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Hans Tung and Zara Zhang of GGV Capital join to talk about how China's tech industry is influencing Silicon Valley. Juro talks about how WeChat is embracing (and resisting) change to their business, including more advertising. Subscribe to GGV's podcast 996 on iTunes here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/996-podcast-with-ggv-capital/id1336107529?mt=2

Jessica talks about the logic of comparing the tech industry to the tobacco companies. And Tom talks about why BuzzFeed News might raise money from an outside investor.

Cory talks about his profile of Airbnb's CFO Laurence Tosi and his stylistic clashes with Brian Chesky. Priya talks about Amazon Go and whether Prime has a chance to take off in India.

Kevin talks about why AWS is planning to build "no-code" capabilities into its services to attract a different type of customer. Alfred calls in to talk about the problem of investors that serve on too many boards. For more information and to RSVP for our Feb 14 event in Seattle: https://events.theinformation.com/events/the-information-s-hybrid-cloud-ai-event/speakers

Amir and Aaron check in from CES. Jessica talks about Facebook's revamp of News Feed and why IPOs are less important in tech then they used to be. Juro explains how the deal between AT&T and Huawei fell apart.

In the first podcast of the new year, Kevin talks about how Amazon and Salesforce have been quietly making moves to get off Oracle. Sarah Kuranda makes her podcast debut along with Aaron Tilley to talk about the serious security flaw in Intel's chips that has affected hardware devices. And whether this reaches all the way to Intel's CEO Brian Krzanich.

Tom talks to the editorial team at The Information about the biggest stories of the year: sexual harassment, Uber, and political scrutiny. Plus Cory interviews Airbnb's head of policy Chris Lehane.

Cory and Serena talk about Steve Cohen's fintech investments and what Nextdoor's exit plan is after its latest round. Martin breaks down the Disney acquisition of Fox.

Kevin and Aaron talk about Clarifai and how the promising startup and young founder have struggled to retain executives. And Priya explains how she tackled the Amazon org chart.

Reed discusses the culture at Google and how several top executives freely engaged in romantic relationships with their subordinates. Also Cory joins to announce our first ever live podcast taping Dec. 18 in San Francisco.

Priya explains how Walmart and Amazon try to manage inventory in retails stores and what that means for Whole Foods. Kevin talks about the legacy of Meg Whitman at HP. Tom talks about how Snap's product changes will affect influencers and publishers.

Cory talks about Airbnb's cultural shift as it prepares the business for an eventual IPO. Kevin explains why Amazon Web Services is pushing into AI with "Ironman."

Jessica talks about why a Mad Men writer left the industry after a single comment shattered her confidence. And Tom talks about Snap's third straight bad earnings and how the company moves forward.

Cory talks about Facebook, Twitter and Google's hearings on Capitol Hill, and why this is a big moment for tech. Priya and Tom talk about the new top programmer at Amazon Studios.

Reed and Tom explain how Snap way overshot their expectations for Spectacles sales. Serena talks about board rooms avoiding discussions around sexual harassment and the investigation within DFJ.