super patch can be downloaded from lenovo's web site. >>> verizon hopes to boost cell phone growth. verizon will add small cells to existing utility poles in the biggest neighborhoods. it covers more than traditional cells but size has less of an impact on the scenic city. >>> coming up next on abc7 news at 9:00 california has delivered less than half of the federal aid it received to help with the housing crisis. why the state is lagging behind others in offering relief. >>> could winter weather be on its way? meteorologist drew tuma will have your forecast. >>> sharks and kings giving hockey fans at levi stadium. perfect >>> covering novato oakland sunnyvale, and the area this is abc7 news. >>> more than two years after got aid to help the crash the state handed out only half of it. the keep your home california helps reduce mortgage principal payments. tell the l.a. times they got a late start because most wouldn't participate until the state agreed to shoulder the entire cost. they expect the federal aid to be distributed by the end of 2017. >>> busy day for astronauts at the sp

lenovo officials say they deactivated the software last month.ell, they also stopped installing it on computers, saying it failed to meet the expectations of its customers. lenovo has posted instructions on its website on how to completely remove the software. >>> japan's skymark airlines is getting multiple offers now of support to help pull it out of bankruptcy. the country's third largest airline filed for protection last month. sources say there are now nearly 20 offers to help it rebuild. travel agency h.i.s. is one of them. it was one of skymark's founders. financial services op orex has put in a bid. a trading house and an investment fund also reportedly made offers by the deadline on thursday. skymark is seeking backing from other airlines as well. they have until monday to offer restructuring plans. n.a. holdings has expressed interest. skymark has 36 domestic landing lots at haneda airport. all right that is going to wrap it up for biz tonight. let's see how things are looking on the markets. >>> the 2028 tokyo olympic and pair olympic

. >> lenovo said it messed up i preinstalling software that exposed its users to hackers. the biggest maker of personal computers has promised to have a fix ready today. john dawson is standing by in hong kong. this is software which was loaded up unbeknownst to the customer. >> correct. this is a bit of a blow. the cheek tech officer said this -- chief tech officer said this -- we messed up badly. we made a mistake. our guys missed it. we are owning it. at least they are being honest about it and transparent. they tell the public what you're doing about it and be honest. the software was preinstalled and may expose their customers to hackers. it was made by a company called superficial. it will be ready on friday. that is quite encouraging. not only are they giving a transparent statement. they are also giving a solution as well. that's a way to deal with the problem. >> that's encouraging. england's cricket performance not quite so. >> i smile out of shock because i cannot believe what just happened. australia thrashed us. new zealand crushed us. you have first of all th

second place, in their dreams -- samsung was in fifth place mind apple and lenovo. what happened?g fall or does it reflect the fragility of market share dominance in china? >> it reflects an amazing fall. if you go back to 2012, every single quarter, samsung was the leading supplier in china. basically, it has fallen apart and what you see now is you got this upstart in xiaomi and market dynamics where some of the indigenous chinese carriers would sell bundles. they are selling direct and getting more sophisticated with their product design. apple has moved in and moved in fast. >> when i look at the rise of xiaomi in particular, i look at a company that decides to have a full featured phone and also/any notion of profit. lenovo does the exact same thing. >> xiaomi is fascinating because they load up, historically, they load up top-tier processors and load up with memory and it's a beautiful industrial design if you have ever been over there. they really want to try to make money on their version of androids. make money on accessories and make money on apps, make money on other ki

lenovo is apologizing for software that tracks customers.tweeted out instructions on how to remove the software. something that you do not see often in jordan. snow. heavy snowfall paralyzed jordan's capital and its surrounding towns. snow also fell on jerusalem and on israel's desert. >> cisco ceo john chambers says we are at the dawn of a digital arrow, and edge --era, an error of possibility, but also one of losers and winners. i sat down with john chambers in new york city yesterday and we talked about strategy activism and why cisco is one of the big winners. >> the first generation of the internet has occurred from the time that it was started to today. that was the information age. i think we got good economic results as a result of that. let us assume that this is now the digital era. in terms of how every company adjusts to that, if it were something to require genetically -- dramatically faster movement every company would be a digital and those that do not move will be left behind. a fortune 500 company over 25 years -- only about

he wi lenovo soured ordered it deleted.alking about the biggest laptop maker in the world so a lot of people are affected. superphish is not from some shady overseas outfit, it was made in palo alto. security analysts say it is insecure. junky unwanted programs called bloat ware. you remember this, apple making fun of bloatware in the old i'm a mac, i'm a pc ad. the ads are long gone but bloatware still sticks around. >>> speaking of apple more talk the company truly is building a car to go along with your phone and your watch. some news reports say apple has hired 200 automatic engineers, bloomberg says a target date for the first apple car 2020 even the onion is weighing in, saying the apple car's windshield will be super easy to crack but it still should work anyway. finally lawmakers in new mexico are looking to sell their space port. new mexico has a space port. this is an artist's rendition but it's like an airport but for space except there are no clients. virgin galactic delayed its launches after its crash. the new

lenovo's market share is getting bigger.g on all counts. >> speaking of hot companies we always talk about, uber is one of them. the tables have turned. google preparing its own right hailing service, most likely in c driverless cars -- in concert with driverless cars. >> i do not see it in conjunction with the driverless car anytime soon. google employees are using the rideshare at. a lot of people have been mentioning while the driverless car is ready to hit the roads regulators are not ready to allow it. it will be a long time before he can hail a driverless car, even in california. >> goal has never really been the first mover in a lot of major businesses. when you look at e-mail, search. there were movers before them. they came in, and proved it and now they are dominant in those spaces. if i were uber, i would be looking at this and saying, we have to do something. >> apparently, uber is countering that they want to start its own driverless car business. or build its own driverless car. it is difficult since google has

i look at lenovo who has done the exact same thing. >> so xiaomi is fascinating because they load up,y will load up top-tier processors, with memory. and it's also a pretty beautiful industrial design. if you've been there and seen the product. they really want to try to make money on their version of androids. a little bit like the jeff bezos model but hasn't shown up on the kindle fire. make money on accessories and apps and other kinds of services that they can offer. i will also say there's an authenticity about the brand where you don't see that with samsung. samsung is sort of the big monolith moving forward with lots of products but not a lot of authenticity and authentic voice people can latch on to there. >> yet samsung have talked about lowering the number of phones they offer and substantially they'll still make a ton of different kinds of phones, but they were up over 100 varieties of phones just over a year ago. >> we saw this in the pc world, too. i can remember talking to michael dell about how they have to get rid of the number of skews because people just want one ico

saturday but winds of change are on the way for cooler numbers to round out the >>> computermaker lenovo has released a tool that will help remove preinstalled ad ware. he said i.s. it disabled the program from some of its notebook devices. the company released a patch to remove it from previously purchased computers. they scan images seep on web browser, security experts found it could allow hackers to steal users da data. >>> verizon hopes to boost cell phone coverage in san francisco. as building grows it becomes more difficult for signals to find their way to foam. a tech web site reports this spring verizon will add 400 small cells to existing utility poles in the busiest neighborhoods. small cells cover less area than traditional cells but their size will have less impact on the scenic city. >>> up next at 6:00, could winter weather be on its way? meteorologist drew tuma will have the forecast. >>> sharks and kings, levi's stadium and outdoor hockey. cal and stanford, big-game basketball. i love this new sirachi burger. it's siracha. sluracha? no. si-rah-chah. siriracha. no. watch

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american government agencies have had concerns about wild way and lenovo. they've been reluctant to use some of those machines in the u.s. government and high-tech, high security industries for the same reasons the chinese may be resisting american equipment. so you have this sort of standoff but more american companies are selling equipment in china than chinese companies are selling equipment here at the high end. so that means that those american companies have a lot to lose here and a lot of that plays into this tension that yo now seeing between the silicon valley companies and the government in the wake of the snowden disclosures. a bit of a frosty relationship with business being lost. >> eamon javers thank you. in washington. >>> chesapeake is the latest energy company to cut back because of slumping crude prices. that's where we begin tonight's market focus. reported lower than expected earnings and would cut the rig count. the stock today, one of the worst performers in the s&p 500. down 9.5% to 17.98. soda stream quarterly profit topping estimate

. ♪ ♪ >>> computermaker lenovo has released a tool that will help remove preinstalled ad ware.. it disabled the program from some of its notebook devices. the company released a patch to remove it from previously purchased computers. they scan images seep on web browser, security experts found it could allow hackers to steal users da data. >>> verizon hopes to boost cell phone coverage in san francisco. as building grows it becomes more difficult for signals to find their way to foam. a tech web site reports this spring verizon will add 400 small cells to existing utility poles in the busiest neighborhoods. small cells cover less area than traditional cells but their size will have less impact on the scenic city. >>> up next at 6:00, could winter weather be on its way? meteorologist drew tuma will have the forecast. >>> sharks and kings, levi's stadium and outdoor hockey. cal and stanford, big-game basketba >>> another february day in the bay area and more -- drew tuma joins us now. >> it's going to be the trend we have for at least a couple days. live doppler 7hd is going to s

government advised lenovo customers to remove super fish because it was vulnerable to cyber attacks. >>> then the dress. a sensation on social media and it all started when scottish singer cate lynn mcneil asked on her twitter account what color is the dress, white and gold or blue and black. we'll put it to you. what do you think? that's the cnbc news update. more halftime after a quick break. [ male announcer ] your love for trading never stops. so if you get a trade idea about, say, organic food stocks, schwab can help. with a trading specialist just a tap away. what's on your mind, lisa? i'd like to talk about a trade idea. let's hear it. [ male announcer ] see how schwab can help light a way forward. so you can make your move, wherever you are. and start working on your next big idea. ♪ it all started when scottish ♪ >>> welcome back. so many good calls of the day to talk about today. how about ibm. steve weiss, downgraded to underperform or really reiterated by jeffreys after ibm's invest day a day ago and ginni rometty on cnbc. >> i think every business they have is completely

lenovo surged and profits beat with smartphone sales. they expanded their share of the global smartphone markets and it was $2.53 million in the quarter. >> in london, the greeks are standing down. they are calling for a swap instead of a right down to appease the creditors. government borrowing costs surged last week. it is good to see you. help was understand what is going on. if you are swapping one for another, we assume the new is different than the old. is this a haircut by another name? >> there is wonder if there ever will be. we are in a bit of a volatile situation and there is the extreme view that maximizes their bargaining position. there is volatility and a lot of rhetoric. >> it is interesting to see how the markets have reacted this time around. the government bonds are up and you will get the borrowing. portugal is up. i am being naive. is there a firewall? the bond markets do not seem shaken. >> there is less impact than there would have been in 2011 or 2012. there is about 320 billion euros of greek debt and almost all

we've certainly seen adversaries hacking into companies, like lenovo and others -- back during the computer be coming from the manufacturers themselves. if that is truly what is happening, we have a big problem. >> ceo of the cyber security firm silence. socially conscious startups are all the rage here in tech land. we would talk about the efforts to highlight the feel-good companies next. ♪ ♪ you are watching bloomberg west where thewe focus on technology and innovation. the final price is to have billion dollars, is a smaller company. try to integrate operations. carnegie mellon, the top ranked information college in the nation has an information technology problem. they mistakenly sent out acceptance e-mails to 800 applicants. the problem is the program only exception hundred applicants each year. the e-mails were a mistake, carnegie mellon says it is reviewing the process. we now know who plunked down $300,000 for dinner in las vegas. that person is a vice ceo shane smith, he said he has been on a lucky gambling run. at the bellagio's prime steakhouse for the consumer electronic show.

lenovo has its own hacking problem.he company has apologized after it was found that it's preinstalled software could lead customers vulnerable to hack attacks. lenovo says it was a mistake to include the software and is helping customers remove them. it may be cold in new york, but look at this. that is jerusalem underneath all that snow. a snowstorm shut down public transport in the capital and close roads leading in and out of the city. snow in a desert. that is the latest world news. another update at 45 minutes past the hour. it has been a busy week for spencer rascoff. it all began last friday with an earnings report that showed zillow's fourth-quarter revenue up 58%. by wednesday, his company announced the completed acquisition of trulia. the same day, he was off to san francisco for his first ever all hands meeting at truly upon headquarters. a quick selfie before speaking to a sales team in denver. spencer ref -- spencer rascoff joins us. by the way, when you are on social media, we see you everywhere. now we c

whenever working on -- lenovo working on a deal to let users uninstall software.t was a mistake to have software included after coming under fire from angry owners. the firm has promised the fix will be open today. telecom italia slowed its pace of revenue declined last year and reported net debt that beat estimates. sales dropped in 2014. compared with a 9.1% decrease for 2013. samsung is the latest company to venture global payments after it acquired loop pay, pitting it against apple. here for more is jason and the cofounder and ceo of my check. this is basically mobile payment s that allows diners to share bills. i go to jason's restaurant i say let's do it like this you do not have to ask for two pin numbers. how big is it and what is your future expectation? >> you look at the hospitality sector it is not about the payment, it is the entire experience. allowing people to pay and restaurants is not big news. if you leverage their experience, being able to view the check live and choose to split with friends, it has become interesting. if you add the ability t

lenovo has disabled software known as super fish.duct scans web browsing data to tailor advertising to users. the software was intended to help find interesting products while shopping. sure. mark crumpton from "bottom line" joins us. what's up? >> germany has rejected a bailout proposal from grace. the development comes as global market consider the possibility of a eurozone without grace. our continued fiscal austerity measures how the economic reforms are contained strangle growth and made matters worse. a professor from economics from dartmouth college will give us his analysis. i will see you in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. more bloomberg west -- more "bloomberg west" right after this. ♪ cory: i'm cory johnson. this is "bloomberg west." some of the biggest issues for every company include cyber attacks. nobody takes it more seriously than jpmorgan and when they got hacked, it was a big deal. they listed some military great help, including building headquarters to fight these kinds of problems next-door to the nsa in fo

lenovo has disabled software known as super fish. it's preloaded onto notebooks.rs complained. the product scans web browsing data to tailor advertising to users. the software was intended to help find interesting products while shopping. sure. right. more right after this. cory: i'm cory johnson. this is "bloomberg west." some of the biggest issues for every company include cyber attacks. nobody takes it more seriously than jpmorgan and when they got hacked, it was a big deal. they listed some military great -- and listed some military grade help, including building headquarters to fight these kinds of problems next-door to the nsa in fort meade, maryland. but is it working? jordan robinson wrote an interesting story about this interesting fight. what they have done is amazing. a thousand people fighting this, twice the number of google's cyber security team? >> i spent a significant amount of time looking into the story and basically what we have is a novel experiment unfolding within jpmorgan, the kind of militarization of private sector cyber security. not onl

lenovo shares up the most in two years after the company reported a 31% rise in the third quarter. the chinese tech giant is the world's largest pc maker started seeing big growth in other areas and boosting smartphone shipments. their server business is on track for five alien dollars in annual sales after acquiring ibm's server business. now to the lead -- the fight is on to rule the future of transportation. it may end up being google and one of the companies it has already invested in -- huber -- uber. they have also set up a lab in pittsburgh. not to be outdone, google is said to be developing its own ridesharing service that may be integrated into self driving cars stop which company has the leg up here? joining us the a skype is john leonard. i know you know these worlds well. let's take this piece by piece. i saw eric schmidt yesterday and he spoke cautiously and boast initially about that early investment in uber. what do you think google has learned about the uber business? >> it really is an exciting time and i got the chance to speak to uber at m.i.t.. they were getting

behind apple, lenovo. what happened? crawford don't product joins us.awford del prett joins us. but it reflects an amazing fall more than anything else. going back to 2012, every single quarter samsung was the leading supplier in china. basically it has fallen apart. what they see now is you have this upstart in shall me -- how choime. they had bundled, like at&t whether china label phone. those folks are now selling direct and getting a lot more sophisticated product design. as you point out, apple has absolutely moved in and move in fast. >> when i look at the rise of xiaomi in particular, i look at a company that will have a full featured phone and has no expectations. >> it is fascinating, because they load up they historically will load of top-tier processors, they will load up with memory and pretty beautiful industrial design if you have ever been over there to see the product. they really want to try to make money on their version of android. a little bit like jeff bezos model but has not shown up on the kindle fire. make money on accessories,th

in that environment, you have to compete with grander gear and along with the likes of cisco, lenovo and ibm, so it is not easy. they have their own execution challenges as well. but the two together, add the currency effect overlay and it does not paint a pretty quarter. cory: operating margins are a little better than they were a year ago, but with the top line shrinking so much it's not going to make this a bigger or better company. do we need to accept the notion that the shrinkage at this point is just going to be -- it's not going to be the big business it once seemed like it was going to be? >> meg whitman is certainly betting against that thesis in that you continue to see margin improvement and cost reductions helping the company. we will wait and see if you do split that in your off of a smaller place, a fortune 50 company is nothing to sneeze at but whether you can extract the same kind of cost savings number one and, number two, you -- can you become more agile that's the bigger challenge, to be honest. cory: this morning, the announced a big deal for deutsche bank. they

the results were in line with analysts' estimates compiled by bloomberg for stop lenovo posted processd expanded profit share for computers and smartphones. the stock rose in hong kong that is its biggest gain on an intraday basis since january 2014. those are your top world news headlines. >> speaking of world news, let's look at angela merkel. a few headlines, not a lot, but merkel really throwing the ball back to the greeks. >> we have an waiting for angela merkel to respond forever. this event is now a week old. hans nichols joins us from berlin. ok, tom. >> let me pick this up, hans if i could about the domestic politics in germany. one of the pressures to -- what are the pressures the chancellor faces in germany? >> they oppose any debt write-down or debt haircut however you describe it for greece, that has been clear in the last week. it has been clear, clearly angela merkel's position. the latest is the greek government is still working on its position. there is still a wait and see mode, and it is important to note that there has not as we know of in a meeting between merkel.

lenovo said it has worked with partners to eliminate the adware and will offer users a free six month'suction to mcafee antivirus services. the u.s. loses oil rigs for the 12th consecutive week. baker hughes said u.s. rigs fell by 43 last week, at their lowest level since june, 2011. crude prices headed for a second straight week of losses. it is friday. pop some popcorn. let the binging began. season three of "house of cards" is finally out. the notion of binge watching -- how many are watching this thing? netflix will not tell us. joining me from new york, paul sweeney. do you love the show? i love the show. but, you know, we are overpaid white guys in a particular demographic area how big is this show? we do not have real rating numbers for this. paul: you are right. networks does not release ratings for individual shows at all. the only thing investors know is, the company has been pretty clear that some of the original programming like "house of cards," "orange is the new black" have riven subscriber growth. they feel confident that investments in original programming result in gro

lenovo website was hacked on wednesday. it comes just a week after another security breach at the chinese computer and smartphone if i recall. hacking group lizard squad claimed responsibility. >> the chinese government dropped some of the world's leading technology brands from its approved state purchase list. cisco, apple, and citrix have all been removed. cisco had 60 products on the list but this has been reduced to zero. >> now still to come here on worldwide exchange lloyds is next in line to report earnings after rbs posts it's 7th straight loss but our next guest says brighter times are ahead thanks to the improving economy. we'll discuss after this short break. >> shares are down around 20% since peter sands took the helm in november 2006. >> rbs posted it's 7th consecutive loss on the value of its u.s. business citizens and charges. they also confirmed the former regulator would take over as chairman. investors get another check tomorrow when lloyds reports results. barclays wraps up results for the sector next tu

. >>> lenovo computers has admitted it preinstalled super fish adware, it could leave notebook users to hackers. it opens the door for hackers, aside from just being tacky. they stopped downloading the feature. linkedin, the social network for professionals is cashing in on ads, a new linked in program lets advertisers follow its users as they browse the internet companies have placed ads on profiles of linked in members, the ads appear not only on linked, in but on other website users visits. linked in says advertisers don't know any personal information about the members and users can opt out of tracking. how about letting us opt in if we want it we'll let you know. >>> whether you want to celebrate san francisco history or find art. >> some ideas how to explore where you live. >> this year marks an extraordinary milestone in san francisco's history, and our very own cheryl jennings will be ringing in the special event on saturday. the 100th anniversary of the panama pacific international exposition. join your bay area neighbors at the palace of fine arts. we look back at the world

we've certainly seen adversaries hacking into companies and like lenovo and others and back-dooring theual buys the bootable part of the computer to put their own stuff in here but not to be coming from the manufacturers themselves. if that is truly what's happening i think we've got a really big problem on our hand. >> that was stuart mcclure, ceo of cylance. up next making money and doing good. ♪ >> you are watching "bloomberg west," where we focus on innovation, technology, and the future of business was up i am cory johnson. here are some stories that made headlines. realty web site zillow, $2.5 billion in stocks. the new combined company called zillow group. 350 billion jobs are being cut in an attempt to integrate operations. carnegie mellon, the top-ranked technology company in the nation apparently has a technology problem on its hands. you mistakenly sent out 800 letters, the problem is the program only accepts 100 a year. carnegie mellon now says it's reviewing its notification process. we now know who plunked down $300,000 for dinner in las vegas. vice ceo shane smith. smith

it an can en downloaded from lenovo's website. >>> as buildings grow it becomes more difficult for phonesg verizon will begin adding 400 small cells to existing utility poles in the busiest neighborhoods. small cells cover less area than traditional cells but their size will have less impact on the scenic city. unfortunately no rain. >> that's right. we are in the 50s right now. the winds will arrive later today. think about the 70s. right now 52 san francisco. airport delays throughout the afternoon. temperatures around normal today. we will review what that is coming up. >> thank you, lisa. also ahead, cal and stanford play some big game hoops on the form with postseason ramifications. mike shumann has the highlights ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yoplait. with a smooth and creamy taste your whole family loves. don't miss yoplait's exciting new flavors -- creamy caramel and cookies 'n cream. hey, gracie... you know how our family has... daddy and mommy... and me! yeah, that's right. pretty soon... you're going to have a baby brother. ♪ ♪ and... a puppy. ♪ ♪ [ chuckles ] deal. ♪ ♪ >> good you bought a motorcyc

this i mean how do you make money in android when motorola now owned by lenovo, a chinese company, isble to put out a phone like this, five megapixel camera, quad core processor, storage, the goods, for 150 bucks. >> the answer is you don't make much money and the margins are so thin in this industry. what say you to that? >> yeah. i mean that's sort of what it appears to have come down to at this point, but apple has still managed to make not just as much money as it used to, but more money. so i think the smartphone market you have to question how does it end up looking? does the high-end belong to apple alone? is someone else able to kind of live in that tier and create an ecosystem that's not asailable. we haven't seen it yet. samsung is suffering and this isn't going to make it easier. >> borderline disposable, buy them and throw them away and that will be it. >> 150 buck, come on, what do you buy for 150 bucks. >> diapers. >> yes. a coat. it's fashion at this point. >> yeah. thanks for bringing that to us. >>> janet yellen's testimony continuing on capitol hill. bring back steve

and lenovo the largest pc maker will no longer preinstall software that cyber security experts said was malicious and made devices vulnerable to hacking. record temperatures began to fall in the southeast as the siberian express blanketed the eastern third of the nation in subzero temperatures. you're looking at scenes from the nashville, tennessee area. more than 100 million americans were set to be impacted by the blast. coming up on closing bell the ceo of gold corps at 3:00 p.m. eastern time on cnbc. that's your cnbc news update at this hour. back to you. >> courtney, thanks so much. yields are lower after the fed minutes from one day ago. jackie deangelis has more on where they may go from here. jackie? >> that's the question, scott. we are watching the 10-year yield lower but the interesting thing is after the fed minutes it was the short-term treasuries where rates really dropped and that's because people are expecting that rate hike to come a little later. jim what do you think the fed minutes meant for treasuries overall, how are you looking at this trade it? >> when i saw the

. >> the pc maker lenovo has had their website hijacked less than a week after they were criticized for-- and google is overhauling their european union. that is according to the financial times. the search engine giant -- this is a -- -- the maker of a fast-growing cancer drug is exploring options including sales. the california-based drugmaker has attracted attention from the likes of johnson and johnson and could fetch up to $17 billion or $18 million in a sale. a french drugmaker has one u.s. approval for their diabetes treatment. the food and drug in menstruation cleared this treatment. -- administration. cleared this treatment. it's expected to -- >> join us on twitter. i have been tweeting one-liners that mark has just done. one man who did not want to talk about pimco. he had had enough of that question. go to my twitter account. >> coming up, greece's official speaks to bloomberg. more of that interview in a couple of minutes. ♪ >> greece has time on its bailout program. but the same government that appeased creditors was elected on in and night a sturdy platform. we sat down w

the main thing they are doing, xiaomi, and the likes of lenovo they are building their own software platforming something unique. because google services are not really a thing in china, and lots of the companies have to build other on custom software. a lot more customization to allow these chinese brands which make it uniquely differs from samsung they might see. >> if they get launched for example in the u k and western europe and the u.s., if they come to the market is it a trouble of them getting market share? >> qualcomm has strong positions in several markets in europe. tcl owns a brand that is strong in france and latin america. so, you already have these chinese brands really pushing and driving hard into western markets. huawei interdigital a bit partnership to push on is brand -- entered into a partnership to push out is brand. >> where does it to lead? we hear they are entering into the car market. would you be surprised if they end up rivaling one of the electric carmakers or even doing different applications that have nothing to do with their bread and butter right now? >> appl

and lenovo is the latest company to be victimized by hackers. days after the company was criticized for preinstalled ad software on consumer laptops that left users vulnerable. it came courtesy of a hacking group called the lizard squad. and google wants a piece of the wearable tech maker jawbone according to a report. the sides are said to be negotiating the amount and valuation of the investment. san francisco-based jawbone is seeking a valuation in its next round of funding. numericnew marijuana laws will take place in washington. residents can grow as many as six plants but it is still illegal to sell pot or smoke it in public. voters approve the plans. the mayor ignored protests from congress. brendan: this week, excellent is, you can start watching the third season of "house of cards" on netflix. it has likely won the political fight it picked on net neutrality. treating it as a utility will prevent internet service providers from blocking speeding up or slowing down web traffic. robert mcdowell was an fcc commissioner. he joins us from wa

so when no permit so anyone who bought a lenovo machine and outs click yes on the license agreement on just to be clear who here reads all of the licensing agreements? wow? two people, three people okay. so, that's very rare. it is usually zero. so if you click yes, they would actively intercept all of the communications going on. https is getting better and better, more widely deployed with are still attacks that can happen. so i think we need to be, that attack happened because people picked the machines are given by vendor and they just used in the wro way that everyone normally uses it. to make sure we have an eye on that kind of situation situation. >> thanks for asking the crowd about their doing a crowd check. actually i'm really curious to see a show of hands in the realm of how many people are working directly with more mobile communities or marginalized populations? we have a few in the back as well. so for the benefits of those who raised their hands in the back of the room, and myself as well, i've heard you talk about usability. i've heard you talk about protocols and infr