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Twitter reports Q3 earnings today — along with Alphabet, Amazon, Intel and Microsoft, with Facebook and Apple coming next week. Analysts expect a nearly 5 percent decline in Twitter's revenue this quarter and only small growth in monthly active users. But things are looking up for CEO Jack Dorsey’s other venture, Square — since its disappointing IPO in November 2015, Square has consistently posted solid financial results, and is worth about $12.5 billion, a difference of about 1 percent of Twitter’s value. [Rani Molla / Recode]
Amazon will start delivering packages right into the homes of Prime members. Starting at $250, the Amazon Key program, which goes live on Nov. 8 in 37 U.S. cities, works with Amazon Cloud Cam, an internet-connected security camera bundled with an accompanying “smart” lock, which will allow authorized delivery people, cleaners, contractors or friends to enter customers’ homes; those customers can watch the process live via their phone. [Jason Del Rey / Recode]
SoftBank chief Masayoshi Son pulled back the curtain on his controversial $100 billion Vision Fund yesterday, revealing that the colossal tech fund has already taken home $3 billion in profit and has earned a 22 percent return over the last five months. “Good start. Not bad,” he said, addressing a conference hosted by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. [Theodore Schleifer / Recode]
Apple’s new TV shows will be nipple-free Apple wants to spend $1 billion or more on its own TV shows, but it doesn't want anything with sex or violence. Meanwhile, CEO Tim Cook has taken a hands-on approach to the stuff Apple has already made, asking for edits to make the shows less raunchy. [Peter Kafka / Recode]
Donald Trump broke Twitter for “Full Frontal” host Samantha Bee.After Nov. 8, 2016, Bee says, her Twitter mentions became an "unbelievable torrent of hatred." In a live-in-NYC taping of the Recode Media with Peter Kafka podcast, Bee also said she is sick of the Harvey Weinsteins of the world getting a free pass. ““I mean, I’m a horrible bully at work, but that’s different,” she said. “That’s like comedy-bullying, and that’s fun.” [Eric Johnson / Recode]
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