let's get more with tim higgins in washington. how important is trump's latest win in indiana? tim: a massive loss for senator ted cruz, trying to stop trump and trying to get the republican nomination. by losing in indiana, it makes mathd harder, makes -- the harder. that is the case he has been making is that he can slow that approach and he can maybe when in a second round of voting at the convention. at this point, trump going into the final state in the next few weeks only has to win about half the delegates available. he doesn't even have to continue at the package has been doing. angie: to build up to this primary was raucous, personal. how might that affect the remainder of the campaign? uz stays in, and that is what he hasn't said, that he would fight to the end, the question will be only have the support to continue? a look at voters coming out of indiana today and more than 90% in exit polls were saying they're very concerned about the economy. the message of donald trump about the economy is resonating. even though ted cruz is saying he will fight for them, it's reso

shery: reporter tim higgins joins us from washington.us about this, this new .ystem have you gotten these e-mails from clinton? : what is unique is it is personalized digital engagement, part of a broader strategy by the clinton campaign to look at all the ways her campaign is interacting with her potential supporters and make sure they are coordinated. think about the data that is coming in. she's got data from the e-mail addresses of her supporters, people going to the doors of people, maybe social media data. it's a lot of complicated information. is ithis startup is doing helps a client such as clinton's andaign sort through that pull in the data and see if they can react and respond to it. there was a lot of talk after 2008 with the legacy of the obama campaign was going to be, same thing in 2012. this is the legacy realized, right? this is run by a guy who was instrumental involved with the digital initiative on the obama campaign. tim: it was one of the whiz kids behind the magic of that campaign. he's got some backing from google

discuss, hans and tim higgins in washington. thank you for joining us.r once to get into 100 chinese cities this year. didi is in 400. does didi have a shot in china? i am biased because i am invested in didi. uber has to fight like a chinese company would. it's impressive. has having been said, didi been around longer, knows china better, and has more coverage in cities with quite better service . it will be interesting to see what uber does after a few more years. this when we look back at story, will china be its waterloo? i like what jerry yang did when he was a yahoo! when he did the deal with alibaba, joining the forces of teedo companies to do better in china. is it possible for uber -- no. the possibility exists. di peace treaty and china, you're predicting? uber eats, and what do you do? look at the dominant players in key countries. but that's really up to travis, the ceo of uber, to see what he wants to do. brad: tim, in washington, so many chess moves on the chess board right now. with an eye to the future of autonomous cars -- do you think i

tim higgins and hans -- thank you. why a manager from argentina is -- why the u.s.assador to argentina is visiting companies like tesla. he visits us next. ♪ brad: turning now to investments in south america. the u.s. ambassador to argentina is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the west coast. it's all in an effort to expand tech partnerships between american and argentine firms. the ambassador to argentina joins us now. tell us about this trip. what is the mission? guest: i have been thinking about this for a year because i am from southern california. the idea was to focus on innovation, technology, and renewable energy, especially energy. what is happening in los angeles on the whole state is amazing. right now argentina gets 1%, more or less, from their energy from wind and solar, and we are nearly 50% in the next four years from wind and solar. we can bring a high delegation of corporate leaders to develop these partnerships and linkages. brad: tell me more who was with you on this trip. ambassador mahet: we had a real mex. we had a woman who was the president of

ramy: tim higgins, keith, thank you very much for your time.kpatrick, you are staying with me. according to an sec filing, amazon founder jeff bezos collected $671 million after selling one million shares of the e-commerce retailer. the last time he sold a block of shares was august 2015. this is $135 million more than his proceeds were then. he still owns 82 million shares of the internet company. coming up, will these helium balloons replace the satellites we use today? we will hear from one chinese entrepreneur about his latest moonshot. this weekend, we will bring you our best interviews from the week. ellen pao speaks out for the first time since losing a gender bias case against vc firm kleiner perkins. vision for her new diversity the best of bloomberg west, this weekend on bluebird television. ramy: apple shares tumbling to 2014 lows, with the stock falling on 14 of the last 16 sessions, down 18% in the past three weeks. the iphone maker has been on a downhill slide among worries that smartphone demand is shrinking. apple has seen 75 al

we talked to tim higgins. plosion during barack obama's campaign and in 2012, ways of motivating potential voters, finding them, and getting them to turn out. david: a big part was through e-mail. as a reporter i was on these lists and i was amazed at how flip some of the subject lines were, how some more personally directed at me seemingly. david, do this and that. there is a lot of research and technique that goes into e-mailing like that for a political campaign. tim: it is not just a guy in the corner tapping out e-mails. there's testing and motivation behind each of the messages, and seeing what does do well and what doesn't. the amounts asked for play into the psychology of giving, that sort of thing. the way you respond may trigger another kind of response down the road and it is part of a bigger picture of how a campaign will try to essentially market itself to its supporters on -- and potential supporters. >> speaking of a campaign doing just that, it is hillary clinton. she is working with a company.

so i sent a reporter, tim higgins, who covered apple and is now in washington, to find out what was goingthere is now this split. there was a lot of enthusiasm in the valley for bernie sanders, a lot of people excited about obama in 2008 and never really were on hillary clinton's team, now they are excited about sanders. so she always had this challenge of tapping into that excitement not just for votes, because this is california, but really their money. now they are finding they might have a chance with republicans. isid: i think that this man a trump delegate, someone not shy about his of a terry and beliefs and how they fit in -- libertarian beliefs. is that a strong vein in silicon valley? >> yes, they were excited about rand paul i'm a but donald trump is not rand paul. he has been flexible in terms of who he will support. it is fun to go to the convention if you have never been before. it is not clear whether people will follow him. we talked to a big fund dealer in silicon valley. she was a big democratic dealer, and when she sent you a big names coming out, the truth is, all of t

tim higgins in washington. david kirkpatrick, thank you for joining me. it is so great to see you.sto find having the best day ever. today's winner is charter communications. charter won regulatory approval to buy time warner cable and become the second-largest u.s. cable provider. shares of both companies were given a boost after california authorities gave it the green light. the deal will give charter new subscribers in cities like new york, los angeles, and dallas. and that does it for this edition of "bloomberg west." -- that iso not miss all for now from new york. ♪ >> it is noon here in hong kong. app hasese ride sharing received $1 billion strategic investment from apple. with 11 million rides a day. alibaba has also invested in didi. nissan is showing strongly in tokyo after confirming a control over mr mitsubishi. they say they are the right partner and i hope to continue working together. they say there are risks and opportunities. another annualos

tim higgins is in washington dc.eryow certainly strong position, and this announcement out of left field. >> the math is very hard for anyone to challenge trump going into the convention in cleveland. and ted cruz, he could not do the math to become the nominee on the first vote, win enough delegates, he was trying to block donald trump from getting into office to keep him from the 1237 delegates needed to get the nomination. with ted cruz gone, the field is open. it will be really hard to block trump in the final stage three at trump only needed less than 2% of the delegates remaining -- 50% of the delegates remaining. with ted cruz gone, he will not see a lot of competition. well, whatah, and does that make the democrats? it is too close to call in indiana for them, right? reporter: right, still not unusual for the counting of the ellet to go late in the -- ballots to go late in the democratic field. a winning for bernie sanders will be symbolic, it will add momentum, but the math him to get enough, it is pretty ha

here to break down the tech vote, tim higgins. david, first to you. i want to boil this down. immigration policy. david: it's one of semi-things that have pissed off silicon valley. he spoke specifically against amazon, apple, facebook. he is considered an anti-tech person by the head of the consumer electronics association, gary shapiro. this is a guy who is fundamentally irrational on many of his views, especially about oddly, business, since he is a business guy. ramy: what are you hearing on the ground as far as the politics side of things, in terms of the san francisco, santa clara voting party? 10:18 months ago, they thought maybe -- tim: 18 months ago, they thought maybe this was the cycle where they could crack in with enough money. there was some hope that candidates like jeb bush or marco rubio would really connect with the upcoming leaders. but comments by trump, especially around building a wall, other issues regarding global trade, really have not been playing well within the valley and the tech community. keith, you have taken a stance on twitter all about this.

tim higgins joins me to talk about it in my guest host, david kirkpatrick, still with me.eter thiel is officially a delegate for donald trump, but i know that has surprised a lot of people. ago, as we watched results come in out of indiana and ted cruz dropped out, making donald trump the presumptive nominee, we are looking to twitter and seeing that mark andreessen tweeting out that he will essentially support hillary , a real indication that political partisanship in the valley is not as strong as it is elsewhere in the country. here is a guy who donated to a super pac supporting mitt romney four years ago and now tweeting out his support for hillary clinton. emily: it was not that direct. #imwithher. that's it. these are very rational people who think of themselves as engineering-oriented, very, very evidence-based, and they do not really go for partisanship, generally. peter thiel is libertarian. i don't think he is necessarily hard-core republican, but it is hard for thinking, rational people who pride themselves on their engineering mindset to go for donald trump. ta

joining us, tim higgins. let's talk about what is propelling apple to do this. at is this about? tim: there is a race to develop the future of transportation. help apple down the road if it is going to do its own driverless car. latest technology is going to hit the masses is through car hailing services. that would be the investment theory behind gm's stake in lyft. about where it does go. china has been a week's pot for apple, getting into that market, we have seen partners make sense. is this an entry point for other services? in the could help apple country. it puts than in business with a country that has political ties to the leadership and some big players within the tech space. it could help apple down the road. it helps them develop relationships with further tech companies for other products. david: what we have seen so far are auto manufacturers, such as entering into these arrangements, we have not seen a tech company enter in this way. tim: you have to think about apple is a legacy company in silicon valley. cooper is the upstart. an iphone maker. to