i'm emily chang.season is just about to wrap up and almost all of the tech giants have reported, including apple and facebook. next week, we will get scott numbers -- stock numbers. to break it down, we have our bloomberg tech editor and are bloomberg tech reporter. let's start on apple. shares ended up 4%. there is concern about the iphone, but there is optimism about services. what is the big takeaway? >> the actual number of iphone sales went down compared to the year before, but the iphone revenue went up, which means they sold that a lot of people bought the high end iphones. that bodes very well for the new iphone coming up later this year. from that point of view, it is good. could you add in the services business, which means if you don't buy an iphone, you may subscribe to apple music, download apps. emily: he also played up wearables. they have a watch, air pads, beats. >> it is not going to go away, they are still working on it the air pods especially, you could have a lot of new technology

the entrepreneurial spirit is something we have seen change over the last 15 years. emilye several phases of technological change when it comes to china, and you can point to alibaba and baidu and mobile with companies like xiaomi. what is the next big technological shift that will happen in china? >> it is something i have been spending a lot of time on. it is what we call the frontier tech center. it is one where we're looking at car technology, new products, changing the vertical space. it is exciting. i have been looking at cool products and services. emily: you also talk about something called beyond silicon in terms of ai and machine learning. what does it mean? jenny: what we look for there , are three big areas, the first one is about transportation. anyone who is been to china knows how bad transportation is. there is still a lot of room for change. whether it is a land transportation or sea transportation. we're looking at the ecosystem around autonomous driving. we talk about computation, that is where software comes in. then we talk about electric cars. in chin

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, u.s.cks close i get another record high. with tech driving the highest rally for the s&p since february. we track the record run. -- big vote on taxes limiting the spread of hate propaganda on social media. we are live in london with the latest. amazon opens its first manhattan bookstore. why the e-commerce giant is late to the brick-and-mortar game. the s&p 500 pushing its longest rally since february. it is closing the day up 0.5%. the tech sector continues to be one of the strongest performers. the bloomberg. you will see the white line, which represents tech, well above the s&p 500 since president trump took office. for more on the tech sector, we for airbnb andr founder of a real estate company we will talk about in a moment. silicon valley was largely anti-trump, but now we have tech stocks what will the impact of reaching record highs. oftrump onhe impact tech? will it be so bad? >> no one knows yet. ate inpolicies are incho the white house. it will take a while to see which are hur

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang back here on "bloomberg technology."ack.great to be coming up, apple declares numbers and america's most valuable player misses on revenue. we break down earnings for the second quarter. officiallysoft launches its laptop to battle google and apple for classroom supremacy. we discussed the new service laptop with a top exec. and a sitdown with the twitter cfo and ceo with anthony noto, about the company's latest media dealing capitalizing on trump. first, hours -- apple earnings fallingafter-hours with short revenues. the iphone has always been the moneymaker, but felt flat year-over-year. not surprising, given the anticipation for the next iphone this fall. we are expecting a big design overhaul. apple also announcing it generated over $7 billion on services in revenue. 18% growth. this is the sector and ceo tim cook says he expects to double over the next four years. joining me to dig into the earnings, david kirkpatrick. great to see you. and angela is with us, analyst at cfr a. i want to start with you. let's talk ab

i am emily chang.ftbank announced it closed the first round of its long-awaited vision fund creating $93 billion. the fund will invest globally in private and public tech companies. peter elstrom joins us from tokyo with more. you have been doing reporting on this. what is the latest we know about what it took to get the deal closed? >> it did take a long time. softbank originally announced the deal in october of last year. it came from a meeting the month before. after many months of waiting and anticipating it would close, it did close. they did not quite get to the full $100 billion but they got to $93 ilya, -- billion dollars, a record for the tech fund. the saudi arabia sovereign wealth fund has also put in money as well as apple, qualcomm, and others. one name we did here early on that did not show up in the press release was larry ellison of oracle. it is not clear if you will come in at a later round or will not participate. emily: talk about his vision for the fund as we know it now. >> he has

i'm emily chang.risen more than 100% in the last two months, but critics say the digital currency is showing signs of a bubble. in the last week, bitcoin hit an all-time high only to slumped down. this is the kind of volatility ears worried. joining us to break it all down is olaf carlson. poly chain is a hedge fund back to buy andreessen horowitz.also, our editor at-large, cory johnson. >> we have seen really fast recently.bitcoin this is an uptake coming from an industry that hasn't been moving as aggressively and the public radar -- in the public radar, but now that the growth in prices is closely tracking fundamentals, we are seeing uptick. emily: some people say bitcoin is like gold, a finite resource, and therefore not as interesting. what's your take? cory: i think gold is fascinating, personally. that it's true the way bitcoin is constructed that it is meant to be finite.. it is harder and harder to mint coins out of -- that are out there. the scarcity value is an important part of the bitcoin

emily chang just got off the phone with apple cfo look of my street.w with highlights. we're just talking about tax reform repatriation. what did he tell you? $257: apple now has billion in cash, 93% is overseas. thought aboute this -- have i thought of this, laid the groundwork? he told us it's not something we will be expect -- speculating on because it will depend on the details of what might get connected. we do a lot of scenario planning, but there's nothing to announce today. of course tim cook has suggested he is open to this, would go there -- but wouldn't go there in terms of doing -- giving us details on what would happen if the legislation changed. julia: what did he say about basic numbers? seems like they sold fewer iphones yet revenues were higher. the iphone 7 plus is doing much better than expected. they're saying shift -- a shift of customers going from the iphone 7 to the iphone 7 plus. good news, average selling race of an iphone goes up. sold slightly fewer iphones than expected. he said though that inventory makes up for it. 1.2 mi

if you pull out, then it's a signal that we are not serious about climate change, and that would be unfortunate. emilyamy, what would it mean for the fight against climate change, realistically? some have said that this could be catastrophic, but is that a gross exaggeration? will take thet wind out of the sails of the paris accord. the paris accord will go on, but it essentially reduces the incentive to continue ratcheting up. it probably delays it by about five years. the broader implications are the fund.ons of the climate raise $100tended to billion a year to give to developing countries. they don't know where that money is going to come from. they have raised about $10 billion, $3 billion from the u.s. whether or not they drop out of the paris accord is probably unlikely -- paris accord, it is probably unlikely that the $2 billion will be forthcoming from this administration. emily: if this happens, chris, what do we know about how the u.s. would actually unwind its support? would this be a gradual thing? would it be abrupt? chris: it would take a few years for them to actually unwind this. you w

i'm emily chang.k to our lead, the fallout over claims that president trump discussed highly classified intelligence in a meeting with the russian foreign minister and ambassador last week. this, paired with news of a massive cyber attack that has swept the globe, has huge implications for the intelligence community. joining us from l.a., nick bilton, special correspondent for "vanity fair." he writes about technology, politics, business, and culture. he is the author of a new book, "american kingpin: the epic hunt for the criminal mastermind behind the silk road." in writing this book, you got an up close and personal look at the cyber underworld. we have a situation at the white house changing minute to minute, a potentially warmer relationship with russia. how do you think this is impacting the cyber threat landscape? nick: i think the landscape is -- cyber threat landscape is becoming the new threat landscape. we are entering an era where everything is connected to the internet. as we saw this wee

. ♪ >> i'm emily chang in this bloomberg technology.toxx close that another record high with tech jiving another impact for the as of the. very where live in london with the latest. amazon opens its first men have been bookstore, why the e-commerce giant to be late to the brick-and-mortar injury first, to our lead. u.s. stocks are reaching fresh records. the s&p 500 is pushing its longest rally since february. it is closing at have a percent. the tech sector continues to be one of the strongest performers. take a look at the bloomberg, you will see the white line which represents tech. it is well above the s&p 500 since trump took office. sector, we the tech talked to demand that is the founder of the real estate company and it is great to have you back. silicon valley was largely mp but now we are seeing record highs. what will the impact of trump be? are -- a trump policies some tax reform could be very helpful, some immigration could hurt tech, but it is unclear what that is. right now, they're continuing to have software in the worl

i'm emily chang.as risen more than 100% in the last two months, but critics say the digital currency is showing signs of a bubble. in the last week, bitcoin hit an all-time high, only to slumped back down. it is this kind of volatility that makes bears worried. not to mention fraud, lack of government recognition, and competition from other digital currencies. joining us to break it all down is olaf carlson. poly chain is a hedge fund back to buy andreessen horowitz. also, our editor at-large, cory johnson. is there a bitcoin bubble? >> we have seen really fast growth in bitcoin recently. this is an uptick coming from an industry that hasn't been moving as aggressively in the public radar. now that a lot of growth in prices is more closely tracking fundamentals, i think we are seeing a big uptick for that reason. emily: some people say bitcoin is like gold, a finite resource, and therefore not as interesting. what's your take? cory: i think gold is fascinating, personally. it is true that the way bitc

. ♪ emily: i'm emily chang. this is "bloomberg technology."oming up, the tech entrepreneur with big plans to be maryland's next governor. alex ross joins us to discuss the growing divide between tech and politics. plus, our conversation with hiroshi lockheimer, the mind behind the most popular operating system on the planet. the google exec joins us from the annual developers' conference to map the road ahead for android. and our extensive interview with famed venture capitalist fred wilson. the twitter investor tells us where he is placing his bets and why he is still bullish on jack dorsey. first, u.s. stocks turning their worst performance this year -- turned in their worst performance this year. this after a memo surfaced that president trump asked james comey to drop the investigation into former national security advisor michael flynn. the crisis threatens to derail the policy agenda that helped push equities to record highs as recently as monday. tech shares were not immune to the selloff. the nasdaq tumbled the most since june of last

i am emily chang.ll this week bloomberg , television and radio have been on the ground from boston showcasing diversity and power of the regional tech economy. we're joined now by caroline hyde at mass robotics live from boston. take it away. caroline: great to see you, as ever. yes, to wrap up our coverage in boston, we are focusing on the emerging robotics industry in this area. massachusetts is home to more than 120 robotics companies in the area. the industry is growing, and so are its resources. we are here at mass robotics. they opened this facility earlier in theyear. the nonprofit is dedicedo fostering young boston-based robotics startups and keeping the talent in town. >> this autonomous drone belongs to american robotics. one of a handful of startups based here in mass robotics. >> the name has a double meeting. mass because it is started in massachusetts, but also because of massive robotics. >> the nonprofit stte in 2014 and open its facility in february. there is a lab to help robotics sta

emily: i have emily chang and this is best of "bloomberg technology." top interviews from the weekend tech. softbank is near completion after closing a funding round in saudi arabia. what the childhood dream means to silicon valley and the u.s. tech landscape. , why carsonnapshot block says snap may be worth a short area the manchester terror attack rings the battle over encryption back front and center. we will examine the responsibility eliminating terror from social media. announce the first round of capital commitments for a tech investment fund. coffers,billion in the division fund is asked to top 100 alien dollars in six months time and will focus on startups in the united states. of our managing editor joined us from tokyo with all the details. long time.ake a they announced this deal in october last year. it came from the meeting with the deputy crown prince of saudi arabia. after many months of waiting that it would close, it did they did not get the full $100 billion, but they got to a record for a tech fund. the core investors are softbank an

emily: i am emily chang and this is bloomberg technology. coming up, big media comes up small on and revenue in the first quarter. our roundtable discussion. plus, banking on britain. square ceo sarah frier on why company circled the u.k. as a starting point of its european expansion. and to the world's -- two of the world's biggest retailers prepare for digital war. why walmart's acquisition spree may be the am oh to take down amazon. media companies are getting with add this week revenue emerging as a trend. cbs reported its results after the bell, revenue totaling $3.4 billion. that is a beat. still, the fear of cord cutting is intensifying. pay-tv subscribers are moving online. paul, let's break down the cbs first. how are they bucking or reinforcing some of these trends? >> cbs had pretty good numbers today. they beat on the bottom and top line. when you strip out the super bowl and other top line items, they say that revenue was down -- at the cbs network was down slightly. impacts ofso feeling a slowing advertising environment. but th

i'm emily chang. let's get back to our top story.season rolls through with facebook and tesla reporting results.the automaker confirming the highly anticipated model three is on track to begin production on time. ceo elon musk says the company is on time to support the ramp 5000 vehicles a week at some point in 2017, and 10,000 vehicles per week next year. yet, tesla shares are down after hours. they report a bigger loss than expected in the first quarter. now to facebook. shares continue to fall after reporting earnings that missed expectations, but revenue topped estimates. mark zuckerberg gave a new number on the call, 175 million people using whatsapp status on a daily basis. it is the same idea as snapchat stories feature, which facebook also important to instagram, echo --r, and the main app. social network founder and venture capitalist chamath of silicona is one valley's most candid tech leaders.we spoke with him to get his take on some of the top tech headlines. i asked him about concerns about president trump's policies. >>

i am emily chang. back to our lead.in at least 150 countries have been infected by malware. users are locked out until they pay $300 in bitcoin. it gained momentum over the weekend and businesses and users are bracing for more. we are joined by editor at large cory johnson. you think digging into the impacts of this on small businesses. what are you finding? cory: small businesses are the perfect target for ransomware. they are businesses that rely on their computer systems and payment systems, they rely on the data that they gather and use in their day-to-day lives, but they don't have a massive i.t. budget that will keep them updated in security updates and the i.t. staff to track down these problems. they are the most likely to pay. ibm did an interesting study that was released earlier this year, and they found that 70% of the business executives who have been targeted by ransomware were willing to pay, and with 50% of them paying over on each $40,000 occasion. over $40,000,ying so the fact that so many of these vic

♪ emily: i'm emily chang and this is "the best of bloomberg technology."his is where we bring you all of our top interviews from the week in tech. coming up, apple missed on revenue. investors are concerned with falling iphone sales and business in china. we will break it all down. plus, as facebook nears 2 billion monthly active users, ad slowdown be nearing? we will hear from sheryl sandberg on the social network's earnings report ahead. and our extended sitdown with anthony noto about the company's latest media deal and capitalizing on trump. first to our lead. apple shares dropped after reporting quarter earnings with iphone revenue falling short. the iphone has always been the moneymaker for the company, but sales were basically flat year-over-year. not terribly surprising, given the anticipation for the next launch in the fall, where we are expecting a big design overhaul. apple also saying you generated -- also announcing it generated $7 billion in revenue on services, which is 18% growth from a year ago. this as the sector's ceo says he expects to

on emily chang. week, facebook try to timber enthusiasm about and growth.e to coo sheryl sandberg who said this about ad load. >> we carefully track the impact of ads on the user experience. from a fewis up years ago when we been able to do this by improving the quality and relevance of the ads. we are continuing to improve that at quality and relevance. emily: as earnings report showed a strong user base and the social network now has 1.4 9 hition users and they could 2 billion total users by next quarter. spoke with deborah hall williamson who supposed allies is -- who specializes in the demographics of social users. quarter it seems like facebook has another quote" great quarter and it's kind of hard to see where there might be problems. the revenue never looks great, the user number looks great and there's a lot of momentum at facebook. by the same token, you just mentioned sheryl sandberg's comments about ad load. we heard about this for some time and what it's really starting to show is that facebook is looking for revenue. the newsfeed has been its m

as he sits down with emily chang. that is first on bloomberg television at 10:00 eastern.elighted to welcome emily back. i will be headed back to london to present on tech after a brief stop in boston. being been a joy your host for the last five months. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ rombauer studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." trump markssident his 100th day in office on saturday despite an ambitious agenda, he will not be celebrating legislative victories. he does have a confirmation for supreme court justice. the next vote on his health care plan has been pushed off the scramble to avoid another government shutdown. ofning me is maggie haberman the "new york times" and cnn. i want to start with you. this is what dylan byers wrote in a profile of you. there may be no reporter

♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is best of "bloomberg technology."e bring you top interviews from the week in tech. coming up softbank nearly 100 , billion division fund nears completion after closing a funding round in saudi arabia. what the childhood dream means for silicon valley and the u.s. tech landscape. plus a snapchat snapshot, why , carson block says snap may be worth a short. and the manchester terror attack brings the battle over encryption back front and center. we will examine tech's role in the responsibility eliminating terror from social media. first, to our lead to -- softbank announce the first round of capital commitments for a tech investment fund. with more than $93 billion in the coffers. the vision fund is asked to top $100 million in six months time and will focus on startups in the united states. peter l strong joint us from tokyo with all the details. peter: it took a long time. softbank originally announced this in october of last year. it came from the meeting with the deputy crown prince of saudi arabia. after many month

. ♪ emily: i am emily chang. and this is "bloomberg technology."resident trump takes off his first official trip overseas but leaves behind a white house in damage control. we will analyze the potential impact of the drama on tech. uber in another p.r. nightmare, this time the fury coming from within. we will dig into that and the latest on the court battle with waymo. streaming domination. we will get the inside track from c.e.o. anthony wood later this hour. but first to the lead. donald trump is embarking on his first international trip as president while controversies continue to swirl at home. his eight-day odyssey will take him to the middle east and europe where he will meet with the saudi king, pope francis, and newly elected french president emmanuel macron. news reports surfaced over the firing of f.b.i. director james comey. the "new york times" reports president trump told russian officials firing comey relieved pressure on him and the investigation into his campaign ties with russia, reportedly going on to say comey was crazy and "a nu

i'm emily chang.al revolution is transforming the world of work with the latest technological advances placing some jobs on the chopping block. with that in mind, the think tank new america released the commission on workers and technology. the report outlines four future workplace scenarios that could play out in the next 10 to 20 years. we caught up with the president and ceo of new america and former director of policy planning under then secretary of state hillary clinton. i started out by asking about workforce trends she expects to continue. >> i think we know some things are given. we know there will be some amount of automation. we just don't know how much. we also know that there is a shift going on from jobs to tasks, like in the gig economy, we just don't know how much. our scenarios run through different combinations of jobs, more or fewer jobs, and whether that will be more jobs are more tasks. emily: what did you learn about what the technology industry doesn't understand about governmen

i am emily chang.ll this week, bloomberg television and radio are on the ground in boston, showcasing tech giants and startups, plus breakthrough technologies in biotech and robotics. we are speaking with innovators, venture capitalists, educators across the city. caroline hyde joins us live from ge interim headquarters in boston. what have you got on tap today? caroline: so much, emily. i have had such an awesome week so far, spending time at your old haunt, harvard university, yesterday, and the museum of science, the day before. today, ge kind enough to host us in their interim headquarters. ge announced its relocation from connecticut to boston in january last year, bringing hundreds of jobs to the local area and receiving $145 million worth of incentives and tax breaks from the state of massachusetts and the city of boston. just on monday, ge broke ground on their new headquarters less than half a mile away from where we are right now. here is ceo jeff immelt at the event. jeff: i think boston sho

as he sits down with emily chang. that is first on bloomberg television at 10:00 eastern.re delighted to welcome emily back. i will be headed back to london to present on tech after a brief stop in boston. joyhas been an utter being your host for the last five months. i will see you eastside. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ anchor: the opec meeting approaches. analysts say the curves may need to have to wait until the end of next year. incomet-quarter net nearly doubles to $1.4 billion sales. also beating estimates. >> the family set to have higher capital for a planned ipo.

you can catch more on that story and the rest of today's top technology headlines with emily chang at:00 eastern, 2:00 pacific. pursuits,in today's ahead of world whiskey day which started in 2012, i will be speaking to a top collector of whiskey who holds one of the largest collections. and to look for in a bottle how to start a collection on any budget. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is "bloomberg markets." i'm vonnie quinn. tomorrow, if you did not know, is world whiskey day. events happening around the world inviting people to try. ,oining me now is mahest patel founder of the universal whiskey experience, and a top collector. world whiskey day, where did it come from? >> it was set up in scotland by a gentleman who decided to sell whiskey. the lifestyle of whiskey. it's been a great success. people around the world have embraced it. basically have made a day internationally to go out and have fun, travel, do whatever you want to do with whiskey. a celebration of a great spirit from different parts of the world. vonnie: you are a structural and civil engineer, graduated from br

emily chang and san francisco.option straighter is playing snap in the options insight. this is bloomberg. ♪ julia: this is bomrg markets. for optionse insight with julie hyman. julie: thank you, scarlet and julia. running me as mark sebastian, a managing partner at options. a great to see you. we have seen, once again, this sideways movement. the vix not going much of anywhere. do you expect any kind of rake out or a bigger swing in stocks come next week? mark: i don't think so. obviously that is the potential. with trump going on a trip overseas, who knows what can be said. kerfuffle andtire almost nothing happened. that is why things are going to be for the time being. out to october, the market n't looking for vick above 16%. i can remember the last time that kind of long-term sustained volatility. the dow failed to make records this week. and a general outperforncof technology. i am curious what kind of options activity you are seeing all-around -- you are seeing around large-cap tech? in spxhat i am seeing op

[applause] ♪ ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is best of "bloomberg technology."u top interviews from the week in tech. softbank nearly 100 billion division fund nears completion after closing a funding round in saudi arabia. what the childhood dream means for silicon valley and the u.s. tech landscape. a snapchat snapshot, why carson block says snap may be worth a short.

manus: a smile from emily chang with the cfo of twitter. will they remain independent? 7:51 in brussels. lastclaude yunker left week's dinner with theresa may skeptical about reaching an acceptable brexit deal. manus: that's according to a report from a german newspaper. the prime minister said the talks would be tough and she alone is up fo rit. -- for it. anna: we have a busy week in u.k. politics, all kinds of maytions taking place, and may not get attention very often but some could be seen as a key test of how this pre-election campaigning is going. >> a month ahead of the general election, 34 english councils up, we are expecting a significant swing from the labour party to the opposition, quite unprecedented. normally you see hidden opportunities to kick the incumbent government but it seems the other way around, a decent signal toward what will happen on june 8. manus: the leader of the liberal democrats -- we all watched theresa may slug it out politically. tim faron expects a colossal coronation in this election run. there's a lot of presumption run about what

the entrepreneurial spirit is something we have seen change over the last 15 years. emilyl stages of technological change. you could say pc internet with alibaba, then it is mobile, now online to off-line, what is the next big technological shift that will happen in china? jenny: the next area is something i have been spending some time on. it is what we call the punter tech sector. this is one where we're looking at car technology, new products, they are changing each of the new change in china. that is the exciting part. i have been spending a lot of times with geeky folks looking at cool products and cool services. emily: you also talk about something called beyond silicon in terms of ai and machine learning. what does that mean? jenny: to give you a little more background in to what we look for, there are three big areas. the is transportation. first anyone who has been to china knows how bad transportation there is and there is room for change whether it is land transportation, air transportation or water, sea transportation. in that area, we are looking at the whole

. ♪ ♪ emily: i am emily chang and this is best of "bloomberg technology."terviews from the week in tech. softbank nearly 100 billion vision fund nears completion after closing a funding round in saudi arabia. what the childhood dream means for silicon valley and the u.s. tech landscape. a snapchat snapshot, why carson block says snap may be worth a short. the manchester terror attack brings the battle over encryption back front and center.

as a wrap up our final day in boston i want to get back to emily chang in frankfurt -- in san francisco insights. we have breaking news that may come in the field of robotics, behind me. emily: it is fascinating to watch all the stories you brought us this week. thank you so much for your in-depth reporting. it has been an -- a great look -- safe travels, we will see you from across the pond. we also have an exciting week. on monday we will have an exclusive interview. later in the week we will cover google, the developments coming out of the search giant with several google executives. that is all today from san francisco and boston. thiss oomberg. ♪ ♪ announcer: from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." charlie: we begin this evening with our continuing coverage of james comey's firing. in an interview with lester holt, donald trump said he would've fired james comey, despite recommendations. it contradicts the statement abrupt.g comey's claims that comey lost the support of a rank-and-file fbi agents. >> is it accurate that the rank

i'm emily chang.cia director john brennan testified before the house intelligence committee tuesday. for the first time, he publicly said he was concerned about possible ties between russia and the trump campaign, saying that russia "brazenly interfered" in u.s. elections, including actively contacting members of the campaign. he stopped shy of calling it "collusion." he also says he's concerned over reports that president trump shared classified information with the russians on may 10 in the oval office. >> i don't know what was shared or said in the oval office, but if the reports in the press are true that mr. trump decided to spontaneously share intelligence with the russians, i think he would have violated two protocols. emily: our global news reporter joins us from the -- washington. what where the biggest revelations from the testimony today? reporter: good afternoon. i think the big takeaway that a lot of people had was the early on concerned that brennan expressed, this idea that he was confr

emily chang joins us from new york. a wide-ranging chat, wasn't it? reporter: yes.tart, i should say bloomberg did announce an expanded partnership with twitter earlier today around streaming video. that was the genesis of my conversation with anthony noto, coo and cfo of twitter right now. they are looking for a new cfo. one of 16 deals that they announced today, live video streaming deals to bring more video content to twitter. they announced it deals in sports, news, and entertainment. it not only would bring more users to twitter but that users can engage and tweet about it it really is. the development of a new vision for this company. and he said, twitter has a lot of work to do, especially when it comes to revenue. last quarter was the first quarter that revenue growth dropped year-over-year. it dropped 8%. i asked anthony when he saw the turning back around.take a listen . as we sit in the earnings call, we don't have visibility. i'm seeing revenue trend improve. that's based on a number of factors. we need advertisers to recognize the significant increase i

i'm emily chang.n this week, bloomberg tv and radio are on the ground in boston showcasing tech giants and startups, plus breakthrough technologies in biotech's and robotics. we are speaking with innovators, venture capitalists, and government officials across the city. caroline joins us from outside the museum of science in boston overlooking the charles river. caroline, i see spring has not quite sprung in boston. you are all bundled up. caroline: you are right. it's a touch chilly, but beautiful nonetheless. indeed, the sun breaks out for us, a special edition of bloomberg technology for you. welcome from the ever popular museum of science, welcoming more than 1.5 million visitors a year. i had way too much fun playing on the musical steps. but i digress. today we will take a look at the massachusetts biotech sector. meantime, while the trump administration has proposed cuts that could hamper future growth, and many local companies are opposing the president other initiatives, such as the affordabl

the entrepreneurial spirit is something we have seen change over the last 15 years. emilyare several phases of technological change when it comes to china, and you can point to alibaba and baidu and mobile. what is the next big technological shift that will happen in china? >> it is something i have been spending a lot of time on. it is one where we're looking at car technology -- technology, new products, changing the vertical space. it is exciting. i have been looking at cool products and services. emily: you also look at something called beyond silicon in terms of ai. areas,e are three big the first one about his petition. anyone -- the first one is about transportation. there is still a lot of room for change with transportation in china, whether it is a land transportation or sea transportation. we're looking at the ecosystem around a taunus driving. -- autonomous driving. the all girl them and software part comes in -- the algorithm and software part comes in. and there is the area of robotics automation, and we're looking at home robotics, talking about industrial,