Recode Daily - The UK will decide whether it's leaving the EU today - Jun 23, 2016

[banner] [..] [..] [.] People in the United Kingdom will decide via referendum today whether the country will "leave" or "remain" in the EU. This is the "Brexit" you've been hearing about. If Silicon Valley was voting on this, it would be no contest: Tech leaders think a UK exit would have serious economic consequences for Europe. The Nib has [a helpful (and painless) graphic explainer] of what those could actually look like. [[Noah Kulwin | Recode]] [.] Democratic politicians have been camped out on the floor of the House, demanding a vote on gun control in protest of Congressional inaction in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting. Republicans have cut off C-SPAN's TV camera access to the floor, so the Democrats have been broadcasting what's going on using [Facebook Live and, more frequently, Periscope]. [[David M. Herszenhorn and Emmarie Huetteman | The New York Times]] [.] Uber once said that its drivers [could make $100,000]. Then it started saying that its drivers could [reach the middle-class] more easily. Now, Uber data suggest that what its drivers earn varies widely by market, but that drivers in three major markets — Denver, Detroit and Houston — make less than $13.25 per hour after expenses. [[Caroline O'Donovan and Jeremy Singer-Vine | BuzzFeed News]] [.] [Twitter paid $10 million a couple months ago] for NFL streaming rights, and it's currently pitching advertisers on packages linked to the NFL games. Twitter wants to make at least $50 million in ad revenue on the NFL deal, but it's unclear how much of that will be shared with the NFL. [[Kurt Wagner | Recode]] [.] This October, Code Commerce is coming back. We're hosting an event at the Money 20/20 conference in Las Vegas, and we've already signed up Stripe co-founder John Collison as a speaker. Tickets will sell out soon, so get yours here... and fast. [[Jason Del Rey | Recode]] [.] Brian Lam used to run Gizmodo, and one time Steve Jobs called to yell at him about an iPhone prototype that the gadget blog got its hands on. Talking with Peter Kafka on the new Recode Media podcast, Lam recalls his tenure at Gizmodo, and explains how he helped build the Wirecutter, his new consumer guide site, into a stable, drama-free business. [[Eric Johnson | Recode]] [..] Social [Here’s the secret compound Snapchat is using to strike ad deals at Cannes] By Kurt Wagner Evan Spiegel is secretive. Even in France. Alphabet [Google Fiber is buying high-speed internet provider Webpass to expand its reach in cities] By Mark Bergen Deal gives the Alphabet unit a foothold in apartments and businesses. Diversity [Airbnb, Intel and Lyft are among 30 tech companies pledging to boost diversity within their ranks] By Ina Fried The pledge comes ahead of a global entrepreneurship summit taking place this week in Silicon Valley. Media [Viacom starts selling another channel over the internet — outside the U.S.] By Peter Kafka BET Play goes on sale for $4 a month in 100 territories. Mobile [Two big cellphone trade groups are teaming up to create a U.S. Mobile World Congress in 2017] By Ina Fried CTIA will work with the GSMA on a joint event in San Francisco. Artificial Intelligence [Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us] By Eric Johnson But artificial intelligence is coming to colleges in some form, Coursera president Daphne Koller says. [..] [Wow, Donald Trump as a kid sounds... bad] [According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump sounds like a rich-kid version of Dennis the Menace, with a bit of the bully Sid from "Toy Story" in his bones. For example: "Once when she left Dennis in a playpen in a back yard adjoining the Trumps’ property, Martha Burnham returned to find Donald throwing rocks at her son. 'She saw Donald standing at the fence,' Dennis Burnham said, 'using the playpen for target ­practice.'"] [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.