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Netflix’s Reed Hastings has a huge quarter, Facebook makes big investment in India, Bezos takes the reins at Amazon

Pivot

Vox Media Podcast Network

Technology, News Commentary, News, Tech News

4.29.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Kara and Scott talk about Netflix's biggest quarter yet. The company doubled its projections for how many new subscribers it would acquire. They discuss Facebook's single biggest company investment into Jio – an Indian service provider. Meanwhile, Jeff Bezos is back at the wheel at Amazon. Kara and Scott talk about Jeff Bezos' most recent letter to shareholders, as Amazon get an even bigger hold on US commerce. A listener asks if face-masks will become high fashion and if that can save more retailers from going bankrupt. Plus Scott gives us some Algebra of Happiness advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today's show is presented by Paramount. Paramount is the home of popular. It's the most

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Star Trek Discovery. And Paramount Pictures films like Top Gun Maverick, My Favorite, and

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1:20.3

Hi everyone, this is Pivot from the Vox Media Podcast Network. I'm Cara Swisher.

1:25.3

And I'm King John Unwell. Get it? Unwell. Where's Kim Jong-un? That's the

1:30.8

not. Where is enough alophagas? Rainy dead. His sister's running the show. Did you remember how

1:34.9

she peaked out? Like when they were all those talks going on with Trump, those idiot talks?

1:40.4

So I think there's a real chance here. But if she's single, I'm available. I'd like to be the

1:45.9

first lady in North Korea. So I would buy a lot of shoes and I'd fire rockets off all the

1:50.7

fucking time. I'd be like, where's my rocket? You would be an excellent first lady.

1:56.0

Wouldn't that be the great first lady of North Korea?

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