is standing by emily good to see you how has russia reacted to trump's announcement while the rest russia has taken trump's announcement very seriously various officials today have been warning of the danger of such a decision and of the serious consequences that it could have and several officials today including two heads of international affairs committees of the of the two houses of parliament have also portrayed this decision as kind of a strategic ploy of trump's they've called this blackmail ahead of us national security advisers visit john bolton's visit to moscow this week and seen as a sort of trade strategy putting pressure on russia but the foreign ministry today also appealed for calm they also kind of are portraying the u.s. side as being almost sort of a bull in a in an international china shop as it were kind of breaking up of international agreements left and right and that's a kind of a strategy in a rhetoric that we've seen increasingly in the trumpet ministration from the russian side now present. repeatedly violating the agreement saying the vote is the reason why the

today because emily share with us following the story for us from moscow hi emily good to see you what we actually have you seen there trumps announcement to pull the u.s. out of this through. well of russia is certainly taking this announcement very seriously they've been warning of dangerous consequences today there's been a statement from the kremlin spokesman who said that the u.s. this u.s. move would actually make the world a more dangerous place but we also have seen from the russian side a kind of warning that this move could also trigger a kind of tit for tat reaction that any actions will be met with reactions as the foreign minister of state gay lover off said today so kind of certainly the specter of a new arms race is hanging heavy over moscow today meanwhile we said u.s. national security advisor john bolton is in moscow he will meet with vladimir putin and sergey lavrov this was a planned visit but still just what can we expect from these talks. while the kremlin spokesperson has said today that putin and bolton will certainly discuss the i.n.f. treaty their meeting tomo

emily. >> good morning, kenneth. i guess we're all here at work today, so that means we didn't win. i have a losing ticket right here and despite that mad dash to buy tickets yesterday, nobody matched all six numbers in last night's drawing, and with the jackpot now breaking records, it's fueling a lottery mania across the country. from chicago's south side -- >> this is the ticket. i only needed this one ticket. >> reporter: -- to the suburbs of houston. >> oh, yeah. planning it right here, the winning ticket is right here. >> give me the winning ticket. fincdespitterrible odds. with no one matching all six numbers tuesday night, the mega millions jackpot now smashing its previous record swelling to $868 million. the prize money building since july when a group of california co-workers split 543 million. >> we're trying to get some money so we can get out of here. >> reporter: 83-year-old elsie morgan in washington, d.c. hoping family birthdays will be the lucky numbers she needs for winning so big she'd instantly be richer than mariah carey, beyonce and elton john. so much cash, i

abc's emily rau has more from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, maggie. president trump says it's a scary time for young men in america, and speaking at that campaign rally last night in missishi tuesday night in mississippi getting laughs from the crowd as he openly mocked christine blasey ford, who claims brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while drunk at a high scol party in the early '80s. >> how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: while his son don junior denied the president was mocking blasey ford, her attorneys sending this scathing tweet calling president trump's remarks a vicious, vile and soulless attack going on to say he is a profile in cowardice. blasey ford's team now saying they've sent letters and emails to the fbi with no response calling the situation inconceivable demanding to speak to the agent in charge. overnight "the new york times" releasing this 1983 letter from kavanaugh to his prep school friends ahead of a trip to the

emily rau has the new details. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and maggie. we are now officially counting down the hours until senators vote on kavanaugh's confirmation, and right now this morning it is still unclear if republicans have the votes they need. a late night motion in the senate officially kicking off the countdown to a crucial vote. >> i'm filing cloture on judge kavanaugh's nomination. >> reporter: with brett kavanaugh's lifelong appointment to the nation's highest court on the line, the full senate could vote on his final confirmation this weekend. the decision could come down to a handful of undecided senators including republicans lisa murkowski. jeff flake and susan collins along with democrat joe manchin. >> i want to look and see what it says. the investigation says. >> reporter: all four condemning president trump's mockery of christine blasey ford at a campaign rally. >> how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. >> reporter: senator flake on nbc. >> i wish he h

abc's emily rau has the latest from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, kendis and maggie. we are now hours away from the next step in the process of judge kavanaugh's confirmation and as you mentioned, kendis, the supreme court nominee now saying he might have been too emotional during that testimony. after a week of silence, following that explosive testimony -- >> this is a circus. >> reporter: -- judge brett kavanaugh now defending himself in "the wall street journal" writing, my time in high school and college, more than 30 years ago, has been ridiculously distorted in addressing what some have called his disqualifying temperament last thursday. i know that my tone was sharp and i said a few things i should not have said. kavanaugh's op-ed coming at the end of a tense day in washington. arrested as senators took turns combing through the fbi report on the sex assault allegations against kavanaugh. with only nine witnesses interviewed kavanaugh and christine blasey ford not among them, democrats are calling t

abc's emily rau is tracking all the developments from washington. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, kenneth and stephanie. it has now been two weeks since jamal khashoggi was last seen alive and after fierce denials from the saudis, there could be a shift coming. "the new york times" is now reporting that the royal family is considering saying that all of this was an interrogation gone wrong. this morning, secretary of state mike pompeo arriving in saudi arabia. president trump sending his top diplomat to meet with the saudi royal family about the disappearance of "washington post" columnist jamal khashoggi after the president himself called the king on monday. >> the king firmly denied any knowledge of it. he didn't really know, maybe -- i don't want to get into his mind, but it sounded to me like maybe these could have been rogue killers. who knows. >> reporter: that denial despite turkish officials claiming they have proof the saudis interrogated, tortured and then murdered khashoggi. a saudi citizen and former royal family insider turne

abc's emily rau has the latest on the search and recovery efforts. good morning, emily. >> reporter: good morning, stephanie and kenneth. president trump and the first lady will leave washington later this morning and they will spend the day in florida seeing that devastation from hurricane michael firsthand. it's one of the strongest storms to ever hit the u.s. the number of dead continues to rise and thousands more now homeless after hurricane michael. >> we have already took a tremendous hit. this is some of the worst damage i have seen in my career. >> reporter: fema director brock long touring the damage sunday with florida governor rick scott. >> we're seeing the power get on. we have about 17,000 utility workers working on power around the state. >> reporter: it could take weeks for those crews to fully restore power. abc's rob marciano has been in the florida panhandle since michael made landfall. >> what is most striking about this hurricane damage is not just the thousands of homes that are damaged, but these retail storefronts that are complete

let's bring in attorney emily. good, the letter from mexico boyfriend, she said -- ex-boyfriend, she says she never had anxiety and this is what grassley says now in a letter to her, your continued withholding of material is unacceptable as the senate exercises constitutional responsibility. this is not a court of law guy they have a point? >> exactly the senator absolutely does and here is why, the letter exhibited as you said multitude of inconsistencies that he reports and goes through a whole host of them, look, she did coach someone on polygraph examination in contrast to sworn under oath testimony that we heard last week and said never told me of assault, the home was renovated and never needed a second front door, et cetera, this is what prompted the senator to say we should see those therapy notes, we would like to see correspondence with the washington post, show us all of the things we cited in your testimony so we can -- cheryl: why do you think the fbi didn't question her again, as far as we are aware in the

emily: good to know there are some conservative people taking precautions. march capital partners, thanks for stopping by. expedia third-quarter results beat estimates thursday, sending shares of hearing the travel aggregator behind hotels.com and hotwire and others saw profit rise, boosted largely by homeaway. i sat down with the ceo who says homeaway is now entering a new stage of growth. >> homeaway has been on a huge growth tear as they transition to business from a transitional listings model to a true e-commerce model. this quarter, they posted property and that growth about 20% year-over-year. that does feel like a good level to us. it is supported by a massive industry that is gaining huge popularity around the world, and homeaway is really starting to enter phase two of its growth strategy. phase one was about taking a traditional listings business and turning it into an e-commerce player, and phase two is about moving into urban markets and expanding internationally. we think homeaway has a long road of growth ahead, and they started delivering thi

emily: they have good things on tap. emily: masayoshi son believes this is a big opportunity and they will not lose money on the vision fund in general. take a listen to what he had to say last year. vision fund deal is the preparation for a god-given opportunity similar to the goldrush era that is approaching. we have acceptable money from partners to avoid building debts and we are sure the fund will be a success. we should be thinking big for this lifetime business opportunity. emily: that said, what kind of returns are investors in the vision fund expecting? are they thinking two x, five x? usually close to tenant's 10x ifoes a good job-- it does a good job. sarah: they have already said it returns in excess of .2% -- of 20%. year in and hea said his personal rate of return since 2000 has been over 40% annually. him what it has been since 99 or 98 before the big.com run-up and crash -- the big dot com run-up and crash. some of thee hoping personal magic he has had will rub off on the vision fund and he is prepared to

emily. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. president trump says it's a scary is time for young men in america. and he spoke at a campaign rally in misssipast night surs chaweankanaugh. tuesday night in mississippi, getting laughs from the crowd as he openly mocked christine blasey ford, when claims brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while drunk at a high school party in the early 80s. >> how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: while his son, don jr., denied the president was mocking blasey ford, her attorney sending this scathing quick, calling the remarks a vicious, vial and soulless attack, going on to say he is a profile and coward else. blasey ford's team saying they have sent letters and e-mails to the fbi with no response, calling the situation in conceivable, demand to go speak to the agent in charge. overnight, the "new york times" releasing this 1983 her from kavanaugh to his prep school friends ahead of a tr

[laughter] pretty good. emily: i hear they have good drinks on tap. has been clear that he thinks this is a big opportunity and they are not going to lose money on the vision fund in general. take a listen to what he had to say last year. the vision fund deal is the preparation for a god-given opportunity similar to the goldrush era that is approaching. we have acceptable money from partners to avoid building debts and we are sure the fund will be a success. we should be thinking big for this lifetime business opportunity. emily: that said, what kind of returns are investors in the vision fund expecting? are they thinking 2x, 5x? a typical fund is closer to 10x if it does a good job. year, masayoshi son said it had already returned in excess of 20%. most funds are definitely operating at a loss for the first you years of existence. this is barely a year in. he said his personal rate of return since 2000 has been over 40% annually. perhaps asking him what it has been since 1999 or 1998 before com run-up and crash, but that is still impressive years.e l

microsoft beats amazon, it will announce that their cloud products are as good, if not better than amazon which will make a big statement. emilygoogle is on both of their heels, how significant is google at this point? anurag: google is good when you're looking at a cloud company or somebody that is a startup. enterprises that have the bulk of the i.t. spending, google is trying to get a good foothold in that. for amazon, they have partnered where microsoft has its foot in both worlds. google has to figure out to be a partner with somebody the way they can take the older stuff and move it to their cloud. emily: anurag, thanks for stopping by. coming up, tim cook takes on silicon valley talk. we will tell you what was said, next. "bloomberg technology" is livestreaming on twitter. check us out @technology, and be sure to follow our global news network, @tictoc, on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we shouldn't sugarcoat the consequences. this is surveillance. these stockpiles of personal data serve only to enrich the companies that collect them. this should make us very uncomfortable. emily: tim cook once again taking shots at a

emily: do you see this as a problem? is this the new normal? >> good question.ry has been the last few years. problem? is this the newi think the longe have seen, so from that perspective, it's probably not a vix apprise we are starting to see the sort of reversal of the growth. the big topic is the situation .etween the u.s. and china i think it's anyone's guess how that will progress going forward. us through what these valuations in particular are telling you in the context of what you see in the broader tech market, which is not great. mr. bostick: you're talking about a sector that was overvalued and overcrowded as looking forward at what future earnings will be, what revenue growth will be and what pricing power will be, for a lot of these companies, the outlook is not as good. fortill expect 19% growth eps for the tech sector as a whole. that's good and high on a historical basis, but it's lower than what you will get out of the broader s&p. this is the first quarter during this bull market where the tech sector will have earnings growth that lacks the br

emily. >> reporter: good morning, reggie and jessica. president trump says it's a scary is time for young men in america. and he spoke at a campaign rally in mississippi last night where supporters chanted, we want kavanaugh. president trump spent his tuesday night in mississippi, getting laughs from the crowd as he openly mocked christine blasey ford, who claims brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her while drunk at a high school party in the early 80s. >> how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. i don't know. >> reporter: while his son, don jr., denied the president was mocking blasey ford, her attorney sending this scathing quick, calling the remarks a vicious, vile and soulless attack, going on to say he is a profile in cowardess. blasey ford's team saying they have sent letters and e-mails to the fbi with no response, calling the situation in conceivable, demand to go speak to the agent in charge. to the agent in charge. overnight, the "new york times" rel

emily: do you think a trade is good or bad for the united states? is a good or bad for qualcomm?teve: any industry would tell you they would prefer to have it resolved. we are somewhat insulated or we don't have as much impact from tariffs that others have your that said, we -- have. that said, we have a stable relationship with china. our business will be strong either way. emily: could the moves the president is making lead the chinese to make their own chips? steve: that is not what we are seeing. the trend in china is that the manufacturers want to be global players. that brings them closer to qualcomm rather than farther away. emily: what is the mandate to you from the board? steve: drive 5g, resolve the remaining license disputes, and really take advantage of this opportunity that is coming along with everything being connected. we have had a lot of turnover on the board, moving in a direction that i think is quite healthy, and looking forward to driving that mandate. ♪ you will see a tremendous amount of excitement in the mobile space just from the launch of 5g. emily: the

emily laughs but it's a sad fact that girls have to make good berridge candidates parents are glad when there's someone else to look after their daughters. emily's mother has very little money she hopes her daughter will earn enough money to help the family once she's completed her schooling perhaps as a doctor or nurse she would never have thought that possible before. this. if you are kwanzaa question and one that she used to do poorly at school but since she's been boxing she's got a call. she was shy and when you spoke to her it was like she didn't hear you one that is yeah but now she uses her head. the club pays emily's school fees her family can't afford it but. the box girl is also demonstrate for women's rights after the rally it's time to warm up for a school tournament in key sumo in western kenya. you know. what . i'm scared because i don't know if i'll win or lose i'm not. scared miki will quit i feel proud when i'm in the ring i always want to fight. emily's also here she gives the younger girls chips reassures them and. then the matches begin. neither opponent holds back.

good to see you, sir. >> good morning, ed, good morning, emily. ed: good to see you.ith mueller where really doesn't have to report to the american people, quote, unquote. as you did with the starr report. instead, he has to report back to rod rosen stein. >> exactly. ed: we don't know where those findings will go. >> exactly. regulations under which bob mueller was reported at are pretty unclear. report the reason for prosecution. you had the paul manafort story on. why did you go after paul manafort and prosecutions were declind. so it can be more in the nature of an executive summary. we don't know it doesn't have to be that highly detailed full some report that i talk about in the book to say to the american people and related to the people's house the howmps. why you need to have all this information, the regulations don't point in that direction. emily: moving forward, how do you balance and reconcile that need for transparency that the public deserves? do you see a shift moving forward where the public can expect to have full disclosure and these things that up

emily? >> reporter: good morning, jessica and reggie. well, president trump now supports this fbi investigation, which he ordered, with the condition that it would be limited in scope and finished by this friday. the fbi investigation into accusations against brett kavanaugh is officially under way. while lawyers for christine blasey ford say so far agents have not spoken to her, the fbi has talked with kavanaugh's second accuser, deborah ramirez, a yale classmate who claims kavanaugh exposed himself at a dorm party. a source tells abc news ramirez provided a list of witnesses. on "60 minutes", democrat chris coons and republican jeff flake, who forced the investigation, agreeing -- >> if judge kavanaugh is shown to have lied to the committee, nomination is over? >> oh, yes, i would think so. >> reporter: investigators do not plan to interview kavanaugh's classmates who contradict his testimony about his drinking. >> isn't that relevant given there clearly was drinking going on? at least it's alleged at the party? >> no. i think you're t

anger and fear are good for facebook. emilydoes it concern you at all that facebook could be hurting democracy more than helping? >> our goal is to make sure that we are helping democracy. we are ready. that does not mean that there will not be challenges. there are always unexpected threats and challenges. emily: the question remains, will 2018 be different? lookingp, microsoft is to make the workplace inclusive for all including the more than one billion people in the world with disabilities. we speak to the ceo coming up next. check us out at technology. and follow us on tictoc on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: this month is national disability employment awareness month and this year's theme is empowering all." microsoft is trying to do just that. earlier this year, microsoft announced a five-year ai accessibility program with rapid developments in aim machine learning. they plan to create accessible technology enabling all workers to be productive in the workplace. live from san francisco where we spoke with microsof

emily: i think with more women running, it's a good thing for us at emily's list. we think it's amazing the fact we've had so many multiple wimprinearies around the country and more diverse women running than ever before. it's a good sign where we're headed as a country and where emily's list is headed as an organization. in our 23 years of history, no surprise to us. we were funded to try to help break down some of those structural barriers women face, whether that's in fundraising or whether that's in the way the media often covers them. we still see women getting covered for their tone of voice, for their attire, for the way they wear their hair and whether their tone was warm while being better viewed. that's only going to change for good when we have more women actually elected. it's no surprise to see that structural sex us imthat exists in the political sphere and why we were created and why we're so happy to have that opportunity to take the next leap in a record number. after 1991 in the anita hill hearings, we saw a record number of women elected in 1992 a

emily: glenn kelman, thank you for being here. spencer, good to see spencer, good to see you here in person. thank you both. coming up, boeing beyond the skies. our conversation with the ceo on how he plans to keep the company on the technological edge on earth and in space. if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio. listen on the bloomberg app, bloomberg.com, and, in the u.s., sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: welcome back to a special edition of "bloomberg technology" live at the geekwire summit in seattle. decades after the space race slowed down, it is revving up. this time it is not just the united states versus the ussr, it is a race largely being run by private companies like spacex, blue origin, and boeing. earlier, we sat down with the ceo of boeing, jeff nolan -- dennis muilenburg, as they set on a jetsons like future of flying cards. here's our conversation on the company is trying to stay relevant on earth and in space over the next century. inthis is an exciting time the aerospace business. we have more innovation

they have a lot of good tailwinds. emilyile the settlement with the sec requires that he step aside as chairman. they will be looking for a new chairman. what is the status of that? dana: we don't know if they've hired a search firm, but they are on a deadline. elon has to step down as chairman within 45 days and they need to hire independent new directors within 90 days. they have a very busy fall. a lot of names have been bandied about that we don't have any insight into how serious those candidates are. emily: are there any names you've heard that you think are realistic? >> i think a lot of people would be excited at the opportunity to join tesla. it is a car company, and energy company.not only a car it is a energy company, the battery storage opportunities are big and also the solar panels. there is more to come. they had the semi-truck, the crossover suv coming, they have that roadster. there is a lot in the pipeline for the company and i think a lot of people would not mind being part of it. emily: several names have

good ones. the injustices we cannot address. emilyusk who founded this with you has been concerned about the possible future of ai. how possible is the apocalypse? sam: it is hard to say when you have any credibly confident technology here is how it will go. i am personally optimistic we will get to a good future, but it will require hard work from talented people. emily: how big a risk is it that ai is off-track or it supersedes human intelligence and has a mind of its own. sam: people worry about a kid in a garage will invent ai and misuse it and -- one thing i have become confident is that will not happen. this requires truly massive resources, giant data centers, custom-built chips. we will know all the products in the world. some will be private, some by the government. as we get closer and closer, those projects will come together and make sure we are thinking about safety and control issues. emily: looking towards the future, there is concern artificial intelligence research could evolve and we need a different approach to achi

that seems like not a good thing at all. emilyso one of the gravest dangers, if these questions don't get asked? genevieve: the greatest dangers are that we take the world we live in now, and we make it the world in perpetuity moving forward. so all the things about the current world that don't feel right is what the data reflects, right? a world where women aren't paid as much as men, where certain populations are subject to more violence, where we know that certain decisions get made in a manner that is profoundly unfair. if you take all the data about how the world has been, and that's what you built the machinery on top of, we get this world as our total future. i don't know about you, but i would like something slightly different. emily: so intel has done a fascinating study of gender differences in perceptions of technology, and found that men are much more comfortable with emerging technologies than women. what are the implications of that? genevieve: i think this was one of the most interesting findings. we did this study

emily: note -- more bark than bite. thank you so much. it was a good day for semiconductors. intel blew away analysts and investors with third-quarter results beating estimates for revenue in the current quarter. intel reported $19.2 billion in revenue compared to projections of $18.12 billion. the world's second-biggest semiconductor reported revenue from their pc centric business rose 16% this coming amidst a bad chip stock as the stock exchange hit correction territory earlier this week. coming up, alphabet's third-quarter numbers are in and it is a miss in revenue. we spoke to alphabet ceo about kept those figures down. if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio. listen on the bloomberg app, bloomberg.com, and, in the u.s., sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: alphabet slumping after hours. it reported third-quarter results, and shares have fallen as much as 7% that they missed on revenues. squeezed by payouts to partners for distributing its web browser and search engine. let's get straight to it with the director of equity research in new york. we have also

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emily >> reporter: reggie, good morning.dent trump is now supportive of the fbi which he ordered with the conditions that it be be limited in scope and finished by this friday. the fbi investigation into accusations against brett kavanaugh is officially under way. while lawyers for christine blasey ford say so far agents have not spoken to her, the fbi has talked with kavanaugh's second accuser, deborah ramirez, a yale classmate who claims kavanaugh exposed himself at a dorm party. a source tells abc news ramirez provided a list of witnesses. on "60 minutes", democrat chris coons and republican jeff flake, who forced the investigation, agreeing -- >> if judge kavanaugh is shown to have lied to the committee, nomination is over? >> oh, yes, i would think so. >> reporter: investigators do not plan to interview kavanaugh's classmates who contradict his testimony about his drinking. >> isn't that relevant given there clearly was drinking going on? at least it's alleged at the party? >> no. i think you're trying to portray him as

emily: the point has been made that tech is relatively cheaper to what it once was. is that a goodenchmark? sarah: i think it depends on what you're looking at. what's interesting is you can find a valuation for almost everything. some people are looking at price to earnings, price-to-book. people will pull on what they feed off of. relatively cheap compared to history, yeah, that would be a good benchmark to go off of, but it depends on how you are actually evaluating the prices of these companies. you also have to take into account their forward growth and forward price. emily: all right. sarah, michael. we will be across all of these earnings over the next couple of weeks. tiger global has reportedly raised $3.75 billion for its 11th venture capital virm -- fir m. the new fundt specialize in technology with investments in consumer internet, cloud software, and direct consumer firms in the u.s., india, and china. sources say the fundraising exceeded the firm's target, bringing total assets under management to more than $15 billion. coming up, the hyperloop may become reality soon

anger and fear are good for their business. emilydoes it concern you at all that facebook could be hurting democracy more than it's helping? >> i think our goal and our responsibility is to make sure that we are helping democracy. we are ready. that does not mean that there will not be challenges. when you have malicious actors like this there are always unexpected threats and challenges. emily: the question remains, will 2018 be different? coming up, microsoft is looking to make the workplace inclusive for all. that includes the more than one billion people in the world with disabilities. we will talk to the microsoft ceo, next. check us out at technology. and follow us on tictoc on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: this month is national disability employment awareness month, and this year's theme is "empowering all." microsoft is trying to do just that. empower the one billion plus people in the world with disabilities. earlier this year, microsoft announced a five-year, $25 million ai accessibility program with rapid developme

emily: realistically, is that going to happen without laws? >> good question. gender parity issue hasn't. that is one of the reasons the legislation went into pace -- into place. i'm hopeful. i'm optimistic. we will see. emily: shannon gordon, ceo of the board list, thank you so much. speaking of a woman on the board of facebook, we are going to hear from one of them when we return. sue desmond hellmann joins us next. bloomberg tech's livestreaming on twitter. be sure to follow our breaking news network on twitter. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: the bill and melinda gates foundation vision is a world where everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy productive life. the foundation spends billions around the globe tackling issues like child mortality, infectious disease, health coverage, and access to education. they are also believers in data and the power of technology to solve pressing issues. we caught up with ceo sue desmond-hellmann in seattle. take a listen. >> in every way, data drives how we take action. globally, we use data on the global burden of dise

emily: sebastian thrun, kitty hawk ceo, i could continue to debate this with you for hours, but thank you. goodsee you. we are staying in the skies. earth's resources are finite and jeff bezos thinks humans may need a plan b. how the rocket company is working on sending millions, maybe even trillions to live in space, next. ♪ emily: welcome back to a special edition of "bloomberg technology " live in san francisco. marking the magazine's anniversary, an in-depth look at one of the most disruptive companies, blue origin. blue origin plans on sending passengers on joyrides to . and one day possibly to a life outside earth. here to tell us more, stephen, who wrote the cover story and the second cover story ever for wired 25 years ago. you've covered a lot of tech. what strikes you as most surprising about jeff bezos and blue origin? >> what is surprising to me is how much he's tagging this company that he's funding now for a vision which won't come to fruition until after he's dead and we are all dead. he's spending money to make sure in his mind that humanity has a future, and he believes our fut

anger and fear are good for their business. emily: does it concern you at all facebook could be hurting democracy more than it is helping? and think our goal responsibilities to ensure we are helping democracy more than we are hurting. we are ready. that does not mean there will not be challenges. when you have malicious actors, there are always going to be challenges. emily: the question remains, will 2018 be different? room is already being put to the test in brazil which is in the midst of a presidential election. you saw brazilian and american flags in the room. facebook is using the were delighted to describe how efficiently it is performing. to talk about brazil and how the battle against fake news is being fought, i want to bring in april so you journalist -- bring in a brazilian journalist. when brazilians went to the polls over the weekend, they debunked 12 rumors that combined for 1.7 million facebook shares alone. also with me in the studio is sarah frier who covers facebook. sarah, there is a situation rapidly developing

wem personally optimistic will get to a good future, but it will require hard work from talented people. emilya risk is it that ai is off-track or it supersedes human intelligence and has a mind of its own. sam: people worry about a kid in a garage will invent ai and -- one thing i have become confident is that will not happen. this requires truly massive resources, giant data centers, custom-built chips. we will know all the products in the world. some will be private, some by the government. as we get closer and closer, those projects will come together and make sure we are thinking about safety and control issues. emily: looking towards the future, there is concern artificial intelligence research could evolve and we need a different approach to achieve the breakthroughs we were hoping for. you agree? sam: not at all. if you look at the results each year, it is incredibly more impressive every year. not long ago [indiscernible] now we can make incredibly sophisticated video games with hundreds of thousands of actions being taken. we have made algorithmic projects -- progress each year and h

and having a diverse portfolio, having a diverse employee base , these are things that are good for business. emilyu reportedly told bill gurley that he had a responsibility to fix what was going on. how do you decide when to press those buttons? katrina: i have a great relationship with bill. i feel like he's somebody that is happy to listen to my very direct opinions about what i was seeing. i have so much respect for bill and benchmark. it was a series of really difficult decisions that they have made in the last year, last two years. i appreciate bill for his openness and listening to my direct opinions. emily: you had your own me too problem with the investor who was accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and assault. i know that legally you can't discuss it, which is part of silicon valley's problem, forcing people to sign nda's, so these stories never get told. what is your reaction to the broader stories that have been told by women? katrina: the last year has undoubtedly been a big moment of change. there's a lot that has led up to this. in many cases, there were decades of behavio

emily: you played up a good argument on why we should still believe in facebook, but what about all of the skepticism and what about all of the mistakes they have made? what about some of the lackluster engagement with their core product which is now the newsfeed? richard: i would echo sarah's comment. instagram is a huge business, huge. i look at instagram and go "this is the modern day cure for boredom." mark gurman used to talk about tv was the cure for boredom. the cure for boredom in 2018 is instagram. people use it anywhere they go to kill a moment in time. this is the dominant cure for boredom for people all around the world. it is going to grow from one billion to 2 billion users. time spent is growing and it is the mall where everybody finds goods and services that they are interested in. products, you the can make a reasonable argument that over the next five years, maybe seven years, that instagram will be a bigger business in court facebook. maybe-- core facebook. maybe they get facebook stories to work, but i believe the growth potential of instagram over the next five to

everyone was expecting this as good news. emily: let's take a deeper dive into the numbers.ompany said still on target to deliver 100,000 model x cars this year, and of course we are always looking at the model 3. when you look at the actual delivery numbers, are you liking what you see? >> yeah. i mean, one of the big things about the delivery numbers is all of the models were strong. model 3, model s, and model x. we haven't even seen the base model 3. that is the key part of looking forward. when the base model 3 comes out, a lot of consumers will want this car at $35,000 or at the lowest price. there's plenty of demand for tesla. it is a brand that has so much power. it is almost like a lifestyle thing like google or apple. as long as consumers are still interested, they will do well. traded at new session highs, after hours trading up 14%. this is after a very tumultuous quarter. elon musk's run-in with the sec after he claimed he was planning to take tesla private and have the funding secured for it. tesla and elon musk have been fined $40 million and he is stepping do

accurately. >> juan: you close your eyes, "trump is just talking." >> greg: i was so good on trump when he was running. >> emilygoing to lighten things up with "wild card wednesday" when we come back. ♪ >> dana: that's a good song. all right, it's time for this... ♪ it's "wildcard wednesday." we each pick topics, put them in this hat. none of us know the other stories. going to pick one. number one, san francisco now has an app to help residents report on public walkways. let's people figure it out, you can take a photo, get it cleaned up. was this yours? >> emily: it was mine. >> greg: you are bay area, you know, it's sad. >> emily: it took someone not from the bay who moved to the bank, a guy who moved to vermont to create it, he texted when you find, not only human feces, but needles. it was over -- let's see, i wrote it down. oh, 24,000 direct calls to public works. he created this app, and as my home cities across the bay, it's such a shame. >> greg: the whole city, it's full of crap. i had to take an escalator coming out of part, the escalator was broken, one of the tall escalator. why, because it is clog