former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.orn and raised in brazil, he left a top job as the facebook android to take xiaomi global. joining me, xiaomi vice president of global operations, hugo barra. so great to have you here. hugo: my pleasure. emily: how is your chinese? hugo: coming along slowly. maybe next time, we can do it. emily: i will hold you to that. i understand they call you tiger brother. how did you get that name? hugo: our ceo, a social media rockstar, superstar did a simple post and said hey guys, hugo barra is joining us from google, we have to give him a name. people went crazy. everybody started suggesting names. i had no say in it. you are tiger brother. emily: when are you going to start selling phones in the united states? hugo: i would tell you if i knew. but i don't. we don't have a set date yet. selling phones is a big step up. it is a huge marketing undertaking. you know, building a smartphone brand. operationally it is complicated. you have to have after sales set up, customer support set up, custo

joining me, xiaomi vice president of global operations, hugo barra. hugo: my pleasure. emily: how is your chinese? hugo: coming along slowly. maybe. emily: i will hold you to that. i understand they call you tiger brother. how did you get that name? hugo: our ceo, a social media rockstar, superstar did a simple post and said hey guys, hugo barra is joining us from google, we have to give him a name. people went crazy. i had no say in it. you are tiger brother. emily: when are you going to start selling phones in the united states? hugo: i would tell you if i knew. we don't have a set date yet. selling phones is a big step up. it is a huge marketing undertaking. operationally it is complicated. you have to have after sales set up, customer support set up, customer support said up. it takes a huge amount of work and localizing the hardware. we're not quite ready yet. emily: are you saying you will someday? hugo: of course. emily: what will it take? hugo: a sizable team to manage the process operationally, certification, ongoing engineering help. emily: months away, years

emily: my full interview with hugo barra tonight, 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific., the future of samsung is in the balance. we will bring you the latest in the daily struggle for power. google maps caved on a name after protesters disputed. ♪ emily: the google ceo is addressing investors for the first time. she says watch time on mobile for youtube is up two times. it is time now for the daily byte which is 2118. that is the number of petitioners who took to change.org to change the name of an island in the south china sea. they won. here is the story. that tiny landmass had been called scarborough shoal but recently google maps started describing it as a chain of islands in china. they changed the name back after the petition. they try to maintain politically neutral names. if you look at the region on chinese google maps, the land appears to fall within chinese territory. the win on change.org is for now a matter of perspective. we have talked a lot about better ways to integrate corporate executives in technology. now there is a database of female tech executive

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.sed in left a top job as the facebook android to take xiaomi global. joining me, xiaomi vice president of global operations, hugo barra.

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.d raised in brazil, he left a top job as the facebook android to take xiaomi global. joining me, xiaomi vice president of global operations, hugo barra. so great to have you here.

hugo barra, global vice president at xiaomi, joining us on the phone from brazil.s. >>> still keeping an eye on the markets. the dow in triple digits, this has been the leading indicator of how we trade here and we will have the european close and it's impact on u.s. markets next on "squawk alley." ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very best service in return. ♪ usaa. we know what it means to serve. get an auto insurance quote and see why 92% of our members plan to stay for life. the only difference: that little blue thingy. you see it? that's a sensor. using ge software, the light can react to its environment- getting brighter only when it's needed. in a night, it saves a little energy. but, in a year it saves a lot. and the other street? it's been burning energy all night. for frank. frank's a cat. now, two things that are exactly the same, have never been more different. ge software. get connected. get insights. get optimized. >>> as the e

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.

hugo barra, xiaomi's global vice president, spoke about it on "squawk alley."ow they're able to keep the cost so low. >> we're manufacturing locally here in brazil which is a way to get to the best price given all the tax advantages of doing that. so we are bringing the same model, the same business model, and the same user model to brazil. it's a very social media driven model for creating buzz. >> first of all, hugo barra is absolutely a brazilian legend. he's a very well-decorated guy in that world. so what's going on here? i don't think this is a threat to apple. if you look at apple's iphones, they're selling it -- yes, major inflation in brazil, $1200, $1300. this is a case where they're establishing a beachhead. i think the biggest impact is on people like samsung. if you want to look on how to play the brazilian cell phone industry, look at the cell providers in there. you can buy a couple adrs. tseo, tsu or viva, viv. these are badly, badly beaten down but the buildout of the lte network in very bornt. that's unltly good for apple. maybe even play the

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.raised in brazil he left a top job at the pop desktop space of android to take xiaomi global. joining me, xiaomi vice

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.and raised in brazil, he left a top job as the facebook

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.and raised in brazil, he left a top job as the facebook android to take xiaomi global. joining me, xiaomi vice

also taking aim at apple, hugo barra on the international expansion strategy. here's another look at the futures. looking like we're going to have a strong open. a lot more from post nine after this. when you're not confident you have complete visibility into your business, it can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. with innovative solutions that connect machines and people... to keep your internet of things in-sync, in real-time. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. behold, these are two wind turbines. can you spot the difference? the wind farm on the right was created using digital models and real world location-based specs that taught it how to follow the wind. so while the ones on the left are waiting the ones on the right are pulling power out of thin air. pretty impressive, huh? now, two things that are exactly the same have have never been more different. ge software. get connected. get insights. get optimized. >>> futures are up this morning. let's call it on greek optimism. whatever that means. maybe, m

former google executive hugo barra intends to change that.d raised in brazil, he left a top job as the facebook android to take xiaomi global.

. >> what are remittances going to look like in five years, we had hugo barra from xiaomi talking about how they're smelling smartphone force $160. five years from now are we going to be sending cash. >> xoom is actually mobile remittances, that's what paypal is buying here. i think another question though is because paypal will trade as a stand-alone company on july 20th, yes, maybe they needed to do this deal because of you know, a situational issues at xoom or they wanted to do it before the stock price went up even more there are all of these reasons to do it now. but doing a deal that's close do $1 billion two weeks before you become a stand-alone company? >> two weeks before you have your own currency which you can use and conceivably may benefit from the fact that you're independent. there are plenty of investor who is have done the math for quite a long time in terms of valuing paypal. you're right. one of the reasons, one of the many reasons to be separated is to have your own currency to use and deal. >> all right. well jon steinberg, thanks for joining us today. always good t

vonnie: watch that interview with xiaomi's hugo barra at 7:30 p.m. eastern.irst look at pluto did not disappoint. pictures that came back from nasa's new horizons showed ice mountains as high as the rockies. there were canyons that appeared six times as deep as the grand canyon. tom: this is spectacular. ken chang in "the new york times" nailed it. i was stunned how people did not cover this. major credit for "the new york times" for putting this above the fold. this is resistance from new york to bombay, india, to mumbai. 7,800 miles away after going 300,000 million miles. excuse me, 3000 million miles. 3 billion miles to go see the -- you can see they are skiing down . vonnie: "the times" called it a toy store. brendan: what is the value of regaining a sense of wonder about the universe? tom has a sense of wonder. tom: it is the single biggest argument, my father has had over a beverage of our choice. manned versus unmanned. unmanned has hit it out of the park with the success. let's get back to the realities of frankfurt and washington. mario draghi will t