emily: selina wang, a lot to discuss. thank you both for being here.oming up, we talk about bloomberg. this is bloomberg. ♪ uber.ut this is bloomberg. ♪ his is bloomberg. ♪ this isn't just any moving day. this is moving day with the best in-home wifi experience and millions of wifi hotspots to help you stay connected. and this is moving day with reliable service appointments in a two-hour window so you're up and running in no time. show me decorating shows. this is staying connected with xfinity to make moving... simple. easy. awesome. stay connected while you move with the best wifi experience and two-hour appointment windows. click, call or visit a store today. considering taking has let private, in a radical step that tesla private, in a radical step that would ease pressure. the announcement stunned investors, sending tesla's stock soaring. news that the saudi arabia sovereign wealth fund built a stake in tesla worth about $2 billion. musk said, i don't have a controlling vote now and do not expect to have one if we go private. i will not be sellin

selina wang, thanks so much. much more coming up. bloomberg. ♪ emily: sears stock got a big boost. the struggling retail and amazon have expanded a tire purchase and installation program. customers who purchase tires on amazon can get them installed and balanced at sears auto centers. amazon has discussed cofinancing to bloomberg has learned the tech giant has tried to cofinancing movies with at least two major hollywood studios in exchange for online rights. including paramount pictures. joining us now with more bloomberg, it is no secret that amazon has struggled with its studio and the leadership of its studio. what can you tell us about these possible new arrangements? >> what me and my colleague have picked up on in l.a. is early exploratory talks amazon's having with two studios, major studios, sony pictures and paramount, which is part of viacom. both are the smaller of the big six in hollywood, and they are the ones that still take on cofinancing partners. the likes of disney don't. amazon has had conversations with them to e

and, in the studio, we have selina wang.t people in united states will know what we chat is or what alibaba does. talk to us about what the real differences are in china and whether or not people there actually care whether they do not have freedom of access of information. adam: we see the outcome of the chinese vision of two separate internets. chinese internet and american internet. the chinese wanted to have their own company and wanted to support alibaba and baidu, and the others. they wanted chinese users to have access to the information that beijing approved. that is what we see now. we see it is harder for the two sides to come to any common agreement or vision about what cyberspace should look like. u.s. firms had a vision of global interoperability and the free flow of internet -- free flow of information. that is not the internet we have. emily: when facebook was blocked in google left the country, i spoke with young chinese people and ask them if they cared. they really did not. they wanted a good job and were d

bloomberg's selina wang -- bloomberg's selina wang, thanks so much. operates a global network on twitter, @tictoc. are commercials on netflix. we will discuss next. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: netflix is exploring new ways to promote its content. the streaming giant has confirmed it is running video ads for other netflix series between episodes, or as a number of netflix users have called them, commercials. users ours explaining -- are explaining these cannot be skipped. netflix said they were merely testing promotional videos which could be skipped. will this drop viewers -- draw viewers closer to the content? joining us, andre johnson and lucas shaw. andre, i was watching netflix over the weekend, and i saw one of these promos/ads/commercials, whatever you want to call them, between episodes, for a completely unrelated series. it was a little annoying, but that said, isn't netflix entitled to do this? andre: netflix is definitely entitled to do it. i think it's more about content recommendations and keeping users engaged, more so than trying to mone

♪ selina: i'm selina wang.his is "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring you all of our top interviews from this week in tech. coming up, the roadblocks are piling up as tesla ceo elon musk tries to take the company private. we discuss who is on board and if government officials could step in to stop the deal. plus, what is the status of cisco's transition to a more software and subscription-based model? we'll hear more from ceo chuck robbins. and highlights from the bloomberg players summit. how does one of the most high-profile in the nba balance his game on the court while tech investing on the side? we sit down with andre iguodala of the golden state warriors. but first, to our top story. elon musk is facing some roadblocks to take tesla private. the company has received a subpoena from the u.s. securities and exchange commission, indicating the regulatory scrutiny of his statements and tweets have reached a more serious stage. meanwhile, musk may be looking to saudi arabia's private wealth fund to s

selina wang joins us from san francisco.about the link between china freezing the approval process or holding its approval process for games where it is right now with the results we saw. was it the reason the results disappointed and is it likely to weigh on results in the coming months and quarters? selena: we are certainly seeing this first profit drop in at least a decade send shockwaves across the investor community. there were already muted expectations for the quarter earnings giving regulatory -- given regulatory changes. all we know is that there have been bureaucratic shakeups in the top ranks of the chinese government. because of that, there has been this power vacuum on improving things like video games and other content. for the past several months, there has been a complete freeze of these gaming licenses. because of that, we're seeing tencent suffer severely because they cannot monetize on some of their most lucrative games. is a socialncent media giant, but at its core, it is a gaming company. it has signific

i am selina wang in san francisco in for emily chang.tic senator from missouri confirm she was targeted by cyber attacks. the alleged culprit, the russian intelligence blamed for meddling in the 2016 election. her comments were confirmed that russians have infiltrated the election systems of certain counties. a democrat running in california's june primary was the target of cyber attacks. they are being investigated why the fbi. to continue a look at just how vulnerable american election systems are, i would like to welcome general earl matthews -- he served three decades in the air force, where he directed cyber investigations across the globe. i would also like to welcome our bloomberg cybersecurity reporter. these escalating cyber attacks we are hearing about, and 11-year-old was able to hack into a simulation of the florida state election website in under 10 minutes at a conference. what does that say about the security of our election right now? atthews: it is wonderful we are highlighting this problem. was thepened at defcon penetr

emily: selina wang, bloomberg tech, let us know. thank you. coming up, it's going and other quick dose have been under selling pressure this year. the number of products in the space continues to grow. his demand there or are buyers to skittish? like bloomberg news, check us out on the bloomberg radio app, bloomberg.com, and in the u.s., sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: the biggest producer of cryptocurrency is planning a hong kong ipo to raise as much as $3 billion. it is led by a millennial tycoon and it closed up private funding fund -- round. listing would be a landmark event for the cryptocurrency market moving from the fringes of finance and into the mainstream. if the ipo proceeds as planned, it would be a major test of investor appetite for digital current to companies after the market value of bitcoin has tumbled by more than 75% since early january. where does the industry go from here? we are joined by the ceo of bitwise asset management which launched three new crypto currency funds and a member of the -- and we have a member

emily: alright, bloomberg's selina wang, thank you so much for that up date. coming up, the secretive electric car company planning to change the future of transportation. we talk to the company's founder next. this is bloomberg. emily: electric adventure car starter has been in self moat as it raised nearly $500 million in funding and has taken over a shattered mitsubishi plant in illinois. the company plans to unveil two highly anticipated vehicles, a pickup and an suv. they will begin to roll out 2020.adventure s.u.v.s in they will eventually offer the 400-mile built with a range as part of the sharing economy. released any photos f the car, we saw some blurry photos. >> yes, very little information. emily: we have to take your word for it, but what is it that makes your vehicle so special. >> when you think about it electric vehicles on the market today, you generally have to pick between fuel economy, performance, capability, utility. what we are doing is bringing all those different functions together. you can put your pets, your ids, your gear into this

. ♪ >> i'm selina wang. "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring our top interviews from this week in tech. coming up, the roadblocks are piling up as elon musk tries to take tesla private. we discuss who is on board and if government officials can step in to stop the deal. ofs, what is the status cisco's transition to a more subscription-based model? we hear more from the ceo.

>> i'm selina wang. this is "best of bloomberg technology," where we bring our top interviews from this week in tech. coming up, the roadblocks are piling up as elon musk tries to take tesla private. we discuss who is on board and if government officials can step in to stop the deal. ofs, what is the status cisco's transition to a more subscription-based model? we hear more from the ceo. and highlights from the bloomberg players summit. nba playergh profile on court and tech on the side. first, to our top story. elon musk is facing some roadblocks to take tesla private. the company has received basic peanut from the exchange commission indicating the regulatory scrutiny of the statements and tweets reaching a more serious stage. musk may belon looking to saudi arabia's private wealth fund to secure the capital it needs, but it could give the fund leverage to exert significant influence. we discuss with david welch and bloomberg businessweek's max chafkin. >> with the trump administration, it is not total

. ♪ selina: i'm selina wang.bloomberg technology," where we bring you all of our top interviews from this week in tech. coming up, the roadblocks are piling up as tesla ceo elon musk tries to take the company private. we discuss who is on board and if government officials could step in to stop the deal. plus, what is the status of cisco's transition to a more software and subscription-based model? we'll hear more from ceo chuck robbins. and highlights from the