Re/code Daily - Facebook F8: Shopping Through Messenger, Augmented Reality and More - Apr 13, 2016

[Re/code] [..] [..] Read Now [..] • [Facebook showed off a lot of new stuff at its F8 conference yesterday, here's a quick rundown:][Messenger chatbots from CNN, 1-800-Flowers] and other brands; APIs to allow Facebook Live [video streaming on different devices]; a grand strategy [to get into augmented reality]; an open-source 360 degree video camera; and [a mild Zuckerberg swipe] at Donald Trump over immigration. [[Re/code Staff]] • [BuzzFeed is considered the media company that all other media companies are trying to imitate, so][when the Financial Times reported] that BuzzFeed had cut its 2016 revenue forecast in half, it freaked out a lot of people in media. BuzzFeed chairman Ken Lerer told Re/code that the FT is wrong, but it's still unclear whether BuzzFeed's platform-first strategy will pay off. [[Peter Kafka | Re/code]] • [Virtual reality headset makers like Oculus and Sony have had trouble meeting their scheduled product ship dates, which is why one research firm is lowering its 2016 sales forecast for VR hardware and software by more than 20 percent.] [[Sarah E. Needleman | The Wall Street Journal]] • [PayPal co-founder and venerated tech investor Peter Thiel says that Silicon Valley stocks aren't overvalued. He thinks everything is overvalued, and that he's looking to invest][his latest $1.3 billion fund] in more than just tech companies. [[Olivia Zaleski and Emily Chang | Bloomberg]] • [It's unclear who exactly helped the FBI hack the San Bernardino attacker's iPhone.][Some reports] say it was an Israeli firm Cellebrite, while the Washington Post now says that it was a group of ["dodgy-sounding"] hackers paid a one-time fee by the agency to crack the phone. [[Ellen Nakashima | The Washington Post]] [..] Top Stories from Re/code [..] Transportation [Startups like Nauto look to cash in on automakers’ need for autonomous tech] By Johana Bhuiyan [Nauto's after-market car tech business is a way to establish its value to the auto industry.] Policy [New Patent Suits in Q1 Hit Lowest Level Since 2011] By Ina Fried [But is it a true detente or just a blip?] Culture [Silicon Valley women are still paid less than their male counterparts] By Noah Kulwin [New data from the startup Hired shines a light.] Media [No joke: Demand Media sells Cracked.com to E.W. Scripps for $39 million] By Peter Kafka [Seriously.] General [‘Re/code Decode’ Is Nominated for a Webby. Go Vote for Us!] By Eric Johnson [The second-most important election of the year. Re/code 2016!] Science [Tiny Rockets to Alpha Centauri? Zuckerberg, Milner and Hawking in $100 Million Starshot Project to Launch ‘Nanocraft.’] By Kara Swisher [Silicon Valley's interest in space has gained traction over the years.] Commerce [Alibaba paid $1 billion for a controlling stake in the Amazon of Southeast Asia] By Jason Del Rey [Lazada was founded by Rocket Internet, the German startup incubator.] [..] This Is Cool [..] [How "Empowerment" Became a Product] [The origins of the word "empowerment" lie in mid-20th century radical leftism. In 2016, it's a term mostly used to sell things to women under the vague guise of feminism. Jia Tolentino unpacks how that came to be in a funny and incisive piece for the New York Times Magazine.] Read more Re/code Daily [here]! Your friends can also receive Re/code Daily! They can sign-up for free [here]. For reprints and permissions, [click here]. [Vox_200.png] | [News] | [Podcasts] | [Events] | Follow Us: [twitter] [facebook] [You-tube] [Instagram] [Googleplus] [Linkedin] [RSS] [V] [Pininterest] You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Re/code Daily. If you would like to unsubscribe, [click here]. Mailing Address: Re/code – PO Box 1830, Morgan Hill, CA 95038 Copyright © 2016 Vox Media, Inc.