Recode Daily - What's happening at Code Conference 2016 - Jun 01, 2016

[banner] [..] [..] [.] On Day One of the Code Conference, Jeff Bezos waxed philosophic about Amazon Prime, space, Donald Trump, Peter Thiel and more. Ford CEO Mark Fields talked about Ford's plan for a future where car ownership is less common, and Gates Foundation CEO Susan Desmond-Hellmann explained why the organization is trying to give mosquitoes STDs to fight the Zika virus. Up later today: Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Bill and Melinda Gates, Elon Musk and more. [[Recode Staff]] [.] Since unveiling it at I/O in May, Google hasn't given a ton of detail on the tech specs of its Amazon Echo competitor, Google Home. A new report says that its innards are basically that of a Chromecast video streamer, but that Google is betting on the power of its voice recognition and artificial intelligence technology. [[Amir Efrati | The Information]] [.] The music industry, which has previously anointed Spotify and Pandora as enemies number one, is now going after YouTube, claiming that the service doesn't pay them enough in royalties. The tactic: Putting heavy pressure on the federal government to change the Digital Millennium Copyright Act so platforms like YouTube fork over more cash. [[Ben Sisario | The New York Times]] [.] Goldman Sachs has led a $1 billion deal to give Uber cash to lease cars to Uber drivers, and the service is becoming increasingly essential for drivers looking to join the platform. [[Eric Newcomer and Olivia Zaleski | Bloomberg]] [.] Microsoft is selling a bunch of phone- and cloud-related patents to Chinese smartphone behemoth Xiaomi, with the goal of beginning a long-term partnership. The idea is for Xiaomi to get stuff that customers outside the U.S. will want, and for Microsoft to get its apps installed on Xiaomi phones. [[Ina Fried | Recode]] [..] Amazon [Jeff Bezos says more than 1,000 people are working on Amazon Echo and Alexa] By Mark Bergen "It's just the tip of the iceberg." Health Care [The Gates Foundation is trying to stop Zika by giving mosquitos a sexually transmitted disease] By Ina Fried The approach releases bugs with a bacteria that would render them and their offspring unable to transmit disease. Media [Jeff Bezos on Gawker vs. Peter Thiel: 'Develop a thick skin.] By Edmund Lee "Seek revenge and you should dig two graves — one for yourself." Transportation [Ford CEO Mark Fields says "dynamics get very funky" in talks with Google and Uber] By Johana Bhuiyan Partnerships require a "cultural fit." Science [Jeff Bezos thinks we need to build industrial zones in space in order to save Earth] By Noah Kulwin It's about solar power. [..] [Reality TV-like Redstone-Viacom drama may become actual reality TV] [Sydney Holland, the former girlfriend of Viacom owner Sumner Redstone, "was kicked out of the media mogul’s mansion" last year. Now she is reportedly in talks to join the cast of "Real Housewives of New Jersey." Previously in the Redstone drama, the nonagenarian][removed the Viacom CEO from the board of the trust] that will decide what happens to Viacom when Redstone dies, paving the way for Redstone's formerly estranged daughter to take control of the conglomerate. [facebook] [twitter] [YouTube] [Instagram] [News] [divider][Podcasts] [divider][Events] [img-3] You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Recode Daily. If you would like to unsubscribe, [click here]. Mailing Address: Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2016 Vox Media, Inc.