Snapchat founder Evan Spiegel is the guy who media and advertising people obsess over more than anyone not named Mark Zuckerberg. Recode's Kurt Wagner talked with his investors, friends and confidantes to find out how the very private CEO runs his company — which wants to go public sooner than later.
[Kurt Wagner | Recode]
You might have noticed that Recode has had a makeover. For a guide to what's changed (and what's staying the same), Editor in Chief Dan Frommer has got you covered. For more Recode news, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher talk about the redesign and the upcoming Code conference, on the latest Recode Decode podcast.
[Dan Frommer | Recode]
Apple, more than any other company, has the power to make or break a podcast with the traffic it can drive. That's why some big name podcasters are lobbying Apple to give them more listening data, so they can build an ad business. The problem: Apple isn't very interested in the ad business.
[John Herrman | The New York Times]
Austin, Texas voted down Proposition 1 over the weekend, a ballot initiative supported by Lyft and Uber that would have let them set their own regulations, undoing a city ordinance requiring driver fingerprint background checks. Lyft and Uber are now pulling out of Austin because of the loss and threatening to do the same in other markets with similar laws.
[Dawn Chmielewski | Recode]
Comcast has bought Stickyads, a French video advertising startup. The cable giant will roll the company up in its FreeWheel video ad unit as part of a "programmatic" ad push — that is, a push to sell video ads using software.
[Peter Kafka | Recode]
Augmented Reality
By Peter Kafka
You could also just watch this video
Capital Gains
By Noah Kulwin
Didi Kuaidi's new valuation is $25 billion.
Media
By Edmund Lee
The 92-year-old needs a letter board to communicate.
Commerce
By Jason Del Rey
The money-transfer service is likely still a money-loser.
Media
By Peter Kafka
But it would like more from YouTube.
Radiohead, the last rock group that can pull off a Beyoncé- or Drake-level surprise release, did just that over the weekend. Their ninth album, "Moon Shaped Pool," is available on Apple Music and for digital download. It is a slow listen, but it is well worth it. Here's a music video of new song "Daydreaming," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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