Recode Staff

Plus, eBay is dropping PayPal as its payments processor, Whole Foods customers are complaining about empty shelves, and scientists write Amazon reviews of everyday stuff.

Plus, Facebook bans ads promoting bitcoin and its ilk, a big tech-earnings week begins today, and — the morning after — a viewer’s guide to Donald Trump.

Here in its entirety.

Plus, never mind that nationalized 5G network, the NFL’s TV ratings are still drooping, and let’s compare some previous SOTU speeches.

“It’s true you can have great products and it’s true they can be free, but they’re not really free. Consumers have become the products and they need to wake up.”

Plus, new internet scams for spring include “follower factories” and “ATM jackpotting,” emoji kiosks track worldwide customer satisfaction, and Reese Witherspoon’s extra leg.

“How do we empower people with our content, as well as tools, to be funny in their own lives? It’s not about being mass-funny. It’s about being micro-funny.”

In a rare two-part podcast, we get a double dose of Trump in the media.