Shira Ovide
Writing about technology for Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion). Ex-Wall Street Journal. Rebounded New Yorker. [email protected] Views are my own.
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A pop of color and more: updates to Android’s brand
As we continue to build Android for everyone, we’re introducing some changes that make our brand more inclusive and accessible.
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Shira Ovide
Ladies and gentlemen, I present the marketing geniuses of America's leading entertainment/dumb pipe company: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… by @taralach pic.twitter.com/iItX1Mcu5k
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
Shira Ovide
I definitely did not expect @conorsen's economic take on THE SANDWICH, but it is very, very good.
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CBS Sunday Morning - Videos, Interviews, Arts, & Commentary on the latest news topics - CBS News
Visit CBS Sunday Morning on CBSNews.com, featuring videos, interviews, picture galleries, commentaries, profiles, and more.
In New Facebook Effort, Humans Will Help Curate Your News Stories
A news section inside Facebook’s mobile app will be run by journalists and not just algorithms, the company said.
Shira Ovide
Very glad @MikeIsaac mentions the obvious antecedent here: Trending Topics, which did not go well.
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Apple TV Plus will reportedly cost $9.99 per month and launch in November
But it’s only launching with five shows
Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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Shira Ovide
I was sad that @matt_levine was on vacation during the WeWork S-1 news, but it was worth the wait: bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… pic.twitter.com/ClK0tMVnvt
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Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior From China | Facebook Newsroom
We removed seven Pages, three Groups and five Facebook accounts as part of a small network that originated in China and focused on Hong Kong.
How the Recession of 2020 Could Happen
The freeze-up in business confidence, caused in part by the trade war, could wind up affecting consumer confidence.
SoftBank to Lend Founder and Employees Billions to Invest in Fund
Softbank is leaning on its employees, including its chief executive, for cash as the firm rushes to raise an ambitious technology fund amid volatile markets.
Developers Call Apple Privacy Changes Anti-Competitive
Apple has said upcoming changes to its iPhone operating system will better protect the privacy of users. But a group of app developers recently told Apple some of those changes will hurt their businesses, while accusing the company of...
Shira Ovide
I am sympathetic to Apple's privacy posture here, but this different treatment of Apple's own app is...hmmm.
theinformation.com/articles/devel… pic.twitter.com/22L7AvPE7n
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Adam Neumann’s $16 Billion Neo-Utopian Play To Turn WeWork Into WeWorld
Can the hipster mecca for getting $#%! done live up to its staggering valuation, shush haters, & bend society to the WeWork worldview?
Shira Ovide
At least it's not a comparison to Amazon. fastcompany.com/3057415/adam-n… pic.twitter.com/EbESCldhVT
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WeWork Used These Documents To Convince Investors It's Worth Billions
What the $10 billion co-working company’s internal financial documents tell us about how a decacorn is built.
Shira Ovide
Why would startups even give a future forecast to prospective investors if the forecasts are obviously going to be wrong?
WeWork actuals for 2018: $1.8 billion in revenue, negative $1.7 billion in operating income. buzzfeednews.com/article/nitash… pic.twitter.com/ioPRHCJMUJ
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WeWork and the 2010s
Ranjan here, talking about how WeWork represents this business cycle better than any other company. Shortly after diving into startupland in early 2013, my cofounder and I decided we couldn't do the coffee shop thing anymore, just as the coworking...
BlackRock, Other Big Investors Spoil Uber’s Coming-Out Party
Uber Technologies grew to be the nation’s most valuable startup thanks to support from some of the biggest investors around, but that support became a liability when the ride-hailing giant made its stock-market debut.
Shira Ovide
(not all of those stock buyers have stuck with Uber, of course.
There were reports that some of those stock owners who would have been underwater at least tried to sell shares before/in the IPO.)
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