Big Tech Archive
Archives for March 2019


Lyft’s IPO gives regular folks the chance to make or lose a fortune.


A new survey sheds light on what hedge funds think about the ride-sharing IPO.


Fishman is betting that young women who used to watch the CW or MTV will demand those sorts of shows from YouTube, too.


What is Uber? It’s an amalgamation of a bunch of Ubers of other countries.


For FAANG companies, everyone is a frenemy.


Oprah? Sure. Reese, Jen, and Steven, too. But Apple’s preview raises more questions than it answers.


That means Airbnb now owns about 20 percent of the entire US consumer lodging market.


Apple’s TV plans, explained. (Spoiler: Apple isn’t taking on Netflix yet.)


The home-rental startup hasn’t raised money in two years, so every piece of information pre-IPO is revealing about the company.


On the latest Recode Media, Stelter says that if viewers think someone is being covered unfairly in the 2020 campaign, they should write an email.


In other news: Turns out Netflix is not a tech company, Hastings says.


Wojcicki spoke with Recode’s Kara Swisher at the Lesbians Who Tech summit in San Francisco.


Facebook without Instagram? Amazon without Whole Foods? That’s Warren’s hope.


One week you’re an Amazon vendor. The next week: “Goodbye and good luck.”


HotelTonight, last valued at over $450 million, is joining Airbnb.