbucks. let's kick it off now with my exclusive interview with amazon vice president of alexa devices. she tells us that they would not rule out partnerships with major rivals like apple and google if it means improving their voice activated technology. >> i am focused on trying to reduce friction for customers and drive towards what we call our customer experience north star. really the idea there is that alexa is more humanlike. it is more conversational. weekend shorten the path from wh

emily: that was melissa and selina.loomberg is developing a global breaking news network for the twitter service. cisco is acquiring a new software company. the move allows cisco to expand their presence in software and the cloud which has been a huge priority for the company. it also caps off a year of big deal making. this is the ninth acquisition for cisco this year. coming up, a member of congress has strong words for silicon valley. representative ro khanna of california joins us on the show. later, amazon is proposing a new service which could change the game for delivery and expand their offerings for users. we will explain. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: on november 1, three of the top tech companies will testify before congress about russian use of their platforms during the election. representative ro khanna of california has penned a stirring op-ed in the washington post entitled, "trump beat silicon valley at their own game." now, they must prove themselves. >> he used passionate messaging to get his message ou

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."he iphone x era begins, but the waiting. -- the waiting period goes into overtime. expedia's lousy summer. shares dive on the heels of an earnings report that disappointed. we will hear from the new ceo. a $450 million tie up that puts the self driving sector on notice. the ceo joins us to discuss the partnership. if you haven't already pre-ordered your iphone x, get ready to wait. the first batch sold out in minutes in places like california, the u.k., and hong kong. apple said demand is off the charts. demand for the iphone x coupled with recent apple supply issues means it could take up to six weeks to get your hands on one in the states. joining us to discuss, brian white. and, roger, managing director at elevation partners. roger, i want to start with you. a lot of things make this iphone update unlike any other. first of all, there was the iphone 8 just a few weeks ago. a major design upgrade. how do you expect the demand curve to play out? roger: the category itself is so mature

♪ emily: i am emily chang, and emily: i am emily chang, and this is the best of "bloomberg technology coming up, apple has hit a production snag on the iphone x. while amazon rolled out revamped versions of the echo. we will see how two tech giants stack up on hardware. plus, ellen pao discussed why she wrote her new book and what changes she would propose to combat online harassment. gopro unveils its most powerful camera yet? could this be the key to the company's turnaround? we will hear from the ceo. first, to our lead. apple is already facing production delays for the top-of-the-line iphone x. the delays come to two problems with the 3-d sensor manufacturing process. reports say makers of the components used facial recognition are struggling to reach adequate production levels. bloomberg's alex webb gave us the details. alex: what we know from the report yesterday, there were problems with the three sensors. that is causing delays. "the wall street journal" cued off that. they dug into it more. the sensor which projects the infrared interface which maps your face for the apple 3-

♪ emily: i am emily chang. this is "the best of bloomberg technology."oming up, tech earnings are in full swing. amazon reported huge sales in the third quarter. we will break down those numbers along with alphabet's and twit ter. the release of the iphone x is coming. will the new facial recognition technology set the new industry for the standard? amazon delivery testing out a feature that would allow deliveries even while you are not at home. first, and is on has mentioned wanting -- has mentioned wanting to sell more products online and managing expenses. for the first time, amazon is incorporating whole foods into their mix. james and our bloomberg tech reporter elizabeth join me to discuss the results. >> caps off to jeff bezos. what you are seeing is acceleration. even when you strip out whole foods, you see a three-point acceleration. everything is growing and growing faster than it was before. there is a lot of scrutiny over what the margins were going to look like, and north america did dip a little bit, but, at the same time, you saw an uptick

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."oming up, facebook's sheryl sandberg goes to washington in pledges full cooperation from the social network. the investigation into election interference and when the public and -- can expect when do see more than 3000 russian linked ads. plus my wide ranging exclusive amazon's c-swith uite. had to say about improving the customer experience with ai. china officially demands a piece of its biggest tech company. do they want beijing at the table? the potential power grab is under the microscope. facebook coo sheryl sandberg says the company absolutely supports public release of 3000 bought ads are in the presidential election, but says it is up to congress to decide the appropriate time to do so. to was in washington, d.c. talk about these ads. take a listen. >> we are giving them our peace. -- piece. they can understand the whole picture. they have access to more information than we do. what i reiterated in those meetings is that we think it is important they get the whole picture and

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang at the geekwire summit summit in seattle. ." is "bloomberg technology coming up with google, facebook, and twitter are smelling to hold washington regulation and they as a result of the russian political ad scandal. for thethe game plan tech giants ahead of being called to congress next month? also, we will cover how seattle has transformed into a tech hub and one of the centers of innovation.one of seattle's biggest players is microsoft . we will sit down with the list was of interview with the company's president, brad smith.but first, to our lead. tech giants are bracing themselves in the face of congressional regulation coming their way. paid --velation thatds the revelation that adds paid for by russia on their platforms to influence the 2016 presidential election has sent them into a crisis. they get ready for a public hearing on capitol hill. joining me now is so many who has been covering this story from bloomberg, a longtime computer science professor. thank you for joining us. you just wrote a story about the great len

♪ emily: i am emily chang.his is "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you all our top interviews. coming up, tech earnings are in full swing. amazon reported sales of more than $43 billion in the third quarter. we will break down those numbers along with alphabet's and twitter. the release of the iphone x is coming. will the new facial recognition technology set the new gold standard for the industry? amazon delivery testing out a new feature that would allow deliveries even while you are not at home. amazon topped earnings estimates. all while selling more products online and managing expenses. for the first time, amazon is incorporating whole foods into their mix. james and our bloomberg tech reporter joined me to discuss the results. >> hats off to jeff bezos. what you are seeing is acceleration. seven points acceleration in the total business. even when you strip out whole foods, it is a three-point acceleration. everything is growing and growing faster than it was before. there was a lot of scrut

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and this is bloomberg technology.g up, a new twist in the investigation into election interference. this time, the trail does not lead to russia. how facebook and google are implicated in anti-refugee campaigns in u.s. battleground states. plus, we have more coverage of the wsjd conference. conversation with david marcus about their big plans to take on vendmo. after a summer of disappointment in the box office disney doubles , down on fantasy. why they believe the superhero showdown and musical animation and the force will pack theaters this fall. financial execs around the world are bearish on humans fearing , robots will eliminate jobs on the trading floor. a dozen executives and consultants in charge of deploying technology for bloomberg said automation will take over tasks currently performed by humans. a consulting firm has already predicted ai may wipe out 230,000 financial jobs by 2035. predicted at the conference. you flew appeared to talk about it, thank you. let's start with automation. no question automati

emily: what kind of improvement?o have better attachment and ability to sell to startups and other development companies. developers, developers, developers. with azure you have to win the developers. microsoft is getting there but still has more to do. emily: you said you are done being an investor? >> i'm not making new investments. emily: mutual funds, microsoft, and twitter. >> index funds. keep it simple. i have bonds, microsoft, twitter, and a couple small private things that i don't do much of. i have a basketball based investment. i have one investment with friends and that is it. ai,y: about the future of and whether it is dangerous, elon musk saying that robots could take over the world and supersede the human race. has said that is irresponsible to talk like that. what do you think? usual, effervescence of the tech community. let's say something extreme. let's time down. when you get down to it, is ai important? yes. will it improve the way people live, yes. do we know what we will conflict today? no. smar

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and this is bloomberg technology.oming up, a new twist in the investigation into election interference. this time, the trail does not lead to russia. how facebook and google are implicated in anti-refugee campaigns in u.s. battleground states. and coverage of the wsjd conference. one about big plans to take the future. and after a disappointing box office summer, disney doubles down on fantasy. why a musical animation and the force will pack theaters this fall. and first to our lead, financial execs around the world are bearish, fearing robots will eliminate jobs on the trading floor. consultant in charge of deploying technology for bloomberg said robots will take on tasks currently performed by humans. has already predicted they will wipe out 235,000 jobs by 2025. here with us to discuss the growing influence in the world and other industries, the founder of activate. he has his top predictions for 2018 at the conference. thank you so much for writing. -- for coming here. automation will have a grave impact across se

emily: how so?hen you can raise outsource money from a large couple of people in a week, that makes it a much less hateful process than talking to people like myself and going through the analysis and the time that it takes to raise venture money. that is a more attractive opportunity. and how dramatically could this impact silicon valley? bill: it is likely to fundamentally shift. it will not obsolete everything, but it will shift the way startups are funded over time and way a lot of transaction are handled. emily: what does it mean for the big bc --vc's. bill: you'll have to adjust a slightly. the bell is not pulling right now. there are a lot of a venture funds and a lot of people with capital. that will change the way we invest. and that the bell is tolling for that? bill: we will see. bitcoin. you have invested in it. it is said that it is a fraud. what is it? tradebitcoin is a way to cryptocurrency. i think that is an error. if you take the value of all of these startups, it is a $70 billion

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."he iphone x hits preorder markets this friday, but there may not be enough models to go around by christmas. why shipments are reportedly cut and the potential implications for apple's bottom line. airbnb's unexpected vacancy. the china ceo walks away after just four months of the helm. what it means for the home sharer's future in beijing. and the first steps to increase advertising accountability begins on capitol hill. first, with the release of the iphone x around the corner, nikkei reporting initial shipments expected to total 20 million units of iphones this year. originally they forecasted 40 million. apple has struggled to fix a lead screen, 3-d sensors. what exactly is going on behind the scenes and what is it mean for the release and apple's upcoming earning report? i want to bring in cory johnson and alex webb, who covers apple for us. what we believe to be true based on this nikkei report? alex: there are big innovations. screen and the 3-d sensor array at the top of the ph

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."ing up next, the feud between qualcomm and apple goes to the next level. we will break down who has the upper hand in this legal fight. plus, uber draws a line, watching an appeal against last month's london band. . we will discuss the start of an one of its business -- biggest markets. the golden state warriors square -- get ready to defend their title. oo.conversation with the ce but first, to our lead. qualcomm has fired another legal shot acrossapple's bow, this time in china. bloomberg has learned that san diego-based company has sought the manufacture of iphones in china. this is the latest in a month-long battle between the firms that began when apple claim.and anti-trust this comes from patents inside smartphones. fends off as apple global competitors in the chinese smartphone markets. last year, 23% of apple's sales came from china, a hugely critical market for them. studio, a in the litigation analyst with bloomberg intelligence. en, i will start with you. what does this mean

. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i'm emily chang.are live from the vanity fair new establishment summit in los angeles with a fantastic lineup of guests, including mark cuban, walter isaacson, and the discovery ceo. but first to our lead uber's , board room holds a crucial meeting after months of internal battles of the company with former uber ceo travis kalanick grasping to any power he has left on the board. here with the latest details on what exactly went down and what it means for the world's biggest startup, we are joined by eric and max chaska -- of "bloombergn businessweek." what do we know so far about what happened? >> i'm sure they would much rather be at the conference with you. they are fighting over what governance looks like and whether they can pass this softbank deal start moving forward with that. the goal is to put the two together in a single vote, reform governance and expand the board, and start moving on this eventually $10 billion share purchase from softbank and others. it looks like something is likely to p

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."ts 22nd quarter of declining revenue. but there are great spots in the picture. the breakdown today's earnings report. the inside track on travis kalanick's future and uber's dump the year. my exclusive interview with arianna huffington here at the tech conference in laguna beach, california. vte double down in the race to launch america's first smartphone-tablet buy in. we discuss strategy and the technology behind the multiple smartphones. strong earnings report. ibm sales beat estimates, sending shares higher in u.s. trading. the tech giant's positive results lifted by growth from software projects -- products. joining us, forrester vice president, andrew bartel's. the 22nd quarter of revenue decline in a row, when can ibm take this cycle? getting close to turning the quarter. i would say sometime in 2018 is when it is likely to grow revenue again. 45% of its revenues are coming through strategic initiatives. that is about 10%. if they can push that ted 12%, 15% growth, that will mo

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is bloomberg technology.isco increasing its footprint in the cloud and a deal to buy broadsoft. 10 days before the election testimony. a california house representative put silicon valley on notice. the congressman joins us this hour. the tech earnings story continues this week in full. we preview what to expect from amazon, alphabet, and twitter. m&a spree cisco's continues, snapping up broadsoft in a deal that expands the cisco's presence in software and the cloud, which has been a priority for the company and it caps off a busy year of deal making. it marks the ninth acquisition for cisco this year. for more reaction, we are joined by ed and corey in the studio. why is cisco buying broadsoft? cory: they were looking to acquire them. cisco is famous for this. it matches a lot of product areas where cisco already exists. that is software that is used for networks and communications platforms. they have a lot of the offerings. they have been competing against broadsoft for some time and, in some ways, it is a

♪ emily: i am emily chang. this is "best of bloomberg technology."oming up, we will hear about bitcoin and trump. and technology can best serve society. at a summit in l.a., i sat down with outspoken owner of the dallas mavericks mark kubik. we covered several hot button topics from donald trump to bitcoin. we also spoke about the uproar and protests around the nfl. take a listen. >> pick any football team, and you might recognize three players good the other players have no social media following of any kind. the only time they can make a statement is during the game when they show some unity. it is completely different. what i said to our team is that, if you have a message you want to convey to fans and the media, let's just say it. we will put you on videotape. youe types of protests, lose control of the narrative. emily: you think they should not have protested in that way? no, i am all for it, because i do not think they had a platform to do so otherwise. however, we can come up with a far better way to communicate a message. this the correct p

. ♪ ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."ing up, oracle opens up , adding new features to take on amazon in the cloud. we will discuss the potential competitive advantage with the c.e.o. plus, damage control continues with a new status update pledging more clean up on facebook. the social network is adding over 1000 ad reviewers in the wake of the congressional investigation into russia's involvement in the 2016 u.s. election. and the big vote at uber on what could be the largest private stock sale in history. we will discuss the potential $10 billion deal and the race to keep travis kalanick in check. first to our lead, oracle is taking the fight to amazon. founder larry ellison is calling the new database service a revolutionary technology that will take the cloud computing business to the next level. the company says new features will improve speed, efficiency, and pricing. oracle, sales tied to the new cloud technology rose more than 20% in the last quarter and made up more than 16% of overall revenue. cory johnson caught

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and this is "bloomberg technology."oming up, lyft gets $1 billion for its war chest in a funding round with alphabet leading the charge. why the google parent is riding shotgun with the startup in the race against uber. plus, apple's iphone plans come under scrutiny after a report says the company slashed orders for the iphone 8 by half. we put the strategy of launching two smartphones weeks apart under the microscope. google diplomacy, as the company continues to face a series of political and cultural setbacks. how the ceo's multitasking skills are being tested. but first, lyft gets new funding that values it at $11 billion and it is coming from an investor in its biggest rival. alphabet's capital g unit is leading the investment. $1 billionremember, alphabet's google ventures made a big investment in uber years back. waymo is embroiled in a bitter lawsuit with uber. joining us to discuss is our host for the guest hour, bob o'donnell, president of technalysis research. you reported months ago that this was possible ar

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang. this is "bloomberg technology."oming up, amazon's triumphant third quarter. we will crunch the numbers from today's earnings report that beat across the board and shredded estimates and expectations. alphabet putting up big third-quarter numbers and driving shares to an all-time high. we will put today's earnings reports and bets into focus. snapchat make fake news disappear. it is the only prominent social network that has not been dragged into the russian election ad scandal. how they did it, i had. amazon out with third-quarter sales and profits that topped analysts' estimates, showing investors it can run grocery stores, turnout gadgets, expand its cloud business, and invest in new markets all while , selling products online and managing expenses. shares rising as much as 8.2% in after-hours trading. for the first time, amazon is incorporating whole foods into the mix. the grocery store chain generates $27 million in operating income in a period which included about a month of sales. joining us to discuss these

in new york, i mark crumpton. ♪ emily: this is bloomberg technology. i am emily chang.in amazon, microsoft, and out of hit records friday. the tech giants reported earnings that showed a strong revenue and profit growth of the shoppers and advertisers for businesses. the three will send representatives to capitol hill as to whether new laws are needed to regulate social media. facebook announced transparency rules for political ads. it will bring the social network's rules closer to what is required of traditional like television. what is your take on the new rules that facebook laid out? a importantnk it is step. until today, facebook has been cooperated -- do not -- denied, do not operate mode. this is an important step to accepting responsibility for what third parties do on the platform. at this point, facebook was saying they were not responsible and will not attempt to release it. yes, they will have to release it. it will never prevent a recurrence of 28, but it is so much better than where they were yesterday that i am really they are beginning to recognize and

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology."oming up facebook's flawed fix , for fighting misinformation. the social media giant could be forced to go back to the drawing board with less than 24 hours to go for the start of silicon valley's big week on capitol hill. plus, the telecom deal to merge sprint and t-mobile could be placed on hold. we will run through the sticking points that may force softbank to pull the plug and discussed the potential impact on the industry. and leadership void at samsung. , a the korean giant is on track for another record quarter, but who is calling the shots? we will update the search for a new chief executive. but first, facebook, twitter, and google lawyers will be on capitol hill this week and faced questions about russian interference in the 2016 u.s. election. while facebook's lawyers face lawmakers, the company struggles in fighting fake news. at the moment, that social media giant outsources the process to third-party fact checkers. but bloomberg has learned that partners say the process

emily: would you ever make a phone again?mily: there has been a spate of sexual harassment allegations in tex. many revealed publicly, many more happening i'm sure than we know about. what is the responsibility of text here? satya: let's start with recognizing how important it is for our business to have the diverse workforce that is then able to do their best work, but it means you have an inclusive culture so you can create the products and services that can creep -- serve the world. i talk about our mission is empowering every person and organization, and it starts with representing every person and organization inside. if you recognize that importance, you will go to work like we are in saying, what is the representation? in our case, women's representation, which is low, we have been pushing hard and in the last couple of years, we have improved a couple points to 27.4 percent. nothing to write home about, we have a long way to go. we improved by 4% from a much lower base. but all of this conversation in the tech industr

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang, and this is "bloomberg technology."ets $1 billion in its war chest and a funding round with alphabet leading the charge. whether google parent is riding shotgun in the start of race against uber. says that apple slashes orders for the iphone 8 by half. we put the strategy of logic 2 smartphones weeks apart under the microscope. and the company continues to face a series of political and public setbacks. how the ceo's multitasking skills are being tested. gets investment of $11 billion and it comes from its biggest rival. alphabet's g unit is leading the investment. google ventures made a big investment in uber years back. waymo is embroiled in a bitter lawsuit with uber. joining us is our guest was for the hour, bob mcdonnell, president of technalysis research. thateported months ago this was possible are now it is official. what does this mean? >> it is amazing, the about-face on alphabet. they invested in uber back in ck15 went uber was doing bla cars. they were way ahead of things. the relationship has totally deteri

emily: the order start on friday. you can go to the store and buy it the following friday, if you stand in line, presumably. how do you expect the demand and supply curve to unfold? crawford: i think they are going to be fairly supply constrained. our expectation is a run for million at launch. they probably ship optimistically 37 million, probably more realistically 30 million range for q4. our expectation is, as you get out into next year, we are looking at 50% of phones high-end. 240 million units next year. not all iphone x. half of those will be the larger size, which the x will be included. emily: iphone 8? crawford: our expectation is pretty strong. for this quarter, about 15 million. itx: one interesting idea, will be important to have the iphone x in stores. there are probably a lot of iphone 8 buyers waiting to hold a two by two saying, do i want to pay more to buy this? emily: alex webb, thank you. crawford, always great to have you here on the show. thank you both. twitter, facebook, google, maybe appearin

. ♪ emily: welcome back to "best of bloomberg technology." i am emily chang.e have more highlights from the vanity fair new establishment summit here in l.a.. i sat down with reid hoffman and talked about the current debate around the future of ai and does its benefits outweigh the danger. take a listen. reid: ai has huge potential to solve disease, bring education and medicine to the whole world and enable space colonization. i think there are risks and we need to be careful about how we are doing it and careful and intelligent. emily: what are the risks? reid: once you get back the science-fiction description, the terminator movie, it is very vivid in our imagination. we already have algorithms running our lives. doing credit and equifax and judgments on parole and parole violation. all of these things have impacts that are currently like black boxes to us and we want to have a good society. those are the near-term risks and then our questions around cybersecurity and a whole set of things come out. the science fiction risk is a ways out. emily: elon musk to

emily: facebook coming up.ebook has some big stories to deal with this week, but it also happens to be the earnings on november 1. bob: i think they will be fine this time around. they are continuing to show the breach and their influence is extending. therefore i think from a financial perspective, i think facebook will be just fine. the longer-term question will they have to be thought of more as a media company and therefore more regulations on how ads come in? will that slow down the rate of growth on programmatic advertising? and all the other things they do that traditional media companies cannot get away with. emily: bob o'donnell is sticking with me for the hour. coming up, are tech companies getting so big that the government needs to step in? we will find out what the ceo of one of amazon's competitors thinks. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ emily: gopro has tapped one big name in sports to serve on its board. it has named the golden state warriors president on the board, saying his leadership an

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang. this is "bloomberg technology."oming up, amazon's triumphant third quarter. beat across the board and shredded estimates and expectations. alphabet putting up the third-quarter numbers and driving to an all-time high. we will look at today's earnings reports. snapchat make fake news disappear. it is the only prominent social network that has not been negatively affected by the russian scandal. to our lead -- amazon tops analysts' estimates, showing investors it can run grocery stores. and invest in markets all while selling products online and managing and expenses. for the first time, amazon is incorporating whole foods into the mix. chainocery store generates $27 million in operating income in a period which includes about a month of sales. joining us to discuss these is bloombergmore technology's olivia zaleski. to start with you. what are you see and when it strength?evenue hames: hat's off to jeff bezos. even when you strip out whole foods, it is a three-point acceleration, so everything is growing and growing

emily: that is correct.bout the ability of these companies to actually deliver on this responsibility. wek: a lot of them mentioned have fabulous machine learning tools and we are putting both humans and our ai to these resources. facebook and google have had big screw ups about measuring metrics were people tak say they cannot grade their own homework when it comes to court advertising, let alone propaganda, these russian backed attacks. emily: a big question has been, when will these companies, especially facebook, release information on targeting, who these ads were targeted to? sheryl sandberg said a few weeks ago that facebook promised to be very transparent on this point. we still, however, have not heard from sheryl sandberg or mark zuckerberg. several lawmakers expressed disappointment that they were not on capitol hill today. when are we going to see that information? lot ofwell, there were a information's about timeline here and not a lot of answers. the company's overall were saying we will be com

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang, and this is "bloomberg technology."ing out netflix's record third-quarter, shares jumped to a new high. why investors are looking beyond the spending strategy and focusing on subscribers. plus, china sets the stage to reset its political agenda with the tech sector under the microscope. we will put beijing's censorship and regulation laws and then perspective ahead of congress of the chinese communist party. and will moviepass become a victim of its own success? the ceo begs to differ. but first, netflix reported a blockbuster third quarter, the company blowing past the company domestic and international subscriber growth targets and beating revenue. it is an encouraging sign for investors since netflix recently announced its first price hike since 2015. joining us to discuss our bloomberg reporter lucas shaw and forrester principal analyst jim nail. jim, i will start with you. what is your headline take away here? >> like you said, blockbuster quarter. there have been many questions over how long can netflix continue t

. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg technology." i'm emily chang.ithe live in los angeles a fantastic lineup of guests, including mark cuban, walter isaacson, and the discovery ceo. uber'sst, over -- first, board room holds a crucial meeting. here with the latest details on what exactly went down and what it means for the world's biggest maxtup, we are joined by check in of "bloomberg businessweek pickup -- businessweek." what do we know so far about what happened? >> i'm sure they would much rather be at the conference with you. they are fighting over what governance looks like and whether they can pass this softbank deal start moving forward with that. the goal is to put the two together in a single vote, reform governance and expand the board, and start moving on this essentially $10 billion share purchase from softbank and others. it looks like something is likely to pass. i think the actual terms are being negotiated. the movement to one share, one vote and other reforms seem likely at this point. it is a matter of the exact terminology and pro