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Summary: A weekly podcast brought to you by The Information, a subscription tech news site doing deep dives and investigative looks at the tech and media industries. Each episode highlights some of the major happenings in tech business world, featuring the reporters at The Information. It's interviews, analysis, and wrap-ups to help give you insights into what the biggest companies in the industry are thinking.
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Podcasts:
Alfred talks about why investors can't buy Snap shares on the secondary market. Reed and Tom discuss which VR headsets have sold the most this year and why VCs have avoided investing in conservative sites.
Sam and Tom debate whether easy distribution has created a monoculture of information and ideas. Cory explains Airbnb's new trips service and how the company is going to expand in China.
Kevin talks about how Amazon is courting developers for the Echo. Amir and Tom debate the Facebook fake news controversy and discuss Lyft's plans to deliver packages.
Reed and Amir discuss what a Trump presidency could mean for tech, from immigration to jobs to influence in Washington. Then Jessica argues why Facebook shouldn't step in to stop the spread of fake news articles.
Reed and Tom talk about the community of indie VR developers and dive into Snap's internal org chart. Also we play a clip from our subscriber conference call about the most likely tech acquirers.
Martin explains why the AT&T-Time Warner deal makes no sense. Stephen delves into Oracle's offer for Netsuite and what the future of the enterprise software landscape holds.
Amir talks about his profile of Ed Baker, the man behind Uber's growth efforts. Then Amir and Tom talk about the possibility of Amazon offering broadband in Europe and its growing ambitions with Prime Video.
Jessica explains how the media whipped up the Twitter acquisition frenzy. Kevin talks about Google enterprise chief Diane Greene and how she's trying to compete with Amazon and Microsoft.
Jessica explains how the media whipped up the Twitter acquisition frenzy. Kevin talks about Google enterprise chief Diane Greene and how she's trying to compete with Amazon and Microsoft.
Cory, Kevin and Tom talk about Facebook's Oculus event and Google's new Pixel phones. Then we make predictions about the 2016 baseball playoffs.
Jessica argues that Twitter's live video rights strategy won't save it. Reed and Tom talk about smart locks and Snap's Spectacles.
Stephen makes the case for Salesforce buying Twitter. Cory and Tom talk about tech involvement in local politics, Ken Lerer and the tug-of-war for news sites between fast web pages and more ad money.
Stephen and Tom talk about the Dropbox transition to enterprise and data that shows people aren't viewing most Facebook ads.
Stephen and Tom talk about Ford buying Chariot, push notifications on Amazon Echo and give at 2017 IPO preview.
Excerpts from The Information's Subscriber Conference Call: "2017 IPO Preview"
