sam grobart of thereview technologies and innovations set to disrupt our lives next year.we are talking about virtual reality. is usually associated with video games, but one company is expanding vr into the movies. this is "the year ahead." >> we have had the pc, the web, mobile as a platform and we believe virtual reality will be the next big platform for entertainment experiences will stop everyone is going to be having vr experiences. it's a very natural thing. room,this small, dark visitors are invited to try on a headset and experience the innovation -- cinematic virtual reality. ofcinematic vr is a branch virtual reality not focused on video games but focused on video per se. a cinematic vr experience, you feel like you have been transported somewhere else. you can look in any direction, to the right, to the left, you also hear sounds in a spatially situation. if you're a phone ringing to your right and you look to the ringing willone come from straight ahead. .> to create immersive video x says, he had to come up with a new kind of video camera. but the camera rig

winding down, sam grobart tremolo -- traveled all over the world to look at the exclusive technologiese disrupting innovation. today, we met rebecca kramer who is creating soft robots that can integrate directly into your clothing. this is the year ahead. >> when you hear the word robot, a typical image comes to mind -- robot today all share something, they are rigid, often made of metal or plastic which makes it difficult to perform delicate tasks. but that may be changing thanks to a fairly new field called soft robotics. >> a soft robot would be exactly what sounds like -- robot made of soft materials and in many applications, that makes perfect is rebeccaop >> this kramer. she runs the fabrication lab that purdue university where she and a small team are looking to create a different kind of robot -- one you can wear. ask our bodies are really soft and we want to wear robots or technologies. it makes sense to integrate the technology into what we already where, which is our clothing and the wearabletop >> robot is not a new concept. workingers have been with exoskeletons for some t

this might be the band-aid of the future. >> sam grobart. to tune into the year ahead special. innovations at 10 that will change everything you know about tech and medicine. bottom line is coming up at the top of the hour. mark is in new york with a preview. >> the federal reserve releases minutes from its october meeting at 2:00 p.m. washington time. peter cook will have the details. followed by analysis from make mcclellan, global head of fixed income and liquidity at j.p. morgan assets. the language and tone of the take onand policymakers inflation and the global economic outlook. back to you. >> thank you. coming up, grand theft auto five is out. -- does itedition take sex and violence too far? that is next. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. grand theft auto is a notoriously gritty criminal event. the latest addition allows players to have graphic first-person point of view sex with a prostitute. does it cross the line? cory johnson and the ig and cofounder and vice president -- i gn cofounder and vice president. y

in the future, the perfect interface may just be you. >> that was sam grobart. to turn ahead to the year ahead special. we will be looking at 10 innovations that could change everything you know about technology, food, and medicine. alibaba's jack ma led his company to a record-breaking ipo. how do you choose a bank to underwrite it? next. ♪ ♪ >> welcome back. i'm cory johnson. alibaba's record-breaking ipo is in the books. now bankers are searching high and low to find china's next big tech company. credit suisse was one of the lead managers of alibaba's ipo. they have been involved with nine other chinese ipo's this year. how did they build their clout in china? emily chang asked how they developed a relationship with alibaba. >> we had a long-standing relationship with alibaba group and their senior management. i think i met joe almost seven years ago. over time, they have done a few things with them. we advise them when they bought shares from yahoo!. we also helps them raise $1.7 billion deals. we have built a relationship over many years. >> credit suisse

sam grobart got an exclusive look at some of the technologies and innovations that may disrupt our livesthey were talking about farming. one new jersey startup found a way to grow food without soil. you play a major role in improving the nation's food supply. this is the year ahead. >> we truly believe disrupted technology for the farming industry. we are talking about feeding a planet -- 8 billion or 9 billion -- we need a new paradigm of how we grow our food. this is it. this is the future. nightcluban old in new jersey, they are on the verge of an agriculture revolution. >> we can take that seat and grow it in 16 days which otherwise takes 30. we have 22 crop turns in the year. we can do that using 95% less water. zero pesticides, fungicides. doing aare using it by system that plans grow in missed. -- mist. >> we have a trade that is covered. this foroth is our growth medium. to 48 hours later, that tray is sent into vertical farms and moves further through the system as the plants grow bigger. >> they are given very specific spectrum of light. where optimizing oxygen, cop ph,bon diox

our future may not be up in the stars, but just above the clouds . >> sam grobart there.sure to tune in for the year ahead special november 18, 9:00 p.m. eastern and this if it. -- pacific. we will look at 10 innovations that will change everything you know about technology, food, and medicine. and coming up, talking about a future of robots leading us down a path to tragedy or nirvana. what direction are we going now? we are told next. ♪ >> you are watching bloomberg >> you are watching bloomberg west. i'm emily chang. steve jarvis and is known as an enthusiast for space exploration and robots. i spoke with him about advancements in robot technology and artificial intelligence and the impact it will eventually have on our everyday lives in part two of my interview with him. five and 20 or so now, take a listen. >> in five years, i think we will see more autonomous cars driving. sometimes people do not think of them as robots. they are driving on our streets. it is the us set up for the perfect sci-fi plot. >> if it wasn't for regulation or law, we would have more. that w

this might be the band-aid of the future. >> libber businessweek's sam grobart.re to tune in to the year ahead special, airing this weekend, saturday and sunday. we will look at 10 innovations that will change everything you know about tech, food, and medicine. --ing up, grand theft auto 5 it's out. does the latest edition take sex and violence too far? ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. grand theft auto is a notoriously gritty game and it grossed over $1 billion in sales. "grand theft auto 5" allows people to have graphic, first-person sex with a pros titute. joining me is the cofounder and and from new york, christopher grant. not only can you have sex with a prostitute in this videogame, you can also kill them afterwards. isn't that crossing a line? >> does it cross a line? i would say they are trying to very mature story for this. grand theft auto is a mature game. it's not for kids. are they crossing the line? not anymore than you would any movie or television show where you might do the same thing. this is a criminal setting. it's a gri

sam grobart got an exclusive look at some of the technologies and innovations that may disrupt our livestoday we are talking about farming. one new jersey startup found a way to grow food without soil. it could play a major role in the nation's food supply. this is the year ahead. ♪ >> we truly believe this is the disruptive technology for the farming industry. if we are talking about feeding a planet of 8 million, 9 billion, we need a new paradigm of how we grow our food. this is it, this is the future. >> inside an old nightclub in newark, new jersey, david rosenberg and his team are on the verge of an agricultural revolution. >> we are able to take the seed and grow in 16 days what would otherwise take 30, we have 22 crop turns a year. in the field, there are three. we can do that using 95% less water, zero pesticides herbicides, fungicides. >> they are using aeroponics, a vertical system where plants grow in missed. >> we have a tray covered in a cloth. this is our growth media. we see it on top of the clock. >> 48 hours later that is then fed into the vertical farm and then moves fu

"businessweek's" sam grobart there.sure to tune into the year ahead special airing tonight on bloomberg tv. we will look at 10 innovations that will change everything you know about tech, food and medicine. well, arguably no federal agency finds itself more in the hot seat than the federal communications commission. the head of the national cable and telecommunications association and former chairman of the f.c.c., michael powell, joins us next on "bloomberg west." ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." i'm emily chang. the decision on whether the government will allow comcast to buy time warner cable is right around the corner. c.e.o. brian roberts, c.e.o. of comcast told reporters in san francisco last week that the company is full steam ahead with the acquisition, even as president obama came out against the idea of internet fast lanes, which could benefit companies like comcast. our editor-at-large, cory johnson, takes a look at the lobbying efforts comcast has made trying to push the deal through. >> in washington

. >> as 2014 comes to a close bloomberg businessweek's sam grobart got a look at innovation that mayrupt our lives in 2015. today we are looking at diamonds. they may look pretty but they also hold the key to making our electronics thinner and more energy efficient. this is the year ahead. the diamond is a gem. we know it takes billions of years to form deep into the center of the earth. we know it is beautiful, expensive, rare. diamond can serve another purpose far beyond jewelry. it may just be that the diamond is the foundation of a new era in computing performance. >> if people understood all of the technological applications with diamonds jewelry would be a knack for thought -- would be an afterthought. few decades wet have watched computing power increase by leaps and bounds while our devices miniaturize. started out the size of bricks but now they are pencil thin with the operating capabilities of a full computer. majorrend has one problem. >> electronics run exceptionally hot. >> adam is the founder and ceo of a con technology's. he figured out how to use diamonds as an alter

. >> bloomberg businessweek's sam grobart. to tune in for the year ahead special on tuesday, november 18. 9 p.m. eastern and pacific. we will be looking at 10 innovations that change everything you know about technology, food, and medicine. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." dropbox recently announced a partnership with microsoft making it easier to edit office documents. users can edit office files with the tap of a button. the feature will be available on the web next year. i spoke with the head of product at the techonomy conference. what the partnership means for dropbox users. >> dropbox has 30 million users -- 300 million users today. a lot of them use dropbox to get work done. 35 million office documents is a lot of office document. creating awesome experience around office and dropbox working together. they can take the office documents and edit them on mobile devices and on the web. and of course today they can already edit them on the desk top. >> how does it help dropbox's business? >> the more productive people

sam grobart got an exclusive preview at the technology and innovations set to disrupt our lives nextoday, we are talking about virtual reality. it's usually associated with videogames, but now one company is expanding into movies. ahead." >> weear have had the pc, the web and mobile as a platform and we believe virtual reality is the everyone ism >> going to be having vr experiences as a natural thing in their daily life will stop >> in this small dark room, visitors are invited to try on a headset and experience the company's big ovation -- cinematic virtual reality. >> it is essentially a branch of virtual reality not focused on video games, but focused on video. watch a giant cinematic video experience, you feel like you have been transported somewhere. you can look in any direction, to the right, to the left, anywhere behind you. also hear sounds in spatially correct locations. if you're a phone ringing to the right and you look to the reich him he will see a phone ringing and the sound will come straight ahead. >> he had to come up with a new kind of video camera. consists of ar

sam grobart there. be sure to tune in for the special airing tomorrow night at 9 p.m. eastern.ll be looking at 10 innovations that will change everything you know about technology, food and medicine. "bottom line" is coming up at the top of the hour. mark crumpton is in new york with a preview. >> we will have a bloomberg sitssive -- julian castro down with peter cook and they will discuss the fha insurance fund and what it could mean for taxpayers. i will speak with dr. anthony felty of the national institute for health to get an update on the global response to the ebola virus. >> we will see you soon. -- you- banksy's use of can watch us streaming on your bloomberg tablet and bloomberg.com and on amazon fire tv. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west." the secret of british street artist banksy is notorious for surprising lenders with its pop up urban murals. he spent a month spray painting art across new york city. even using social media to for 30 days,t prompting a scavenger hunt. it's the focus of a new hbo documentary called " banksy does new york." i asked him how new yo

. >> sam grobart, who covers samsung for us. thanks. crawford del prete of idc, thanks. the alibaba ipo brought in millions for yahoo!. what will she do now? how is she dealing with the heat from investors? up next, kathy savitt's years her thought -- shares her thoughts on it all. ♪ >> i'm emily chang. this is "bloomberg west." a lead to a half years since both the meyer took the reins at yahoo!. she is focused on the move to mobile, and so much more. questions remain about the company's future, and criticisms from investor. i sat down with kathy savitt to discuss all these topics. -- is yahoo!hoo!, a tech company or a media company. >> yahoo! has been steeped in technology. we believe in using technological innovation on the things that people consume and enjoy every day. media, some is of it is e-mailing communications. some of it is about curiosity and discovery. >> so got it was a technology and media company? company focused company that uses technology to innovate in media, in communication, and a discovery. >> steve jobs said you have to choose. do -- tok you hav

. >> sam grobart there. be sure to turn -- to tune into the "year ahead" special.ll look at 10 innovations that will change everything you know about tech, food and medicine. crumptonine" with mark joins us with a preview. >> former missouri governor a -- evan or matt blunt will join me. is the current president of the american automotive council. we will discuss last week's aipac counsel and whether issues important to the u.s. were discussed. i will also talked about currency manipulation the impact it has on the u.s.'s big three automakers. back to you in san francisco. agency isy no federal more in the hot seat of a federal communications commission. the head of the national cable and television -- alec a medication television and former chairman of the fcc, michael powell joins us next on "bloomberg west." ♪ >> welcome back. i'm emily chang. the decision on whether the government will allow comcast to buy time warner cable is just round the corner. the ceo of comcast told reporters in san francisco last week that the company is full steam ahead with the acquis

as 2014 comes to a close sam grobart traveled allover the world to get our audience a look at the technologiesnovations set to shape and disrupt 2015. we are talking about drones. airbus is developing a solar powered raonic and stay up in the air for long times -- long periods of time. this is the year ahead. zephyrreek mythology, was the god of the westerly wind. today, a modern zephyr glides through the skies. powered a solar aircraft. through the weather. >> it is a high altitude pseudo-satellite created by airbus. what they can do from 200 miles away. they are in a constant rotation around the globe. the zephyr operates at 65,000 feet. that means they can remain above a specific location for extended periods of time. >> it is a cell phone tower in the sky. >> it has the potential to disrupt many industries, from indications to whether to surveillance. to pull it off, it needs to stay in flight for as long as possible. un. the is the s lightweight carbon body is covered in flexible solar panels that power small electric and use. keeping those light is the challenge. >> the large solution wi

. ♪ >> that was sam grobart. to there to turn ahead year ahead special.looking at 10 innovations that could change everything you know about technology, food, and medicine. today, we honor all those who are serving or have served in u.s. armed forces with veterans day. hundreds of thousands of veterans are having a tough time finding civilian jobs when they returned to the states. can big data help create a solution to veteran employment? stick around for our interview with david marcus, later on bloomberg television. ♪ >> welcome back to "bloomberg west," i'm cory johnson. veterans day is a big deal. it's a huge chance to honor veterans and people serving now. it's a chance to look at the problems, chief among them, veterans of unemployment. the unemployment rate is 14.9%. it's a big deal that perhaps big data might help us address. some of the biggest mines and technology are helping. joining me now is a niche opera. i want to ask you leon, about your work days effort. to use begin to solve this problem. >> veterans talent was born from a passion. he in

sam grobart went to meet her. >> when we hear the word robot, a typical image comes to mind.l share something -- they are rigid, often made of plastic which makes it difficult to perform delicate tasks. that may be changing thanks to a fairly new field called soft robotics. >> it would be exactly what it sounds like. robots made of all softer materials. in many applications, that makes perfect sense. >> this is rebecca kramer, she wherehe fabrication lab they looking too great a different kind of robot -- one you can wear. and youare really soft want to wear robots or technology enemies more sense to me to try to integrate the technology into what we already where, our clothing, fabric. >> the wearable robot is not a new concept. researchers have been working with exoskeletons for a while but they were clunky, hard friends and large battery packs. rebecca it matches wearing what you would not know was there. >> long term, what might exist in the far future, i think of completely innovative soft witheletons that will go our motions and seamlessly so we do not know we are weari