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Wed. 01/16 - Razr's Coming Back To Usher in the Foldable Phone Era

Tech Brew Ride Home

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Tech News, News, Technology

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🗓️ 16 January 2019

⏱️ 19 minutes

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More high profile execs quit Snap, Apple’s in talks to get more Apple Watches in the hands of seniors, the state of the App Economy, and the Razr is coming back to herald in the era of the bendable phone. Sponsors: DataDogHQ.com/ridehome (DataDog's Blog Post on Container Trends) Tiny.website Links: WeWork’s CEO Makes Millions as Landlord to WeWork (WSJ) Apple is in talks with private Medicare plans about bringing its watch to at-risk seniors (CNBC) App economy expected to be $120 billion in 2019 as small screen leads digital transformation efforts (ZDNet) FACEBOOK'S '10 YEAR CHALLENGE' IS JUST A HARMLESS MEME—RIGHT? (Wired) Madagascar has become a business outsourcing hotspot thanks to its super-fast internet (QZ Africa) Return of the Razr—With a Foldable Screen and $1,500 Price (WSJ) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Tech Meme Ride Home for Wednesday, January 16th, 2019. I'm Brian McCullough.

0:10.0

Today. More high-profile execs quit snap.

0:14.1

Apples in talks to get more Apple watches in the hands of seniors.

0:18.4

The overall state of the app economy and the razor is coming back to usher in the era of the bendable phone.

0:25.0

Here's what you miss today in the world of tech.

0:28.0

Couple of odd executive stories that had Twitter all a flutter this morning.

0:36.0

First, another high-profile executive is leaving Snap.

0:41.0

CFO Tim Stone, who only joined SNAP from Amazon eight months ago, has resigned but will

0:48.8

remain at work until February 5th to help with the transition to a new CFO.

0:55.0

Snap's stock fell 10% in early trading this morning,

1:00.0

likely because, as I said, this is just the latest

1:02.6

in the seemingly unending revolving door of executive exits

1:07.0

at Snap.

1:08.7

And a lot of people were raising eyebrows this morning

1:12.1

at the Wall Street Journal story that outlined how I know it's

1:17.2

not we work anymore it's we company but whatever how we work chief executive

1:21.6

Adam Newman has apparently personally reaped millions of dollars by buying

1:27.8

buildings which We Work then turns around and leases from him. A We Work spokesperson told the journal that all of what are known

1:37.6

as related party deals where the company does business with someone who works at the company are reviewed and approved by an independent committee

1:47.3

But sources at Weew Works investors have apparently told the journal that some investors in

1:54.3

we work quote said the arrangement concerned them as a potential conflict of

1:58.6

interest in which the CEO could benefit on rents or other terms with the company."

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